Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in oncology to join our Private Care division within Thames View, Charing Cross Hospital.

As a CNS, you will provide expert specialist nursing care, advanced clinical assessment, and holistic support to patients across the private cancer pathways. Working closely with consultants, the multidisciplinary team, and the private care leadership team, you will drive excellence in practice, service development, and patient experience.

The oncology cancer nurse specialist is an expert practitioner who, at a senior level, facilitates the provision of high quality, specialist nursing care to patients seen within Private Care at ICHT with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of cancer. The post holder would be expected to work within our Consultant led service and as part of a specialist cancer nursing team.

The post holder would be expected to contribute to the diagnostic service for the detection of cancer.

The post holder will provide clinical care to patients, and support and advice their families/carers attending the Trust, either as an inpatient or outpatient. The post holder will also act as a resource to other professionals on cancers and associated treatments and issues. The role encompasses clinical, consultative, teaching, leadership, and research and audit functions.

• Deliver expert specialist nursing care for private gynaecology patients across outpatient, diagnostic, procedural, and inpatient pathways.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner undertaking advanced clinical assessments, care planning, and coordination of complex cases.
• Provide specialist advice, education, and psychological support to patients and their families.
• Lead and contribute to service improvement initiatives that enhance safety, efficiency, and the premium private care experience.
• Support consultant surgeons and the MDT in delivering timely, seamless pathways, including pre-operative optimisation, postoperative reviews, and follow up care.
• Promote high standards of practice through clinical leadership, audit, research, and evidence based care.
• Deliver teaching, training, and professional development for nursing and support staff within private care.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, governance processes, and Trust values.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and…