Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lung Cancer Screening

Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist – Lung Cancer Screening

Closing date: 01 March 2026

Interview date: 09/03/2026

Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) is a new and ground‑breaking programme of work in England which will contribute to the ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve early diagnosis of lung cancer and survival for those diagnosed with lung cancer.

NHSE has recently confirmed that the LCS programme will become a new national screening programme. The programme is being offered to those most at risk of developing lung cancer, people aged 55 to 74 year old who have ever smoked. We are seeking to recruit an experienced nurse to join the team during this exciting period of expansion of the programme across South East London.

If you are experienced in the respiratory or lung cancer field and are seeking a new rewarding challenge we would love to hear from you.

• Preparation for weekly SRM (Screening Review Meeting)
• Attendance of SRM, note taking
• Action referrals from SRM, internally and to other trusts throughout South East London
• Telephone clinics, including breaking bad news
• Preparing and sending letters to patients and GPs
• Updating private providers records
• There may be occasional rotation to the respiratory outpatients departments at Guys & St Thomas'
• Deputise for Responsible Assessor/CNS in their absence:
  • completing quarterly and annual audits
  • answering clinical queries from private provider
  • clinical oversight of nurses working with provider
  • audits of provider
  • attending meetings with stakeholders
  • audits of excluded patients
  • support admin team with clinical queries including tracking of cancer patients

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals:
Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield, as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and, as part of King's Health Partners, we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

The Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Lung Cancer Screening programme is a key role working with patients, clinicians, and other partners, to implement the Lung Cancer Screening Programme across South East London. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with clinicians and stakeholders across the boroughs of Southwark, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley to ensure patients are referred in a timely manner.

You will be involved in community engagement as we work to spread the word about the screening programme and ensure access to the service for all who are eligible.

We are seeking an experienced nurse who is highly motivated and has a passion for early diagnosis. You will need to have relevant clinical experience, be able to demonstrate a collaborative working style, have a passion to develop evolving services and be agile in meeting deadlines whilst prioritising tasks and workloads in an ever‑changing service. We are seeking a patient‑centred individual with excellent communication skills who can demonstrate compassion and a desire to deliver excellent care in line…