Practice Educator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,524 - £62,652 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8053348/282-CR1563 |
Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Practice Educator to support the growing workforce within the West Wing Clinical Research Centre (WWCRC). This role will lead on education, clinical competency, and workforce development across the unit, supporting staff delivering increasingly complex oncology clinical trials. The successful candidate will coordinate induction and onboarding programmes, deliver teaching and clinical training, support competency assessment, and contribute to improving staff experience, retention, and professional development.
A key aspect of the role will be working closely with clinical research teams, pharmacy, and other multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and consistent approach to service delivery across the unit. Applicants should have substantial oncology experience, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a strong interest in education and clinical research. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and support the continued growth and development of a specialist clinical research workforce.
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 Day-care 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 more information, please refer to the job description and person specification.
• Demonstrate clinical practice expertise in drug development by working alongside nurses on the WWCRC
• Assess the development needs of staff nurses and with the Ward sister of WWCRC write a professional development plan to enable them to gain clinical competence in cancer setting and increase their awareness of the evidence underpinning practice and how to use it in their daily work.
• Maintaining personal clinical competence, credibility and professional development in line with the NMC requirements
• Participating in the Clinical Education Team meetings
• Participating in interviewing for recruitment activities as required.
• Supporting other members of the Clinical Education team in the development of newly qualified nurses within the Trust
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jun 2026
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