Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Medical Day Unit | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care center in Greater London is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse to join their vibrant clinical team. This full-time position involves administering chemotherapy and providing high-quality patient care. Candidates must be registered nurses with experience in IV medications and excellent communication skills. Training will be provided for certain procedures. The role offers a dynamic working environment and various staff benefits.

Benefits

Wide range of staff benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career pathways

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with demonstrable post registration experience in IV medications.
• Desirable skills include venepuncture and chemotherapy administration.
• Sound decision making and assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with multidisciplinary team.
• Make clinical judgments on patient needs and participate in clinical trials.
• Educate patients on their treatment and ensure care plans are developed.

Skills

Registration as a nurse

Administration of IV medications

Excellent communication skills

Clinical judgment

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

The MDU at our Chelsea site is a vibrant, fast paced clinical environment specialising in the delivery of chemotherapy and supportive care therapies. We are currently looking for a motivated, experienced Staff Nurse to join our team on a permanent full-time basis.

You will need to be a registered nurse. Demonstrable post registration and experience in the administration of IV medications is essential. Intravenous cannulation, venepuncture and chemotherapy administration are desirable, however full training will be given. In addition, you will possess excellent oral and written communication skills; this will include co‑ordinating the shift, be a reliable, enthusiastic and effective team member, and be committed to providing the highest level of service to our patients. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound decision making and assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise a shift, communicating effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, evidence‑led care to patients.
• Exercise clinical judgment and decision making about patient needs in terms of long‑term goals or plans.
• 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.

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.

Further Details

• 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.
• Planning, documenting, delivering and evaluating care plans from admission through to discharge / transfer, discussing this with the patient, their family and multi‑disciplinary teams and alerting the Sister/Charge Nurse of any changes; setting goals for each of the identified nursing issues and encouraging / teaching other nursing staff to do the same; helping the patient achieve set goals through care planning.

This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Nov 2025.