SACT Advanced Nurse Practitioner | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer treatment centre in Greater London is seeking a Senior Cancer Nurse as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their team. The role involves advanced patient assessment, prescribing SACT, and providing clinical leadership. The ideal candidate will have experience in autonomous practice and strong communication skills, ensuring high-quality patient care. This position fosters a supportive environment and offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working requests

Opportunities for learning and development

Clear career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in advanced assessment and management of cancer patients receiving SACT.
• Experience in autonomous practice within a multidisciplinary team.
• Informed consent experience for chemotherapy initiation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine advanced physical assessments of day care SACT patients.
• Prescribe SACT and supportive medications.
• Utilise advanced clinical decision-making for treatment plans.
• Manage clinical deterioration and provide stabilisation.
• Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams.

Skills

Evidence-based clinical expertise

Strong communication skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Overview

The Royal Marsden Private Care has developed a new role for Senior Cancer Nurses as Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) in Private care. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systemic Anti-cancer Treatment (SACT) ANP to join the team on a permanent basis. With mentor support (nursing and medical), the ANP will integrate into the existing ANP/Specialist Doctor team in PP MDU Chelsea and Cavendish Square, working as an autonomous practitioner with extended roles.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine advanced physical assessment of day care SACT patients, including pre-treatment assessment using thorough history taking, clinical examination, and arranging relevant investigations (e.g., blood tests, radiographs).
• Prescribe SACT and other supportive medications within agreed clinical protocols.
• Utilise advanced clinical decision making to develop prompt treatment plans or referrals to manage acute and chronic cancer-related complications and toxicities from systemic anti-cancer treatments and/or radiotherapy.
• Identify and manage clinical deterioration, provide early detection and intervention, stabilise patients where appropriate and transfer as needed.
• Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams and maintain credibility through practice, delivering high-quality, safe patient services that exceed patient expectations.
• Manage day care patients undergoing SACT and supportive therapies.
• Telephone triage of patients reporting side-effects or complications; book routine and emergency investigations.
• Present and attend PPMDU Consultant rounds, prepare SACT clinics and outpatient lists in conjunction with the team.
• Provide support and advice to nursing, medical, and Allied Health Professionals in relation to SACT management; provide information to patients and carers about chemotherapy and procedures.
• Obtain informed consent from patients prior to starting their first chemotherapy cycle and ongoing cycles.

About The Royal Marsden

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer patients the best cancer care and to contribute globally to better diagnosis and treatment. We employ over 4,500 staff across nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance, and administrative services. We operate two hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton, and a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital. We opened a dedicated private diagnostics and treatment centre in Cavendish Square.

What we offer

Opportunity to work flexibly across areas and specialities with flexible working requests from point of hire to support work-life balance. The organization provides opportunities for learning and development, clear career pathways, and a supportive environment with a focus on excellence and patient care.

Essential requirements

• Evidence-based clinical expertise in advanced assessment and management of cancer patients receiving SACT.
• Experience in autonomous practice within a multidisciplinary team and the ability to work within clinical protocols.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to provide guidance to nursing, medical and allied health staff and to patients and carers.
• Informed consent experience for chemotherapy initiation and ongoing cycles.

Details

This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025.