Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join an Advanced Nurse Practitioner team to deliver expert nursing care to children in a principle treatment centre for paediatric oncology. 

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and committed to patient care and experience. The successful candidate will have completed formal ACP training and have experience working with children with a haematological diagnosis to enable them to work autonomously in the planning and delivery of care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The post will comprise of 75% clinical, 25% non-clinical hours to allow for service development, audit, research, teaching and professional development.  We offer a friendly working environment and a commitment to personal professional development. Flexible hours will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The ANP role will work collaboratively with the clinical team caring for children and young people undergoing treatment for haematology malignancy.  This post is aimed at developing ways of working for senior cancer nurses as an ANP within the Children and Young People’s inpatient, outpatient, and day unit; enabling them to take on roles and responsibilities that complement the current services delivered by medical teams.

The ANP practices both autonomously and in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, utilising their clinical and nursing experience, knowledge, and skills in haematology to develop and promote excellence in the delivery of medical and nursing care. The ANP plays a pivotal role in providing essential continuity of competent, comprehensive, and coordinated care for children, young people and their families from time of referral, through treatment and to long term survivorship care

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.