Haematology Clinical Practice Facilitator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton No. 103; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Haematology Clinical Practice Facilitator to support the Haematology Practice Educator on the Bud Flanagan Unit. You will lead educational activities, mentor nursing staff and ensure high standards of patient care across haematology wards.

You will facilitate core nursing skills for SACT, Transplant, Cellular Therapy and clinical trials, support newly qualified nurses, and contribute to JACIE objectives while promoting evidence-based practice

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with haematology experience.
• Experience delivering education to nursing staff.
• Ability to facilitate clinical skills and patient care in haematology.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support to Haematology Practice Educator and nursing team to ensure high quality, evidence-based patient care.
• Assist in facilitating core nursing skills for modalities including SACT, Transplant, Cellular Therapy and clinical trials.
• Support nurses with cancer experience and newly qualified nurses to achieve clinical competence.
• Assist in supporting JACIE accreditation objectives for staff on Bud Flanagan Unit.
• Support student nurses in the clinical environment and coordinate placements with ward managers.

Skills

Haematology nursing

Education & training

Clinical assessment

Mentoring

JACIE support

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Haematology Clinical Practice Facilitator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Haematology nurse to join and support the Haematology Practice Educator based on the Bud Flanagan Unit. The post holder will help facilitate education and training, working across the Bud Flanagan Unit. The Bud Flanagan Unit is the main Haemato-oncology and Stem Cell Transplant wards caring for patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy treatment, stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapy products including clinical trials which requires all nursing and HCSWs to have a high level of clinical expertise.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and experienced, who enjoys education and working with nurses to increase their knowledge to ensure a high quality service. You must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, reliability and have an organised approach.

1. To provide clinical support to the Haematology Practice Educator and wider nursing team that is motivating and supportive resulting in high quality and evidence-based patient care.

2. To assist in, facilitate and ensure clinical staff are equipped with the core nursing skills to be able to facilitate different treatment modalities including SACT, Transplant, Cellular Therapy and clinical trials.

3. This post holder will assist in supporting all nurses with and without cancer experience, particularly newly qualified nurses, whilst they become clinically competent in the care of cancer patients.

4. To assist in supporting JACIE accreditation objectives for staff on Bud Flanagan.

5. The post holder will support student nurses in the clinical environment and will liaise with Ward Managers and other staff to support placements ensuring their induction and support from a practice assessor and supervisor in line with NMC Standards (2018).

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

• The post holder will demonstrate clinical practice expertise in haematology and are responsible for assisting the Practice Educator and Ward Managers in the development of Nurses/HCSWs/Students and Nursing Associates on the Bud Flanagan Unit.
• The post holder will support nurses to become clinically competent in caring for patients with Haematological malignancies.
• The post holder will be an assessor for all Core Nursing skills for Haem including – Medicine Management (IV/Oral & CD), Blood administration, Chemotherapy (SACT), Venepuncture/Cannulation, NG insertion, IDC insertion, Stem Cell administration and liaise with Practice Educator with regards to ensuring training is completed.
• This post holder will assist in supporting all staff and without cancer experience, particularly newly qualified nurses, whilst they become clinically competent in the care of Haematology patients.
• Work with nurses in the clinical area, role modelling good practice and helping individuals to adapt their existing knowledge and skills to meet the needs of Haematology patients.

This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026