Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

• Act as a key worker; delivering evidence based, personalised care through holistic assessment, care planning and evaluation of care for patients with suspected and diagnosed lung cancer, through the diagnostic pathway, through to treatment. This might be via a virtual, clinic or inpatient setting.
• To identify and support patients who are vulnerable. Enabling them to have a smooth journey through the lung cancer pathway.
• To work at an enhanced level to plan and provide clinical care and psychological support to patients with a suspected/known cancer diagnosis who have complex needs.
• To provide specialised advice to patients and their carers in relation to a cancer diagnosis and its treatment.
• To manage a complex caseload independently, utilising resources efficiently and promoting timely interventions for patients.
• To liaise effectively between the multidisciplinary team across healthcare providers to optimise patients outcomes.
• To be a expert resource for peers across the healthcare organisations with regard to the lung cancer specialism.
• Maintain high quality records to underpin audit activity and proactively engage in service development.

Essential

• RGN
• Post-basic specialist qualification relevant to specialty
• First degree
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Masters
• Research qualification
• Recordable specialist qualification
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Management qualification

Essential

• In depth specialist knowledge
• Teaching/assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Flexibility, able to travel between sites
• Demonstrates enthusiasm with recognition of own limitations
• Assertive, confident & diplomatic
• Personal and professional maturity
• Root cause analysis

Desirable

• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• ECDL

Essential

• Demonstrable Post-reg experience
• Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
• Extensive clinical experience
• Evidence of the application of management/leadership skills and managing staff
• Involvement in audit

Desirable

• Experience as a specialist nurse
• Participation in research

Essential

• Inclusivity
• Making a Difference
• People Centred
• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Teamwork