Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Children's Day Unit | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A world-leading cancer center in Greater London seeks a dedicated professional to coordinate care for young cancer patients. Responsibilities include leading a multidisciplinary team, managing clinical trials, and educating patients on their treatments. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills and experience in cancer care delivery. This role offers the chance to make a profound impact in a respected institution dedicated to finding better ways of treating cancer.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates consistent positive role modelling.
• Experience in cancer care delivery and SACT administration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise shifts in a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in the organization and running of clinical trials.
• Educate patients about treatment including indications and side effects.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Clinical judgment and decision making

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Our busy CYP Daycare and Outpatients sees over 6000 thousand patients a year, requiring systemic anti-cancer therapy, radiotherapy and supportive care delivered by our team. The age range of our patients is 1 to 24 year old, making CYPDU a very unique unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Are you willing to get experience in areas of cancer care delivery and SACT administration then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills and will demonstrate consistent positive role modelling to support developing both the team and our pre and post registration placements.

Job Details

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.

Additional Information

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: To complete the first level assessment of patients with cancer and their families to gain an understanding of their physiological, psycho‑social, spiritual and cultural needs and to develop a positive, realistic and supportive attitude to ensure that these needs are met. This will include:

• Counterchecking patients’ vital signs, blood results, patient body surface area, chemotherapy prescription and consent before administration of treatment.
• Educating patients on their treatment such as indications and side effects.
• Ensuring necessary medication and follow up appointments are obtained.
• To plan, document, deliver and evaluate care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer discussing this with the patient, their family and multi‑disciplinary teams and to alert the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes. To set goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encourage / teach other nursing staff to do the same. To help the patient achieve set goals through care planning.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026