Lung Cancer Cns - London, United Kingdom - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

We have a fixed term/secondment, job share opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Lung Cancer nursing team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for two days a week, Thursday and Friday (15 Hours).

Serving a population of over 930,000 the Trust's cancer activity is comparable to designated cancer centres, so if you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference to the care of cancer patients, this post maybe for you.

As a Lung Cancer CNS you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that patients with lung malignancies receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.

Working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within LNWH and externally.
Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute in audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
Clinical Excellence.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country.

Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videowe are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.