Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Hepato‑Pancreato‑Biliary (HPB) Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our dedicated GI nursing team based at our Chelsea site within The Royal Marsden Hospital.
As a CNS, you will play a pivotal role in delivering expert clinical care, providing specialist support from diagnosis through treatment and beyond, ensuring patients and their families receive compassionate, coordinated and high‑quality care.
The successful candidate will work closely with a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, including consultants, allied health professionals, and specialist nurses, to deliver seamless patient‑centred care. The role includes participation in late clinics and cross‑site working where needed to support the service.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide a clear focus for nursing, maintaining a highly visible and authoritative presence within the unit, ensuring high‑quality, patient‑centred care across all settings.
* Deliver expert assessment, management, and continuity of care for patients with HPB cancers, supporting patients and their families throughout the disease pathway.
* Use advanced clinical judgement to plan, deliver, and evaluate individualized care and ensure timely referral to appropriate specialists.
* Manage a personal caseload and act as a key worker where appropriate to coordinate care and maintain effective communication across services.
* Discuss treatment options, including interventions, with expertise and sensitivity, supporting informed decision‑making while acting as a patient advocate.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of targeted patient support initiatives and collaborate with the Patient Information Service to develop and update accurate, accessible patient resources.
* Work collaboratively with consultants, allied health professionals, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated and effective care.
* Identify and support vulnerable patients, facilitating appropriate referrals to community and specialist services.
* Provide clinical expertise in planning and delivering audits, risk assessments, and service improvements, escalating issues where necessary.
* Undertake nurse‑led and telephone clinics to assess symptoms, coordinate investigations and provide ongoing advice and support.
* Contribute to holistic needs assessments (HNA) and care planning, ensuring timely referrals to relevant professionals and services.
Qualifications and Experience
* Significant post‑registration experience in HPB or GI surgical oncology care.
* Excellent clinical assessment and communication skills.
* The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
* A commitment to holistic, patient‑centred care.
* Enthusiasm for service improvement, education and professional development.
* Flexible, reliable and adaptable, with a proven ability to thrive in a fast‑paced specialist cancer service.
About The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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.
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 ongoing achievements.
Next Steps
For further information, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026.
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