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Job overview
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: 020 8661 3625 or [email protected]
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- 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 POSCU’s
- To provide support to CYP’s 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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Nursing experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within symptom and/or palliative care.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to both sites if required.
- Flexibility of working hours to meet service needs
- Car owner / driver
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration
- Registered children’s nurse
- Children’s oncology qualification/experience
- First level degree
- Teaching qualification
- Willingness to undertake higher degree
Desirable
- Children’s community nursing qualification/experience
- Experience in research
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Physical assessment skills qualification
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- 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
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This advert is for Clinical Nurse Specialist with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term). The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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