Clinical Nurse Specialist Gastrointestinal

Royal Marsden; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 53,000 - GBP 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in the UK seeks a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gastrointestinal care. This role involves delivering expert nursing care to patients with GI conditions and requires strong communication and leadership skills. Candidates must have significant GI oncology experience and a valid nursing degree. The position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment, focusing on patient-centered care across multiple sites in a reputable organization.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Dynamic working environment

Flexible working requests

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in GI oncology required.
• Experience in chemotherapy administration is necessary.
• Demonstrable experience in cancer care settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert assessment and support for patients and families.
• Act as a patient advocate, providing education and advice.
• Lead nurse-led initiatives and contribute to service development.

Skills

GI oncology experience

Advanced communication skills

Leadership qualities

Interpersonal skills

Ability to innovate

Education

Degree in Nursing (Adult)

Evidence of continued professional development

Recognised teaching qualification

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gastrointestinal

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Gastrointestinal Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 282-C1181

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton Town Sutton Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/02/2026 09:00

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist (GI CNS) to join our dedicated team based at the Sutton site.

The GI Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) provides advanced nursing expertise across medical oncology, clinical oncology, and surgical specialties, supporting patients with gastrointestinal (GI) and neuroendocrine tumours from diagnosis through all stages of disease. This role is integral to delivering effective, compassionate, and efficient specialist care to patients with complex GI conditions and their families. Working across GI medical oncology, clinical oncology, and surgical services, the postholder will also provide cross-site cover across The Royal Marsden locations as required, ensuring that the patient remains at the centre of all aspects of care.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with excellent communication and advanced clinical skills and demonstrates experience in GI oncology. They will be flexible, reliable, and able to support late clinics, while working autonomously to drive change within a fast-paced specialist service.

Given the nature of the role, we are seeking a dependable and highly adaptable individual who can work independently and integrate quickly within the team.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Deliver expert assessment, management, and support for patients and their families from diagnosis through all stages of disease.
• Act as a patient advocate, providing education, advice, and information to support informed decision-making.
• Lead nurse-led initiatives and contribute to service development, governance, and quality improvement, ensuring safe and high-quality pathways of care.
• Work autonomously while collaborating closely with consultants, AHPs, and wider multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless communication and care coordination.
• Support patients and their families with compassion and consistency, promoting a holistic approach to care.
• Act as a role model, providing guidance to junior colleagues and actively promoting advanced nursing 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’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:

• Provide a clear focus for nursing, maintaining a highly visible and authoritative presence within the units, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care across all settings.
• Deliver expert assessment, management, and continuity of care for patients with gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine tumours, supporting them and their families from diagnosis through all stages of disease.
• Use advanced clinical judgement to plan, deliver, and evaluate individualised care, jointly developing assessment tools to ensure timely referral to appropriate specialists.
• Manage a personal caseload, acting as key worker where appropriate to coordinate care and ensure optimal liaison and continuity.
• Discuss all treatment options, including research-based interventions, with expertise and sensitivity, supporting informed decision-making while acting as a patient advocate.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing (Adult)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Be willing to undertake Trust CNS role development programme or be able to demonstrate equivalent competencies
• Evidence of MSc level learning or working towards in relevant subject
• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in GI oncology (medical, clinical and/or surgical) to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
• Experience in chemotherapy administration or completed SACT passport
• Demonstrable experience in a range of cancer care settings
• Experience in clinical management
• Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
• Experience in audit/research

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Evidence of good leadership qualities, including delegation, motivation, influencing skills and co-ordination of teams
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people both internally and externally, often involving highly complex or sensitive information
• Ability to innovate and respond to change
• Ability to interpret and implement new policies into workplace procedures
• Evidence of commitment to patient & carer involvement in care
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues and risk management strategies
• Ability to make decisions, organise & prioritise
• Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
• Evidence of working well in a team
• Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and motivate others
• Experience and ability to manage conflict situations
• Experience of disseminating work through presentation/publication
• Advanced communication skills

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.