Job overview

We are excited to be recruiting for a Divisional Nurse Director working equally across both our Chelsea and Sutton sites, including Kingston.  

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional nurse leader to lead the nursing team within the Cancer Services Division at the Royal Marsden.  The role is a key part of the Divisional Management team working alongside the Director of Operations to support the Clinical Business units.  The role has professional accountability for the workforce, service delivery, service strategy, clinical quality, governance and safety; and the implementation of the Trust’s Nursing strategy.  The Divisional Nurse Director is also a key senior nurse within the Trust professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse and is responsible for the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards and the development of leadership competence and capacity within nursing.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and credible nurse leader with the ability to motivate and inspire staff to deliver the highest possible clinical and professional standards.  You will be a clinical role model and will be passionate about improvement and patient-centred care.  You will possess relevant professional qualifications plus additional specialist management knowledge, acquired through training and experience.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Eleanor Bateman, Director of Operations at [email protected].

Main duties of the job

The Divisional Nurse Director (DND) is an essential part of the Divisional Management Team led by the Divisional Director together with the Divisional Medical Director, Service Managers, and the Finance and Human Resources Managers. The role has professional accountability for 
the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and the implementation of the Trust’s Nursing strategy. 

The post holder will be responsible for defining divisional nursing objectives to meet corporate goals and ensuring that quality standards are met and performance addressed where this is not the case.
Reporting professionally to the Chief Nurse the DND is responsible for the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards and the development of leadership competence and capacity within nursing. This will be in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will contribute to delivering the Trust strategy.

The DND will provide professional leadership for the Cancer Services Division and will develop and deliver the divisional strategy for nursing, which meets both the Trust and national professional agendas. The DND is a full member of the Nursing, Rehabilitation & Radiography Advisory Committee (NRRAC).

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.