Job overview

The Royal Marsden has a well-established partnership with Kingston Hospital to provide a range of oncological services with the Trusts jointly investing in the development of the Sir William Rous Unit (SWRU) in 2008. The SWRU is home to the Kingston Medical Day Unit, staffed and run by Royal Marsden staff but very much integrated with Kingston Hospital, the unit delivers treatment to patients from a range of tumour groups including Breast, GI, Urology and Lung.   

Main duties of the job

•    Provide excellent day to day clinical care for patients attending the Medical Day Unit under the care of specific consultants specialising in Upper and Lower Gastro-Intestinal Cancer, Lung, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer    
•    Medically assess patients for their fitness for treatment and arrange appropriate routine investigations   
•    Ensure that the Medical Consultants are kept informed of their patients progress at all times   
•    Prescribe systemic oncology treatments as per the consultant’s treatment plan for individual patients   
•    Provide information regarding disease management, treatment side effects for patients and their families   
•    Contribute to, and where appropriate lead, outpatient and prescription clinics   
•    Take informed consent for all patients undergoing systemic treatment   
•    Maintain an excellent standard of documentation to ensure that patient information is    

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.