Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Manchester, M6 8HD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

Join Our Dedicated Lung Cancer Nursing Team

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking individual to join our highly respected Lung Cancer Nursing Team.

This is a rewarding role where you will make a real difference to the lives of patients and their families, providing specialist support throughout their cancer journey. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while acting as a role model and expert resource for colleagues across the wider organisation.

We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for lung cancer care, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the drive to continually improve patient experience and outcomes. You will have experience in maintaining accurate patient records and databases, alongside an understanding of current lung cancer pathways and services.

In return, you'll join a supportive and dynamic team committed to innovation, excellence, and professional development within a rewarding specialist area.

This is a permanent full-time position, working Monday to Friday, with the opportunity to work across the Northern Care Alliance footprint to support service delivery and development.

If you are looking for a role where you can inspire others, develop your specialist skills, and make a lasting impact on patient care, we would love to hear from you.

Make a Difference in Cancer Care and Health Improvement

This is an opportunity to join a dedicated team supporting patients throughout their lung cancer pathway across both hospital and community settings.

Working collaboratively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring individuals receive the support they need at every stage of their journey. You will undertake holistic assessments in acute settings, contribute to the development of personalised care plans, and provide supportive home visits where required.

We are seeking a qualified nurse who is passionate about health promotion and smoking cessation, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will be confident managing your own caseload, working autonomously, and collaborating effectively as part of a wider team.

Strong IT skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and electronic patient systems, are essential. Experience in clinical audit, data collection, and service improvement is desirable, along with a commitment to contributing to ongoing quality and audit programmes that enhance patient outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your specialist knowledge, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and play a key role in improving the lives of patients affected by lung cancer.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026

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