Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-DHR1534
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- Fulham Road
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 per annum in HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/07/2026
Employer heading
Nursing Information Officer (NIO)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Interviews: W/C 20th July
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Information Officer (NIO) (Band 8a) to join the Nursing & AHP Informatics team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a registered nurse with a passion for digital transformation, clinical safety and improving care through technology? The Royal Marsden is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Nursing Information Officer to join our CNIO team and help shape the future of digital nursing in a world-leading cancer centre. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how digital tools, data and workflows support safer, smarter and more efficient care across our services. Working closely with the CNIO, DCNIO, clinical teams and RM Digital colleagues. You will join an ambitious, supportive team at the forefront of cancer care, research and innovation, with the opportunity to make a real impact on patient safety, staff experience and digital excellence. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible working environment.
For an informal conversation please contact Tamsin Elwood Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) [email protected]"
Main duties of the job
- To provide the specialist knowledge, skills and tools across a range of clinical procedures and practices, which enable clinical information to be collected, managed, used and shared to support the development and implementation of clinical process redesign and new ways of working and to achieve the Trust's objectives.
- Act as lead liaison between clinicians, RM Digital, IT systems administrators and the DHR Programme team.
- To participate in the selection of healthcare technology systems relevant to nursing or allied health professionals.
- To participate in Digital Clinical Safety activities, ensuring new technologies are adequately riskassessed, comply with NHS Digital Standards and are clinically safe to deploy.
- Review and approve clinical content for the development of new content to promote quality initiatives for both RM Digital and the DHR programme.
- Work collaboratively with our partners, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Epic.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Clinical
The post holder will work in clinical areas throughout the trust, providing clinical leadership, positive challenge, role modelling and providing coaching & mentorship to clinical staff in order to:
- To lead and drive digital innovation for nursing, ensuring digital literacy and adoption of technological solutions to support quality and efficiency of care.
- Act as an expert role model in area of clinical practice promoting patient centred care.
- Maintain up to date professional registration and knowledge to ensure understanding of clinical requirements and to understand current processes and impact of healthcare technology in different
clinical areas. - Promote the use of healthcare technologies and a data driven culture in the clinical environment.
- Collaborate with the CNIO, DCNIO, IOs, CCIOs and other RMH clinical IT champions, to design future clinical and research processes and workflows, within the DHR.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing professional qualification and current Registration
- Educated to Degree Level E Application form/Interview
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Qualified Clinical Safety Officer or the willingness to undertake training
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or evidence of post graduate study or equivalent experience and continued commitment to professional development relevant to post
- Teaching/learning qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive and up to date knowledge of nursing and other clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment
- Experience of clinical leadership during career E Application form/Interview
- Proven management of change with positive outcomes at clinical level
- Experience of managing clinical elements of IT/Information projects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of process mapping, analysis interpretation, evaluation and process re-design
- Experience of designing and implementing clinical policy & competencies at organisational level
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Leadership qualities with the ability to lead, manage and motivate staff into achieving a common goal
- Excellent written and verbal communication Skills with the ability to communicate fluently with staff at all levels in the organisation, including clinical staff, managerial staff and senior/board level executives, as well as with external suppliers
- Knowledge of Information Governance, SOPs and other governance, national and professional standards of practice or other regulations
Desirable criteria
- Exceptional organisational and strategic level logistics planning skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance, audit processes/techniques and research methods and processes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tamsin Elwood
- Job title
- CNIO
- Email address
- [email protected]
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