Lead Nurse - Lung Cancer Screening Programme

An exceptional opportunity has emerged for a dynamic, forward thinking nurse leader to spearhead the newly commissioned Lung Cancer Screening Programme(LCSP) within the Cardio Respiratory CSU. This is your chance to build aservice from the ground upshaping how Leeds delivers low dose CT screening to those at highest risk of lung cancer and helping to tackle one of the biggest contributors to health inequalities in the UK.

AsLead Nurse, youll work closely with the Clinical Director and Service Manager to establish, develop and drive this vital programme, ensuring early detection, improved outcomes and a meaningful impact on communities mostaffected by lung cancer. If youre passionate about innovation, health equityand leading change that truly saves lives, this role offers a unique and rewarding challenge.

Thejob holder will be a key member of the LCSP management team and will workwith members of the CSU and the LCSP management team in delivering the strategic development of the lung cancer screening programme and provideon-going support and guidance to the screening team and day-to-day operational management of screening activity. This post will encompass theLCS Responsible Assessor role.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers inthe UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in thenorth.

AtCardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive,caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are partof what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, aswell as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set outwhat they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

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Asan expert, senior nurse in the field of Lung Cancer Screening the post holder will deliver high quality patient care, acting as a role model for nursing practice across the specialty and Trust.

Thepost holder will act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for patients, carers and healthcare professionals and provide expert clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the specialty.

Thejob holder will be professionally and operationally accountable to the Headof Nursing and work with them in the delivery of the city wide Lung Cancer Screening Programme.

Thejob holder will work in partnership with other colleagues from health and social care providers acrossthe region providing professionalleadership and expertise to ensure effective implementation of the strategic

Lung Cancer Screening agenda.

Thepost holder will lead and developspecific areas of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme.

Thepost holder will act as a professional non-medical lead for the Lung Cancer Screening and associated pathways.

Thepost holder will work in partnership with the Respiratory Matrons across the service and will have direct operational management responsibility for someaspects of the service.

Currentservice comprises the community mobile lung cancer screening unit and departments across the Leeds Lung Cancer Screening Programme. The jobholderhas direct line management of the specialist nurses within the CSU or a partof it. The jobholder is responsible for the management of nursing resources and department budgets.

Thispost will encompass the Lung Cancer Screening Programme Responsible Assessorrole.

The Responsible Assessor for the Targeted Lung Health Checks programme is a keyrole working with patients, clinicians, and other partners, to implement theLung Cancer Screening Programme in Leeds. It is an integral part of the overall programme governance structure with specific responsibility for thesafety and operational aspects of the process to select and assess the individual cases for entry into the programme. They will continually oversee and monitor the clinical programme, the assessment and management of participants and provide day to day leadership of the clinical service.

• Significant experience in the specialist area in order to act as an expert practitioner
• Staff recruitment and line management
• Demonstrable experience of staff development and performance management
• Ability to teach, supervise and assess
• Demonstrate significant contribution to practice and service development
• Demonstrable experience in Lung Cancer Screening
• Evidence of implementing significant change or service development that promote good practice
• Experience of clinical audit methods

• Effective…