Clinical Nurse Specialist- Lung Cancer Service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.  

The shift pattern is Monday-Friday.

Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Full-time 37 HRS Registered Nurse Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and forward-thinking nurse who is passionate about lung cancer nursing to join our well-established multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Team at Glasgow Royal Infirmary; delivering safe, effective and holistic care to our patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer. The team works closely with both Respiratory and Oncology services supporting patients throughout their cancer journey.

The successful candidate will be a first level registered nurse with previous experience in either lung cancer/respiratory, oncology and/or palliative care. We are looking for an individual who has a flexible approach to the needs of the service, is dynamic, reliable and collaborative. Excellent communication skills in relaying sensitive, complex condition related information to patients, relatives and staff is essential.

A responsibility of the role will be to provide specialist information, support, advice and education to the patient and their family (in-patients and out-patients) from diagnosis and throughout the whole cancer pathway on the treatment/management of their cancer. Supporting the educational needs of staff working in respiratory and oncology departments to ensure your and the teams expertise has maximum impact is integral to your role.

You will be supported by an experienced team of two other CNS and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team who strive to provide an excellent standard of evidence-based care to patients throughout their lung cancer journey.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Registered Nurses. You should have evidence of significant post registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfil the key areas for this post. An autonomous practitioner is required for this role. You will be committed to developing your academic and clinic practice and have a responsibility to continuing professional development.

Informal enquiries: Agnes MacKay, Lead Lung Cancer CNS, .

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. 

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