Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Oncology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed Term- 3.5 years)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-C1166
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £72,921 - £83,362 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
The Royal Marsden Hospital leads in the provision of diagnostics and treatment for Urology cancers, delivered through the Urology Treatment Team, across the two hospital sites in London and Surrey. Our nursing team plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive seamless, compassionate care at every stage of their pathway.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated person to take up the post of Lead Nurse for the Urology Treatment Team offered on a fixed term contract within the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service that is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and driving continuous improvement.
The successful candidate is required to work across sites and, in addition to clinical duties, will both lead and participate in audit, project work, research, education provision and clinical service development.
Working alongside the Divisional Nurse Director in Cancer Services and the General Manager for Urology. The Lead Nurse is responsible for the line management of the Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist across sites (Cavendish Square, Chelsea, Kingston, Sutton). With them, you will be responsible for leading and developing a person focused, supportive nursing care service for patients with Urology cancers, acting as a specialist resource across the Trust and regional network.
A degree of flexibility is required to ensure an equal Lead Nurse presence on both sites.
Main duties of the job
Lead and be responsible for the delivery of effective nursing for a complex group of patients and their families, ensuring compassionate and efficient care and making certain the patient is always central to the service and how it is delivered.
Act as part of the senior management team for the Division within the Clinical Business Unit (CBU), working closely with the Service Manager, Clinical Director, Divisional Nurse Director and Divisional Director to deliver the Trust strategy within the Division.
Overall responsibility for the daily operational management of the ANPs and CNSs. The post holder will look at developing new and different ways of working in order to improve the patient pathway.
Contribute to the relationship management of referring trusts, supporting partnership working with other organisations where appropriate.
Act as a professional positive role model, promoting expert clinical practice and shaping the care delivered within the wards and day care areas within Cancer Services.
Line manage the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Research nurse leads and Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) (where appropriate) within Cancer Services, and have oversight of the resource including overall budget responsibility (where appropriate).
Lead the patient experience agenda within the division, working closely with other Heads of Department where appropriate, lead on promoting improvement and action plan and deliver on any area of concern.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
To provide a clear focus for nursing, giving a highly visible and authoritative presence within the units. To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care and ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery whatever the setting.
To work maintain a clinical case load
Ensure CNSs work at an advanced practice level, providing a specialist service and level of expertise in their specialist area ensure their interventions are timely and well documented.
To identify and deal effectively with poor practice or declining standards of care and have oversight of the resource management on the wards, ensuring responsible use of resources whilst promoting safe/effective care
Attend Senior Nurse Meetings and act as a representative at Divisional and Trust meetings.
Increase nursing influence in decision making and enhance the contribution of nursing to the clinical management of patients within the service.
The Royal Marsden has a reputation for teaching, education and research, and the Lead Nurse will be required to uphold and strengthen this reputation by attending conferences, sharing knowledge and expertise through visits and presentations, and initiating and supporting research and service development.
To lead on recruitment and retention strategies across their areas, including leading on, and delivering strategies in reducing the use of temporary staffing.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registration
- First level degree in a relevant specialty
- MSc or working towards in relevant subject
- Relevant formal teaching / mentoring experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification in cancer nursing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant post-registration experience, including experience as an ANP
- Clinical management experience
- Experience of managing staff
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience in a range of cancer care settings
- Budget Management / management of resources
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clinical Skills e.g. Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Experience in a specialist nursing role.
- Evidence of good leadership qualities, including delegation and co-ordination of teams
- The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people both internally and externally, often involving highly complex or sensitive information
- Presentation skills
- Ability to innovate and respond to change
- Ability to interpret and implement new policies into workplace procedures
- Evidence of commitment to patient & carer involvement in care
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues and risk management strategies
- Ability to make decisions, organise & prioritise
- Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
- Experience and ability to manage conflict situations
- Computer Literacy
Desirable criteria
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation\publication
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work clinical shifts as required
- Flexibility to meet services needs
- To work on both sites equally throughout each week or as service requires
- Flexibility of working hours
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Farzana Baksh
- Job title
- Cancer Services Divisional Nurse Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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