Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Thoracic Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team at Royal Papworth Hospital, the UKs leading cardiothoracic hospital, rated Outstanding by the CQC in all domains. We seek an experienced oncology nurse leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional, patient-centred cancer care and driving service improvement.

Main duties of the job
The role of Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist is a great opportunity to develop your clinical and professional practice along with leadership and management experience. The post holder will be an effective core member of the lung cancer Multidisciplinary Team, acting as an expert practitioner within the lung cancer team demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge in the management of patients with thoracic cancers and their physical and emotional care. This will include supporting patients throughout their pathway from investigations through their treatments, oncology care pathways and post treatment.

About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 27 October 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to diploma or degree level
• Plus post graduate training in specialist area OR specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Experience (Essential)

• In collaboration with patients, family and the multi-disciplinary team, to devise, implement and evaluate complex care plans based on the initial patient assessment process, with realistic nursing goals and participate in discharge planning
• To act as a senior support to care for complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatment needs. To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for example: pain management and complex wound management
• To use a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering and evaluating specialist patient care plans whilst communicating with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team
• To use clinical knowledge/expertise, to provide a high standard of skilled care to patients based on a full assessment of individual needs in co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team
• To be able to prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy clinical environment however work pattern is mainly predictable in nature
• To be responsible for day-to-day clinical supervision of staff within specialist nurse team
• To deliver patient care through appropriate delegation, responding to changes in needs and/or environment. This will include supporting staff rota management, complex discharge planning involving coordination with other healthcare professionals
• To act in a professional manner and as a role model to other staff members
• To be able to undertake moving and handling tasks as required relating to patient care utilising mechanical aids with some tasks requiring moderate effort
• The post holder will have exposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention and in the delivery of activities of daily living) and will have frequent exposure to difficult or emotional circumstances
• To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitive condition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients, colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complex discharge planning)
• To manage own patient workload in terms of prioritisation of needs escalating as required supporting team members with their own escalation needs
• To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is done promptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any safeguarding concerns
• To act independently within NMC code of conduct and Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriately escalate
• To participate in specialist education programmes
• To be a mentor/learning resource for learners/staff
• The post holder will develop own knowledge base, ensuring practice is evidence based and contributes to the enhancement of patient care as well as sharing learning
• To propose and contribute towards policies and changes to clinical working practices for own area
• To act as a link nurse and undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development. The post holder will potentially identify patients that might be suitable for clinical trials

Additional Criteria (Essential)

• Demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration, and a clear commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here

For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager: Emma Wassell, emma.wassell@nhs.net, 01223638149

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