Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist - Late Effects | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7200178/282-C495 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen to join our GI Late Effects team as a lead Clinical Nurse Specialist. This team is led by a consultant gastroenterologist alongside clinical fellows, a nurse consultant and specialist dieticians to support patients with complex GI symptoms related to their cancer treatment.
The role would involve assessing patients in the outpatient clinic setting (both NHS and private), arranging relevant investigations and reviewing results and treatment plans accordingly. You will also work alongside the colorectal CNS to triage and assess patients referred to the colorectal service with suspected cancer symptoms and arrange investigations and ongoing management accordingly. You will also act as the patients key contact in the late effects service and maintain the vision of the Royal Marsden.
• Clinical leadership to the nursing teams, maintaining credibility through practice and provide a high quality and safe patient service, which exceeds patient expectations.
• Routine management of patients with long term effects of their cancer treatment
• Using advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, prompt treatment plans or referrals will be initiated to effectively manage acute and chronic cancer-related complications and/or toxicities from systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT), supportive therapies and/or radiotherapy.
• Support the colorectal CNS with triaging “two week wait” patients and running the telephone triage clinics.
• Telephone triage of patients reporting side-effects / complications.
• Booking of routine and emergency investigations.
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:
• Uses best evidence, advanced specialist skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide expert clinical care.
• To integrate into the existing clinical structure and to support other professionals to manage the care of patients by collaborating with other principal team members.
• Carry out clinical procedures, e.g., cannulation, blood sampling and other procedures relevant to specialty.
• The CNS will order investigations (e.g., imaging, blood tests) and interpret results and escalate concerns and abnormalities as appropriate to the Consultant or Outreach teams.
• Take responsibility for organising, undertaking, and interpreting investigations as appropriate to ensure patients are fit as possible for treatment where necessary discussing with the medical team
• To liaise with administrative staff, and other members of the MDT to optimise the smooth transition for the patient throughout their treatment pathway.
This advert closes on Friday 23 May 2025
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