Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Company: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Job ID: C9282-26-0910

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and compassionate Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Symptom and Palliative Care for Children and Young People. This part-time role is based at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, where you will be a key part of a specialist team providing high-quality palliative care services to children and young people with cancer.

If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of children and young people with cancer, we would love to hear from you. This role offers an incredible opportunity to work within a leading cancer centre and be part of an innovative and supportive team.

Apply today and become a vital part of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust's mission to provide world-class palliative care. For further details please contact: Charlotte Bradbourne, Lead Nurse Tel: View phone number on meeveem.com or View email address on meeveem.com

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and high-quality symptom and palliative care service to children and young people (CYP) receiving treatment at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and their families. You will work with other members of the CYPOONS team and the Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care to provide advanced nursing care to this patient group. The post holder will be a clinical expert, sound educator, committed researcher and proficient leader.

The post holder will work with and support multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) in the Royal Marsden Hospital, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), voluntary sector and Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units (POSCUs), to co-ordinate and manage symptom and palliative care for this cohort of CYPs across settings.

About us
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.

Responsibilities

• To provide professional and clinical leadership for CYPs with symptom and palliative care needs across care settings.
• To act as an expert clinical resource for symptom and palliative care for CYPs, their families and healthcare professionals across care settings. These settings will include home, hospice, GP and POSCUs
• To provide support to CYPs and their families where required through community visits to hospital, home or hospice along with relevant allied healthcare professionals as above.
• To provide expert clinical care to this group of CYPs and their families.
• To demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy, using clinical judgment, to provide advice.
• To participate in the out of hours PATCH on-call rota when deemed competent to do so (and within 12 months of commencing the post) and there is a position available.

Essential Education/Qualifications

• First level registration
• Registered children's nurse
• Children's oncology qualification/experience
• First level degree
• Teaching qualification
• Willingness to undertake higher degree

Desirable Education/Qualifications

• Children's community nursing qualification/experience
• Experience in research
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Physical assessment skills qualification

Essential Experience

• Nursing experience.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience of working within symptom and/or palliative care.

Essential Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Evidence of delivering person-centred care and demonstrating organisational values in clinical practice.
• Evidence of leading practice improvements or influencing multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.
• Able to communicate effectively with children, young people, families and multidisciplinary teams in sensitive and complex situations.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Evidence of innovative practice/evidence-based care.
• Ability to set and monitor standards.
• Able to prioritise competing demands and manage a complex caseload whilst maintaining safe and effective patient care.
• Ability to work effectively with members of the MDT across various boundaries.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to lead and influence professional colleagues

Essential Other Requirements

• Ability to travel to both sites if required.
• Flexibility of working hours to meet service needs
• Car owner / driver

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 11 November 2026

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Apply through our website.