Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

The Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) plays a vital role within the multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Team, delivering expert clinical care, education, and holistic support to patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

This position focuses on providing high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring that individuals and their families are supported throughout their cancer journey. The CNS is responsible for coordinating and managing complex care needs across all stages of the patient pathway — from diagnosis, through treatment, and into survivorship or palliative care where appropriate.

Working collaboratively with the wider healthcare team, the CNS acts as a key point of contact, advocate, and specialist resource, helping to ensure timely access to services, continuity of care, and the best possible patient experience and outcomes.

In this rewarding role, you will:

• Act as a key worker; delivering evidence-based, personalised care through holistic assessment, care planning and evaluation of care for patients diagnosed with lung cancer, through treatment and follow up. This might be via a clinic, inpatient or remote follow up setting.
• Identify and support patients who are vulnerable. Enabling them to have a smooth journey through the lung cancer pathway.
• Work at an enhanced level to plan and provide clinical care and psychological support to patients with a cancer diagnosis who have complex needs.
• Provide holistic care for patients at all stages of their cancer pathway, delivering a high standard of person-centred care, supporting a culture of supported self-management.
• Provide specialised advice to patients and their carers in relation to a cancer diagnosis and its treatment.