NurseNHS
Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Lung Cancer Screening Programme.
This role is central to delivering a high-quality screening service, helping to identify lung cancer and other respiratory diseases at an early stage to improve patient outcomes and save lives.
This is a mobile role covering North East London, including Barking & Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. Candidates should be able to travel comfortably throughout North East London and surrounding areas, with flexibility to support service delivery across parts of Essex, Hertfordshire and Greater London where required. A full UK driving licence and access to reliable transport are essential.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver face-to-face and virtual nurse-led clinics, assessing patients against established risk criteria.
- Conduct respiratory assessments, provide smoking cessation advice and promote healthy lifestyle choices.
- Refer eligible patients for Low-Dose CT scans and support them throughout the screening process.
- Identify and appropriately escalate safeguarding concerns, red flags and potential medical emergencies.
- Work collaboratively with the wider screening team while maintaining accurate clinical records and supporting administrative processes.
Job description
Lung Cancer Screening Nurs
36 hours per week | 3 days per week | 8:00am -8:00pm Mobile Role | Full UK Driving Licence Required
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Lung Cancer Screening Programme. This role is central to delivering a high-quality screening service, helping to identify lung cancer and other respiratory diseases at an early stage to improve patient outcomes and save lives.
This is a mobile role covering North East London, including Barking & Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
Candidates should be able to travel comfortably throughout North East London and surrounding areas, with flexibility to support service delivery across parts of Essex, Hertfordshire and Greater London where required. A full UK driving licence and access to reliable transport are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver face-to-face and virtual nurse-led clinics, assessing patients against established risk criteria.
- Conduct respiratory assessments, provide smoking cessation advice and promote healthy lifestyle choices.
- Refer eligible patients for Low-Dose CT scans and support them throughout the screening process.
- Identify and appropriately escalate safeguarding concerns, red flags and potential medical emergencies.
- Work collaboratively with the wider screening team while maintaining accurate clinical records and supporting administrative processes.
About You
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Minimum of 2 years' Band 5 respiratory nursing experience.
- Strong communication, assessment and patient engagement skills.
- Confident using IT systems and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
- Full UK driving licence with the flexibility to work across a mobile screening service.
What We Offer
- A rewarding opportunity to contribute to a life-saving national screening programme.
- Full training and support, including IR(ME)R accreditation and, where required, ARTP accreditation.
- A varied role combining autonomous practice with multidisciplinary teamwork.
- Ongoing professional development opportunities.
- A structured working pattern of 3 days per week, 36 hours, typically 8:00am -8:00pm, with flexibility to support a 7-day service where required.
About us
InHealth is the UKs largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, working in partnership with the NHS for more than 30 years to make healthcare better for more than 5 million patients each year.
For clinical colleagues, that means delivering high-quality care within modern settings, with state-of-the-art equipment across a wide range of community, hospital and mobile settings. With flexibility, strong learning and development opportunities, and the chance to support people at important moments in their healthcare journey, you can build a rewarding career while making a real difference locally and nationally.
InHealth is a place where you're trusted to do your job well, supported by people who value your expertise and give you the space to act on it. Teams show up for each other, leaders back your judgment and help remove blockers rather than create them. New opportunities open as we grow - whether that's progressing, moving sideways or taking on something different as your strengths evolve. And everything we do is focussed on making healthcare better - for patients, partners and the people delivering care.