Clinical Nurse Specialist - Skin, Melanoma and Immunotherapy in London

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the specialist nursing team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder would have a distinct level of responsibility to patients with skin and melanoma cancers, as well as expert knowledge in immunotherapy as a treatment modality, and provide a comprehensive specialist nursing service to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working within a team of advanced clinical nurses. The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills with significant experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within this area. They will act as a clinical role model, promote effective multidisciplinary team working, support staff development and contribute to service improvement and patient experience. In addition to this, the post holder will act as a resource and consultant to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of NHS and private care patients with skin and melanoma 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, with a focus on immunotherapy as a treatment modality.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
• To provide informal and formal teaching, e.g. academic courses provided by the School of Nursing.

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 ongoing achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care.
• To use advanced clinical judgement to plan, implement and evaluate care for patients throughout their cancer pathway.
• In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review this following change/implementation.
• To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
• In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients with complex needs are referred to the appropriate specialist/s.

Person specification:

• Education/Qualifications:
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Educated to Degree level
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
• Postgraduate qualification in oncology or other speciality
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
• Experience:
• Experience in intravenous drug administration
• Sufficient post-registration nursing experience in oncology at band 6 or above
• Experience of working as a CNS
• Experience in at least one oncological treatment modality (systemic anti-cancer treatment, surgery or radiotherapy)
• Experience in Clinical Management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience
• Knowledge and understanding of care of patients with cancer
• Skills:
• Venepuncture and/or cannulation skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application. All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff:

At The Royal Marsden, we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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.