Screening Hub Specialist Nurse

Screening Hub Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Exciting opportunity in the lung cancer screening hub team at Wythenshawe Hospital. The below indicates the main competencies required of the post which may be reviewed in light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be taken in conjunction with the post holder.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist nursing advice and work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide nurse led clinics.
• Provide health promotion and smoking cessation advice.
• Formulate individualized care pathways with the patient and the carerer.
• Work alongside the triage consultant in the hub.
• Request diagnostic tests for patients.
• Advocate for patients through their journey.
• Outcome the scan results and make telephone calls to patients.
• Be knowledgeable of lone working policy.
• Be aware of policies and procedures for MFT and community services in relation to working practices.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, championing collaboration and transformation. We have a digitally enabled organisation with an electronic patient record system (Hive) launched in September 2022. We are a major academic research centre and education provider, and we are committed to sustainability through our Green Plan.

At MFT we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, see the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of relevant post
• Qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge
• ECDL
• Teaching/mentorship

Experience

• Minimum 3 years as a Band 5 Nurse in the relevant setting
• Evidence of working independently
• Participating in audit/patient surveys
• Evidence of managing within a clinical area
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/interdisciplinary team

Skills

• Provide high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice, care and programme management, clinical practice development and research
• Analytical and judgemental skills
• Planning - straightforward issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Address

£38,682 to £46,580 per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-WTWA-