NursingNetUK

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to implement a new Lung Cancer Triage Nurse role at Warrington and Halton in support of the Cancer Alliance Faster Diagnosis Programme.

As the post holder you will be responsible for embedding this new role within the clinical team, streamlining and improving the experience of the triage process for suspected lung cancer patients and helping to improve the performance against the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard and Best Practice Timed Pathways.  

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced nurse educated to degree level or with equivalent working experience and with a specific interest and knowledge of lung cancer and the lung cancer pathway.

The post holder will be expected to:

• To triage all Urgent Suspected Cancer GP referrals into the Lung Cancer service and conduct telephone assessments or face to face assessments as appropriate to determine further investigations required in collaboration with the Consultant team.
• To ensure that patients requiring a Consultant outpatient appointment are seen by day 6 in accordance with the Lung Best Practice Timed Pathway.
• Work closely with the Lung Early Diagnosis Support Worker to minimize delays and ensure that all suspected lung cancer patients experience the same level of care and have the same chance of receiving a definitive diagnosis or exclusion of lung cancer in line with the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard.
• Work with the clinical team to create 
• Develop an SOP and plan, lead and develop the Triage service in conjunction with the Clinical Team, using an innovative approach and managing/promoting change
• To actively seek to reduce the time and steps on the pathway to facilitate patients rapidly moving through to diagnosis and treatment.
• Work closely with Primary Care to improve referral quality

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.