Role: Nurse (Lung Health)

Location: Mobile role based in Plymouth, St Austell, Penzance, Torquay and Barnstaple 

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 + £4200 Car Allowance

Introduction:

This role will be fundamental to the delivery and running of a high quality and effective Targeted Lung Health Check service which will identify asymptomatic people, providing early diagnosis of both lung cancer and other lung diseases.

The overall purpose of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme is to enable the early detection of lung cancer to save lives. The targeted lung health check (TLHC) has been implemented throughout the UK in areas identified with high disease prevalence where significant impact can be made from the recognition of early-stage lung cancer & offering curative treatment.

What you will do:

Make healthcare better for our patients Provide the best service to everyone and build InHealth’s reputation in this area Deliver TLHC appointments to patients and generating onward referrals to low-dose CT for high-risk patients Be a patient facing ambassador for the TLHC programmes, providing high quality services and excellent patient centred care Provide specialist knowledge and care to patients and their carers Provide education and training to patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. What you will be responsible for: Provide virtual and face to face nurse led TLHC clinics; assessing patients against set risk criteria and referring on to Low-Dose CT as required for patients assessed as high risk. Demonstrate and deliver excellent nursing skills in respiratory assessment and provide smoking cessation nursing advice delivered as part of the lung health check. Ability to provide health promotion integral to the delivery of lung health checks. Identify and act accordingly to raise any potential safeguarding concerns. Identify and act accordingly to manage any patients presenting with red flags or potential medical emergencies. Maintain IRMER accreditation which will be provided during induction (to refer to Low-Dose CT) Where your role requires it, to attain and maintain ARTP accreditation level (to provide spirometry). Work autonomously engaging with the wider TLHC teams as needed in the pathway. Support the Team Lead with all essential clinical administration duties relevant to support the role and effective running of the programme. Provide mentorship and support/supervision to more junior members of the team and wider TLHC team delivering lung health checks. Engage in audit and/or information collection where required. Undertake any other duties which are deemed appropriate to the job role when requested by senior staff and utilise Policies, Procedures and Guidelines; actively supporting the team lead in contributing to their ongoing development and improvement.