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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lung Cancer
Based Onsite - Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
Full time / Part time
Permanent
Competitive Salary

We make health happen

As a Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist at Cromwell Hospital, you'll play a vital role in delivering expert, patient-centred care to individuals diagnosed with lung cancer. You'll work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care pathways, support patients and families, and contribute to the ongoing development of our lung cancer services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your clinical expertise, compassion, and leadership will directly impact patient outcomes and service excellence.

How you'll help us make health happen

• Provide specialist nursing care and support to inpatients and outpatients with a lung cancer diagnosis.
• Act as a key worker and advocate for patients, guiding them through their treatment journey and helping them make informed decisions.
• Collaborate with consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate personalised care plans.
• Support thoracic surgery inpatients and contribute to the coordination of care across departments.
• Lead on service development initiatives, audits, and quality improvement projects within the lung service.
• Educate and mentor junior staff, sharing your expertise in lung cancer care and supporting professional development.
• Participate in lung MDT meetings and ensure accurate clinical documentation and communication.
• Act as a clinical role model, promoting best practice and upholding regulatory and governance standards.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with a nursing degree.
• Post-registration study in lung or oncology nursing.
• Extensive experience in lung cancer care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience in service development, audit, and education.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients with complex needs.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact rachel.sharp@bupa.com.

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