Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Smithers Ward | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a dedicated Staff Nurse for Smithers Ward, focusing on oncology care. The role includes coordinating patient care, supervising shifts, and delivering education about treatments. Candidates should have a nursing qualification and strong communication skills. This position offers various professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Learning and development opportunities

Wide range of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Must have a nursing qualification and be registered to practice.
• Experience in oncology nursing is preferred.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise shifts ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Complete assessments and develop care plans for cancer patients.
• Educate patients about their treatments and care plans.

Skills

Effective communication

Clinical judgment

Patient education

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Staff Nurse on Smithers Ward. Smithers ward is a friendly 23-bed oncology ward caring for patients with a wide range of cancers throughout their treatment pathway. On the ward we specialise in anti-cancer treatments, surgical treatments, symptom management and palliative care. There are also many more opportunities to develop skills in different areas.

The successful candidate will work with the management team to develop their leadership skills, as well as working with our ward-based practice educator to develop your clinical skills.

Our unit offers a welcoming environment for patients, their relatives, and staff. We are committed to supporting staff and patients throughout their journey from newly diagnosed to end of life care. The ward offers flexible working and various learning opportunities to support both professional and personal development.

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.

About The Royal Marsden

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.

Our Values and Working Environment

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.

Role Details

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

Responsibilities and Care Planning

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 Thursday 9 Oct 2025