Lung Cancer Screening Care Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role supports the new Lung Cancer Screening Programme in County Durham, aiming for early detection of lung cancer. The coordinator will manage and complete telephone clinics, contacting patients for Lung Health Checks, assessing risk, and offering brief smoking cessation advice. The position involves liaising with the nursing team, planning work schedules, and supporting service users to promote an excellent screening service.
Key responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within the LCS team to support administration of the programme on a day to day basis.
- Call patients to complete lung health check appointments, completing a questionnaire to determine risk scoring for lung cancer.
- Offer brief smoking cessation advice for current smokers and opt-out referrals to SmokeFree County Durham.
- Urgently signpost patients to primary care if they have signs & symptoms of lung cancer.
- Call patients to invite them to take part in the programme, booking and rescheduling patient appointments, including CT scan appointments.
- Work autonomously in the absence of the Team Lead and program Manager.
- Use own initiative to plan time effectively and prioritize all incoming work on a daily basis.
Essential criteria
- Organisational and multitasking skills.
- Good computer and keyboard skills. IT skills in excel and word.
- Have attention to detail, ownership and pride in own work.
- Able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with people both internal and external to the Trust.
- Good time keeping and ability to work under pressure.
- Good written communication skills.
- Flexible approach to duties.
- Team player.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
- Recognised qualifications in literacy and numeracy (minimum GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent)
- Knowledge and experience of handling confidential patient information.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Experience in a patient facing role in health and social care.
- Ability to deal with non routine and unpredictable workload.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of personal development.
- Experience of using databases and spreadsheets.
- Respiratory/medicine/oncology knowledge, experience and understanding.
- Care certificate
- Awareness of national and local policies for lung cancer screening guidelines.
- Understanding of IRMER regulations.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Lung Cancer Screening Care Coordinator
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to support the new Lung
Cancer Screening Programme (LCS) in County Durham. The purpose of the programme
is to enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives.
In this role you will manage and complete telephone [contact details removed] clinics. The role is patient-facing and involves contacting
patients to complete their Lung Health Check and assess their risk for lung
cancer. This involves completing a questionnaire and risk assessment with
patients and offering brief smoking sensation advice to current smokers. You
will liaise with the nursing team on the outcome of the phone calls, in
particular if patients are identified at higher risk of lung cancer and require
a low dose CT scan. The job includes planning work schedules, supporting
service users and supporting other members in the team to promote an excellent
screening service for people taking part in the LCS Programme.
Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively within the LCS team to support
administration of the programme on a day to day basis. Ensuring that all
documentation is up-to-date, accurate, and available to support decision
making, reporting exceptional circumstances when needed.
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