Job overview

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with an international reputation for high-quality patient care, research, development and education.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced clinical leader to join our team of highly experienced nurses as the band 7 Sister/ Charge Nurse for Ellis Ward, for 1-year fixed term/ secondment.  
Ellis Ward is a 14 bedded unit on the Chelsea site caring for patients undergoing surgery, systemic anti-cancer therapies, radiotherapy as well as supportive care treatments, for a variety of different cancer types, with a specialisation in Gynaecological, GI and breast patients. The successful candidate will be a proactive and motivated oncology nurse with dynamic leadership skills, demonstrating the ability to manage the service in line with trust values as well as show a vision for service development in order to optimise high quality patient care delivery.

Our ward commitment is to meet the Trust’s goals of excellence in caring for our patients, their families and friends with professionalism, respect and dignity. We are an inclusive team and would welcome your application.

The post-holder will demonstrate flexibility to meet the varied demands of the role as required. 

Main duties of the job

1.1.    To create and maintain a safe, therapeutic clinical environment for all patients and their families who come to Ellis Ward. 

1.2.    To co-ordinate all functions and activities proactively within Ellis Ward, working closely with Matron and other Sisters

1.3.    To manage resources of clinical area within budgetary limitations e.g. Finance, equipment and staff (including temporary staff)

1.4.    To provide strong clinical leadership to the nursing and health care support workers that is motivating, supportive and sets clear boundaries resulting in a high quality safe patient care.

1.5.    Working closely with School of Nursing and Practice Educators team to support a clinical learning environment that enables nursing staff to develop professionally and promotes the use of evidence in practice.

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.