NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Children & Young People Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 282-C1361
Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton Town Sutton Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/03/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated children's nurse for this post to provide safe effective sedation care to children and young people.
You will work collaboratively with the nurse led sedation ANP team, day care nursing and anesthetist to co-ordinate general anesthesia and sedation lists.
MUST BE ABLE TO WORK TUESDAY'S
Main duties of the job
* To be a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Paediatric sedation service working within the multidisciplinary team to provide safe effective sedation care (including GA) to children and young people with cancer.
* To provide expert clinical care throughout the patients’ sedation pathway from the sedation administration through to safe patient discharge
* To be involved in education, research, and audit for the sedation service to continually improve patient experience and services provided.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
* To work within the NMC Code of Conduct.
* To work within the Trust’s Policies and Procedures and the parameters set down in agreed local clinical protocols and guidelines as well as national guidelines such as NICE.
* Ensure that documentation is maintained to the Trust Standard (including electronic records).
* Be competent, knowledgeable practitioner in the care delivery of patients (children and young people) requiring sedation and general anaesthesia (GA) for scans and procedures within the Trust.
* To organise the clinical management of patients utilising clinical knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and initiate changes where required, working collaboratively with the anaesthetic team for decision making where concerns are highlighted. This includes monitoring and evaluating the response to sedation through analysis and interpretation of clinical tests and investigations.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registered Children’s Nurse
* Post registration experience in clinical practice
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Willingness to complete European Paediatric Advanced Life Support Qualification
* Competency in recovery nursing
Experience
* Experience in intravenous drug administration
* Evidence of teaching experience
* Experience in paediatric oncology
* Experience in Clinical Management
Skills Abilities/knowledge
* Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
* Evidence of commitment to patient care initiatives
* Computer Literacy (eg: Microsoft Word and Outlook)
* Cannulation / venepuncture / Capnography skills / advanced paediatric airway management
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Joanna Stone Job title Lead Nurse / Advanced Nurse Practitioner Email address Joanna.stone@rmh.nhs.uk
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