Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

This role acts as a specialist resource, facilitating and coordinating the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care for individuals diagnosed with lung cancer across the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a high-quality service is provided to patients throughout their cancer pathway, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to support timely access to care and treatment.

The post contributes to ensuring that all national peer review and quality standards relating to lung cancer services, staffing, and patient pathways are met through a coordinated team approach. Working in close partnership with clinical and operational colleagues, the Band 7 role is integral to the effective functioning of the wider lung cancer service and to achieving the Trust's strategic and operational objectives.

As a senior member of the team, the post holder will provide essential leadership, coordination, and support to enable the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate, and patient-focused care. The provision of high-quality care and an excellent patient experience will be central to all aspects of the role.

The post holder will contribute to service development, performance improvement, and the ongoing enhancement of patient pathways to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients with lung cancer.

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The post holder is responsible for coordinating and supporting the lung cancer patient pathway, ensuring care is patient-centred, evidence-based, and delivered with effective communication across all healthcare settings. They act as a key point of contact and advocate for patients and their families, providing personalised information, emotional support, and guidance throughout diagnosis, investigation, treatment decision-making, and ongoing care.

The role involves tracking patients across the entire cancer pathway, facilitating timely appointments, liaising with primary care, tertiary and surgical centres, and ensuring seamless coordination between healthcare professionals. The post holder provides psychosocial support, undertakes holistic needs assessments, and promotes a positive patient experience.

In addition, the role supports the multidisciplinary team through education, advice, audit activity, patient feedback initiatives, and participation in network-wide improvement programmes. Responsibility also includes maintaining comprehensive data collection and reporting to support national audits, databases, cancer performance standards, and continuous service improvement.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360-degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.

Important Information About Your Application

Recruitment Process

Applications are submitted through our recruitment system, Trac. Following submission, all correspondence relating to your application will be sent from apps.trac.jobs. Please regularly check your inbox, including your junk or spam folders.

Shortlisted candidates will normally be contacted at least five working days before their interview date.

Vacancy Closing Dates

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

English Language Requirement

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English. This will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Pre-Employment Checks and Probation

Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.

Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].