Staff Nurse (BAND 6) - Teenage Cancer Trust | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care center in Greater London seeks a dedicated professional to coordinate and supervise nursing shifts. In this role, you will assess patients, educate them about their treatment, and ensure high-quality care delivery. Applicants should have relevant nursing qualifications and be committed to enhancing patient experience. This position offers the chance to work within a world-leading cancer unit, supporting young patients aged 16-24 in their cancer care journey.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive staff benefits

Qualifications

• To coordinate and supervise a shift in a multidisciplinary team.
• To exercise clinical judgment on patient needs.
• To participate in organization and running of clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Complete first level assessment of patients and families.
• Educate patients about treatment indications and side effects.
• Plan, document, and evaluate care plans.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Team communication

Patient education

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Module relevant to cancer care (level 6 or above)

Job description

The Teenage Cancer Trust Unit (TCTU) is a dedicated TYA Unit within the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, where patients aged between 16-24 years can receive their cancer care and treatment in an age-appropriate clinical setting, staffed by both Adult and Paediatric Nurses. We are the Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) for the South Thames region, caring for patients with a wide range of Haematology and Oncology Cancers, including delivering Stem Cell Transplants. TCTU has multiple features and resources such as a complementary therapy suite, chill out room and a roof garden, alongside an extensive holistically focused MDT that can help to improve and enhance patient experience.

Working at the Royal Marsden will provide you with many opportunities, both academic and clinical. There is plenty of educational support available within the unit from experienced Practice Educators. The education team will support you in gaining a module relevant to cancer care at level 6 or above, if you do not already hold this.

• 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.

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 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

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025