Lung Cancer CNS

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6, to join the respiratory lung cancer team at wye valley NHS Trust has arise. The post will be initially fixed term for 6 months, with potential this will be extended.

The post holder will work under the guidance of the Band 7 Lead Lung Cancer CNS, to provide specialist clinical advice and support across service boundaries, to act as key worker for patients with or suspected to have lung cancer., To work under the guidance of the Band 7 Lead Lung cancer CNS, to provide a high level of specialist knowledge to patients, their families and other health care professionals.

Providing pre-diagnosis support, streamlining investigations to meet patients' needs and national targets.

To work closely with Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) coordinator to ensure efficient & effective running of MDT meetings. Present patients to the Multi-Disciplinary Team, ensuring a holistic assessment and contributing to the diagnosis

Communicate the outcome of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings to patients, providing support and information (both verbal and written) at the time of diagnosis and throughout the disease process. Ensuring continuity as patient's care moves between teams and sites and updating communications to patient journey

To act as a point of contact/support by telephone for patients and their families/carers.

Support the lung cancer pathways, ensuring implementation of the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway and 28 day diagnostic pathway in lung cancer. Reduce respiratory RTT and improve capacity for lung cancer surveillance

Provide expert holistic assessment and management of symptoms using both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Utilising non-medical prescribing qualification when appropriate

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.