Staff Nurse (Band 6) Centre for Urgent Care

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced staff nurse to join their Centre for Urgent Care. This role offers a stimulating environment where you will coordinate patient care, manage clinical trials, and work effectively with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess excellent clinical judgement and nursing qualifications, with opportunities for career development within a leading cancer care center.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in nursing and clinical decision-making is essential.
• Ability to manage patient care and clinical trials dynamically.
• Strong communication skills to interact with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise shifts, delivering high-quality care.
• Participate in the organization of clinical trials.
• Promote a safe and effective clinical environment.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Diagnostic skills

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced staff nurse for the Centre for Urgent Care (CUC) based at the Sutton site. We are looking for an outstanding individual to join a team of highly experienced nurses who provide excellent nursing care and strive to make a difference.

CUC is opened Monday to Friday from 0800 -2030H and provides advanced nursing care to patients of the Royal Marsden Hospital who present with acute symptoms related to their disease or treatment. It supports patients on an ambulatory care pathway and provides care for elective patients booked for day case procedures.

The Royal Marsden is a 24/7 telephone service which provides patients of the Royal Marsden Hospital with a single point of access for support when they become unwell because of their disease or treatment.

This role involves working across both CUC and the post requires excellent clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills to appropriately manage patients both in person and via telephone consultations.

• To coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence-led care to patients.
• To exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long term goals or plans.
• To participate fully in the day to day organization and running of clinical trials including the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering a clinical trial and liaison as required with trial sponsors.
• To assume personal accountability for nursing care delivered to a patient in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. There is an expectation for post holders:
• To promote a safe clinical environment for all patients, visitors and staff
• To participate in Trust initiatives around infection control and care quality indicators
• To assist with any local or trust initiatives to ensure the continuous improvement of the quality of services and safeguarding of high standards of care
• To be aware of all hospital policies and procedures and collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure that these are observed
• To help foster a supportive working environment and maintain staff morale
  
  

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Walker Job title: Sister Email address: [e-mail]