Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Breast Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital. As a centre of excellence in oncology, we are looking for a dedicated Lead Breast Oncology Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of breast cancer care.This is a key leadership role, combining advanced clinical expertise with operational oversight and opportunities for service improvement. You will lead and support a team of experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP's) and Lead Clinical Nurse Specialists. The ANP's work autonomously in the diagnostic one stop clinics, open access follow up, M3 meetings, and the Family History service. The Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist's lead their individual teams ensuring delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care throughout the breast cancer treatment pathway -- from diagnosis to survivorship and palliative support across all treatment modalities; surgical, medical oncology and clinical oncology.
The service covers NHS and Private care across our sites in Sutton, Chelsea and Cavendish Square. The Lead Nurse role will be part of the senior management team working closely with the Service manager and be a professional positive role model promoting expert clinical practice.We encourage informal conversations from interested applicants to learn more about the role.
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. 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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- Work with the CNS leads (8a) to ensure the following tasks and responsibilities are consistently met to a high standard across.
- 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 provide strategic direction and ensure the nursing service remains responsive to external pressures and changes as well as forward thinking and
- To work maintain a clinical case load
- Ensure ANPs 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 take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures within the nursing teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- Work with the CNS leads (8a) to ensure the following tasks and responsibilities are consistently met to a high standard across.
- 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 provide strategic direction and ensure the nursing service remains responsive to external pressures and changes as well as forward thinking and
- To work maintain a clinical case load
- Ensure ANPs 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 take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures within the nursing teams.
Person Specification
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Skills e.g. Advanced physical assessment
- 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
Desirable
- Computer Literacy
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation\publication
Person Specification
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Skills e.g. Advanced physical assessment
- 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
Desirable
- Computer Literacy
- Experience of disseminating work through presentation\publication
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
