You must have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic and self-motivated, and able to thrive in a busy, demanding environment.

You will lead the Targeted Lung Health Check program, foster relationships to meet waiting time standards, improve patient experience, and collaborate with various healthcare professionals.

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) offers a wide range of hospital and community health services across East Sussex. Their mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered care that enhances the health and well-being of their local community. They are dedicated to delivering effective and compassionate healthcare, ensuring accessible and comprehensive services to meet the diverse needs of their patients.

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We are an acute hospital and community NHS Trust providing NHS services for people living in East Sussex.

We have a 12 month secondment opportunity for the role of Respiratory Faster Diagnosis Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a focus to support and lead on the national Targeted Lung Health Check programme. This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Respiratory Team within ESHT to support the suspected lung cancer pathway patients. The post holder will require excellent communication skills to develop highly effective working relationships helping to deliver waiting time standards and enhancing patient experience. This post will be part of the close working Respiratory team to include Consultants, Respiratory / Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists, Diagnostic Teams, Service Managers and Patient Pathway Trackers. The applicant must be enthusiastic and self-motivated and be able to work in a busy and at times demanding environment. We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’. In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nadia White Job title: General Manager-Specialist Medicine Email address: nadia.white@nhs.net Telephone number: 07800 913223

We have a 12 month secondment opportunity for the role of Respiratory Faster Diagnosis Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a focus to support and lead on the national Targeted Lung Health Check programme.This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Respiratory Team within ESHT to support the suspected lung cancer pathway patients. The post holder will require excellent communication skills to develop highly effective working relationships helping to deliver waiting time standards and enhancing patient experience.This post will be part of the close working Respiratory team to include Consultants, Respiratory / Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists, Diagnostic Teams, Service Managers and Patient Pathway Trackers.The applicant must be enthusiastic and self-motivated and be able to work in a busy and at times demanding environment.We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to workWe provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nadia White Job title: General Manager-Specialist Medicine Email address: nadia.white@nhs.net Telephone number: 07800 913223

Lead Respiratory Faster Diagnosis Clinical Nurse Specialist - East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We have a 12 month secondment opportunity for the role of Respiratory Faster Diagnosis Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a focus to support and lead on the national Targeted Lung Health Check programme.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Respiratory Team within ESHT to support the suspected lung cancer pathway patients. The post holder will require excellent communication skills to develop highly effective working relationships helping to deliver waiting time standards and enhancing patient experience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This post will be part of the close working Respiratory team to include Consultants, Respiratory / Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists, Diagnostic Teams, Service Managers and Patient Pathway Trackers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The applicant must be enthusiastic and self-motivated and be able to work in a busy and at times demanding environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nadia White Job title: General Manager-Specialist Medicine Email address: nadia.white@nhs.net Telephone number: 07800 913223

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