Employer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Blackpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Working patterns such as part-time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time, and flexitime working can be explored.
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a TLHC Nurse who will have a pivotal role in the Targeted Lung Health Check programme, contributing to TLHC virtual MDT meetings across all sites (Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Blackburn with Darwen, and East Lancashire). They will be the key point of contact between the third-party delivery partners, secondary care, screening participants, and the Cancer Alliance TLHC programme team.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will act as a link between the external supplier’s nurses, local medical teams across both primary and secondary care, and screening participants. Working closely with key stakeholders, this role will be central to the delivery and successful implementation of the TLHC screening programme.
* Demonstrate clinical knowledge of respiratory disease and preferable experience of lung cancer
* Be responsible for the day-to-day management of patient referrals
* Triaging of CT reports
* Attend TLHC meetings when required
* Complete timely and efficient referrals
* Attend weekly MDT
* Support TLHC MDT coordinators with the organisation of MDT
* Perform safety netting phone calls with patients when incidental findings identified on CT scan and update GP with findings
* Support team in absence of Lead Nurse
* Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records and Trust records pertaining to the care of patients in accordance with Trust policy
* Observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures
* Be aware of local and national protocols associated with TLHC
* Assist with continuous service development and improvement
* Undertake audits when directed by Lead Nurse or Responsible Assessor
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Degree level or equivalent)
* Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
* Advanced Communication Skills
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience in Oncology and/or Respiratory
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Maintain high standard of documentation/record keeping
* Knowledge of policies and standards relating to TLHC programme
* Experience of working at a senior clinical nurse level
* Experience of teaching
Skills & Ability
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
* Confidence in working with professionals from various backgrounds and levels of seniority
* Able to prioritise workload and manage time effectively
* Ability to work independently
* Flexible and adaptable to change
* IT skills, data input, collection, analysis, audit, evaluation, and use of EXCEL
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently, the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until the published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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