Staff Nurse (Band 6) - Oak Cancer Centre

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 staff nurse for the Ambulatory Inpatient Service (AMBIN) at the Oak Cancer Centre. You will deliver complex cancer treatments, including SACT, stem cell conditioning, CAR-T and cellular therapies, with seven-day coverage and 24-hour patient access to support.

The role requires NMC registration and experience in intravenous drug administration, leading junior staff and coordinating multidisciplinary care in a busy nurse-led service.

Qualifications

• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration (or obtained within three months)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, evidence-based care to patients with haematological and oncological conditions
• Administer and monitor complex SACT and supportive therapies after competency-based training
• Deliver stem cell transplant conditioning pathways
• Manage cellular therapy pathways, including CAR-T
• Deliver Donor Lymphocyte Infusions (DLI)
• Deliver BiTE therapies and associated follow-up care
• Manage ambulatory infusion and home-based treatment pathways, including early supported discharge and ongoing monitoring
• Provide seven-day specialist nursing with 24-hour patient access to support
• Educate and support patients and families through their treatment
• Coordinate shifts and support operational management of the clinical area
• Act as clinical leader and role model for junior nursing staff and students
• Work with consultants, advanced practitioners, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team

Skills

Clinical leadership

Education and patient support

Teamwork & collaboration

Education

Bachelor-level nursing degree or equivalent

Diploma or degree-level study (or equivalent)

Job description

Band 6 staff nurse post in the Ambulatory Inpatient Service (AMBIN) at the Royal Marsden's Oak Cancer Centre, a nurse-led service giving complex cancer treatment to patients at home or in designated accommodation. The work centres on administering systemic anti-cancer treatment, stem cell transplant conditioning, CAR-T and other cellular therapies, and ongoing monitoring after early discharge. It is a specialist, seven-day role with round-the-clock access to hospital support, and includes clinical leadership of junior staff. Candidates need NMC registration and experience in intravenous drug administration.

What the job involves

• Deliver safe, evidence-based care to patients with haematological and oncological conditions
• Administer and monitor complex SACT and supportive therapies after competency-based training
• Deliver stem cell transplant conditioning pathways
• Manage cellular therapy pathways, including CAR-T
• Deliver Donor Lymphocyte Infusions (DLI)
• Deliver BiTE therapies and associated follow-up care
• Manage ambulatory infusion and home-based treatment pathways, including early supported discharge and ongoing monitoring
• Provide seven-day specialist nursing with 24-hour patient access to support
• Educate and support patients and families through their treatment
• Coordinate shifts and support operational management of the clinical area
• Act as clinical leader and role model for junior nursing staff and students
• Work with consultants, advanced practitioners, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• RMH Certificate in Intravenous Drug Administration, or obtained within three months of appointment
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in the role

Nice to have

• Qualification or experience in oncology or speciality
• Diploma or degree-level study (or equivalent)
• Recognised teaching qualification and/or relevant teaching experience