Job overview

The Royal Marsden has a vital role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge clinical practice. We are incredibly proud of our international reputation for pushing the boundaries of cancer treatment and for our ground-breaking work to ensure patients receive the very latest and best in cancer care.
Rated CQC ‘Outstanding’, The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer care, pioneering innovative treatments and ground-breaking research. We are equally proud of the experience we provide for both our patients and our staff, supported by a strong culture of engagement, development and multidisciplinary working. We provide our nurses and ODPs with the training, support and staffing required to deliver safe, compassionate and high-quality care.
Our theatre departments include seven modern theatres in Chelsea, including three robotic theatres, and two theatres in Sutton. We cover a diverse range of surgical specialties, including Sarcoma and Melanoma, Upper and Lower GI, Plastics, Head and Neck, Gynaecology, Urology and Breast, using a wide range of conventional, minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques.

Main duties of the job

• To be a expert practitioner in Recovery and act as an effective, professional and clinical role model. To lead, co-ordinate, organise and take full responsibility and accountability for the daily management and organisation of Recovery in Chelsea; this involves managing a wide range of complex and sometimes conflicting priorities including staff management. To work in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct, Trust policies and Procedures and National guidelines.
• As a member of the theatre team to perform all the tasks of an ODP/theatre nurse including all checks and procedures as laid down in National and Trust Theatre Policy.  To demonstrate sound knowledge base of safe decontamination processes and practices, particularly relating to the safe decontamination of flexible scopes & sterilisation of instruments 
• As a member of the surgical theatres team perform the tasks of theatre runner, supporting the instrument nurse/ surgeon and other members of the multidisciplinary team where necessary. 

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.