Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band five pre-assessment staff nurse in the Admissions and Pre-assessment department. This position has the opportunity to develop skills and experience towards a band six pre-assessment staff nurse. You will be given numerous opportunities to stretch and challenge yourself. You will work with multiple departments such as Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Complex discharge team, Clinical nurse specialist, Consultant anaesthetist, surgeons, and the list continues. The aim is for you to work closely or sometimes independently of the anaesthetist to ensure that your patient is safe to proceed to have surgery.

This Pre-assessment department comprises of a Echocardiogram room, Cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance test room, face to face anaesthetist review, nurse assessment and Phlebotomy clinic. We also work with surgical clinics, whereby we accept Walk-in patients who will require to be pre-assessed on the same day. We have an exciting change coming soon and we would you to be apart of it. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills with a flair to problem solve, to work flexibly, manage a caseload and work under pressure. 

Wish you all the best with your application. Look forward to meeting you. Sister Lisa Adamson

Main duties of the job

• To plan, document, deliver and evaluate evidence-based nursing care for patients in a responsible and efficient way, which has been drawn up in conjunction with the co-ordinator of the shift
• To develop a greater awareness and understanding of the needs of patients with cancer and the different treatment modalities administered within the unit.
• To develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managing a shift with the guidance of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.

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.