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Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Royal Marsden Hospital  Pain Management Team as Band 7 Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist .

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team using your clinical expertise to co-ordinate high quality care and treatment of patients requiring pain services across both sites (one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey). This will include supporting both for in-patients and for outpatient clinic. 

The role will include provision of formal and informal education and participation in audit and research projects.
 The sucessful applicants will be required to work  across both sites .

For further details / informal visits contact:
Roya Hejazi, Lead Nurse in Pain Management [email protected] on Ext 1715 or Yara Osman De Oliveira, Matron CCU , Outreach , resus and and Pain Team, [email protected] , 02078528860 Ext 1679

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be expected to demonstrate a higher level of practice in both her/his direct care of patients and in her/his ability to plan and develop services to support cancer care. Through the key skills of leadership, innovation, and clinical expertise s/he will facilitate and deliver care, which is patient centred, delivered with compassion, safe, and effective (see figure below).

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.