The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse (Band 6) Children & Young Adult Day Unit
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Staff Nurse (Band 6) Children & Young Adult Day Unit
Child Registered Nurse Band 6 – CYP Daycare and Outpatients The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
About the Team and Role
Our busy CYP (Child and Young Person’s) Daycare and Outpatients unit sees over 6,000 patients annually, delivering systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), radiotherapy, and supportive care to patients aged 1 to 24 years old.
This makes the CYPDU (CYP Daycare and Outpatients Unit) a unique service within the Royal Marsden Hospital. We’re looking for passionate, driven Child Registered Nurses—with the potential to grow with us—who are eager to shape the future of cancer care delivery and SACT administration in paediatrics.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Gain essential experience across paediatric oncology and cancer care.
- Contribute ideas and lead projects to enhance patient care pathways.
- Play an active leadership role in the unit, supporting trust-wide improvements aligned with our values.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership & Patient Care
- Coordinate and supervise shifts, ensuring high-quality, evidence-led care through effective communication across a multidisciplinary team.
- Apply clinical judgment to assess long-term patient needs and contribute to individual care plans.
- Actively participate in daily operations, including clinical trial coordination:
- Recruit patients, provide necessary patient education.
- Monitor trial progress and liaise with trial sponsors as required.
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Work Environment
Delivered within a stimulating and dynamic hospital setting, working alongside over 4,500 professionals in nursing, medical science, radiography, pharmacy, and administrative roles.
This role is based across our Royal Marsden sites: a Chelsea hospital, a Sutton hospital, and the Kingston Medical Daycare Unit.
Essential Requirements
- Registered as a Nurse with the NMC (with specialism in paediatric-specific nursing preferred but not essential at this stage).
- Proven ability to take initiative, lead innovation, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong communication skills and a commitment to role-modelling excellence for team development and trainee mentoring.
- Disease-aware with a growing familiarity of SACT and supportive cancer care protocols (specialist training in oncology to Band 6 will be supported).
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About The Royal Marsden Hospital
Our Mission
We are committed to offering the world’s best cancer care. We empower our patients by pursuing excellence, ensuring cutting-edge diagnostics, treatments, and clinical research so that our patients have the very best chance of recovery and quality of life available today.
Our Values
- Excellence in everything we do.
- A team-based culture that prioritises caring, compassion, and collaboration.
- Flexible working values that support staff, improving work-life balance and employee well-being.
Career Development & Benefits
- A stimulating environment with opportunities to work across specialities and develop your career.
- A wide range of supportive benefits, including learning and development pathways, tailored to enhance your professional growth.
- Career progression locally and across the NHS.
For information on further details, schedule an informal visit or apply, please contact:
Sister Laura Havers
- Job Title: CYP Daycare & Outpatient Unit Lead Nurse
- Email: Laura.Havers@rmh.nhs.uk
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