Job overview

The post holder has a distinct level of responsibility to patients with skin cancer , in providing a comprehensive specialist nursing service to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working within a team of advanced clinical nurses. The post holder will work in conjunction with the existing Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists and specifically provide advanced nursing care to patients with local and advanced cancer.  To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with skin cancer acting as a resource and consultant to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty. In addition, the post holder will be required to liaise with their peers across the Trust, the divisional management team and appropriate corporate directorates and teams. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues external to the Trust and national networks as appropriate to the specialty. 

To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with skin cancers, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.

To take responsibility for own evidence based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within Skin and Melanoma care. 

To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team so as to achieve a synchronised specialist service. 

To provide informal and formal teaching, e.g. academic courses provided by the School of Nursing.

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.