Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gastrointestinal | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert nursing care for patients with complex GI conditions. The role involves patient advocacy, collaboration with medical teams, and delivering compassionate care throughout the disease journey. Opportunities for flexible working and career development are included.

Benefits

Staff benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical oncology or surgical specialties.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert assessment and management for GI conditions.
• Act as a patient advocate and provide educational support.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Expert assessment and management skills

Patient advocacy

Compassionate care

Advanced clinical judgement

Education

Qualified Nurse with relevant experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist. We are seeking a highly skilled GI Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our dedicated team at the Sutton site.

The GI CNS plays an important role in delivering effective, compassionate, and efficient specialist nursing care to patients with complex GI conditions and their families. You will work across medical oncology, clinical oncology, and surgical specialties, ensuring the patient remains at the centre of all aspects of care.

As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Deliver expert assessment, management, and support for patients and their families from diagnosis through all stages of disease.
• Act as a patient advocate, providing education, advice, and information to support informed decision-making.
• Lead nurse-led initiatives and contribute to service development, governance, and quality improvement, ensuring safe and high-quality pathways of care.
• Work autonomously while collaborating closely with consultants, AHPs, and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless communication and care coordination.
• Support patients and their families with compassion and consistency, promoting a holistic approach to care.

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 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide a clear focus for nursing, maintaining a highly visible and authoritative presence within the units, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care across all settings.
• Deliver expert assessment, management, and continuity of care for patients with gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine tumours, supporting them and their families from diagnosis through all stages of disease.
• Use advanced clinical judgement to plan, deliver, and evaluate individualised care, jointly developing assessment tools to ensure timely referral to appropriate specialists.
• Manage a personal caseload, acting as key worker where appropriate to coordinate care and ensure optimal liaison and continuity.
• Discuss all treatment options, including research-based interventions, with expertise and sensitivity, supporting informed decision-making while acting as a patient advocate.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.