The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Haematology Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our Cancer Services Directorate. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based primarily at our Sutton site, with travel required to all Trust sites including Chelsea. This post offers a unique opportunity to develop and deliver advanced nursing practice within Haemato-Oncology across inpatient, outpatient, and day care settings for both NHS and private patients. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical care, act as a role model and leader, and play a key role in shaping the future of Haemato-Oncology services within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
* Provide expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management of Haemato-Oncology patients.
* Undertake advanced clinical procedures including cannulation, blood sampling, bone marrow biopsies, line removals, and venesections.
* Prescribe medications in line with protocols, including Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).
* Lead daily patient reviews, ward rounds, and MDT meetings, ensuring high standards of documentation and communication.
* Support safe and timely discharge planning, liaising closely with patients, carers, and the wider MDT.
* Act as a clinical leader, role model, and educator, supporting colleagues and contributing to teaching at local, national, and international level.
* Participate in service development, policy creation, clinical governance, audit, and research to continually improve patient outcomes and care delivery.
* Work autonomously within a competency framework and maintain advanced clinical skills in line with the four pillars of advanced 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 is 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:
1. Uses best evidence, advanced specialist skills, knowledge and expertise to provide expert clinical care
2. To integrate into the existing clinical structure and to support other professionals to manage the routine care of haemato-oncology in-patients by collaborating with other principle team members for both NHS and PP services.
3. The ANP will undertake routine advanced physical assessment of haemato-oncology patients including history taking, clinical examination, arranging relevant investigations (e.g. blood tests, radiographs) and prescribing
4. Presenting and attending Ward rounds – preparing Ward rounds / MDT/Outpatient lists in conjunction with the team. Reviews patients’ progress on a daily basis, recording any changes to their condition in the medical notes. Verbally communicating changes in care to relevant ward team.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* First level Registered Nurse with the NMC.
* Degree level education
* Possess a relevant Specialist Qualification in cancer or haematology
* MSc in Advanced Practice or working towards
* Up to date Advanced Life
* Mentorship/ assessor qualification or equivalent
Experience
* Haemato-oncology experience 3-4 years
* Excellent clinical skills, that have been practiced at a senior staff nurse/charge nurse level, with proven managerial and leadership skills
* Mentorship and teaching experience
* Experience in the supervision of junior staff / others
* Experience in Change Management
Skills Abilities/knowledge
* Clinical assessment of patients on a daily basis
* Work with SpR and SHO teams to deliver a streamlined service for patients and their families
* Proven teaching and assessing skills
* Ability to make clinical decisions and assess clinical priorities
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
* Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
* Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
* Able to manage difficult situations effectively
* Capable of working independently and taking appropriate action
* Demonstrate evidence of applying current research to practice
* Experience of audit and research
* PICC Insertion
* Skin tunnelled line removal
* Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine
Other Requirements
* Clear understanding of the role of advanced nursing care and the associated professional responsibility and accountability
* To work within the four pillars of advanced practice
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Aware of current NHS issues
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.
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 Laila Donnellan Job title Lead Haematology Advanced Nurse Practitioner Email address laila.donnellan@rmh.nhs.uk
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