Lung Cancer Advanced Nurse Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV2 2DX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations. Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions. Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision. Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ANP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions. The independent prescriber can prescribe pharmacology and non-pharmacology treatment within their scope of practice. Provides information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions ensuring compliance with evidence- based practice and national and practice protocols. Documents clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework. Facilitates shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment. Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities. Support patients, families, and carers to adopt health healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans. Understand and recognise risk and apply safeguarding measures that support the identification of vulnerable adults and children, being aware of statutory child/ vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance to escalate concerns accordingly. Contribute to informed patient consent and act as patient advocate. Undertake delegated consent as appropriate and after successful completion of the relevant training and competencies. Report clinical incidents via Trust Datix reporting system, investigate as appropriate and share learning. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

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