Deputy Matron WWCRC & DDU

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Deputy Matron on West Wing Clinical Research Centre and the Drug Development Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.  West Wing Clinical Research Centre incorporates the NIHR Royal Marsden Clinical Research Facility, providing dedicated day-care facilities for patients on early phase clinical trials.  The Drug Development Unit, a designated Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, is widely regarded as the worldwide leader in phase I clinical trials, and incorporates dedicated in-patient and day-care facilities on Oak Ward.

This post is an excellent opportunity to be centrally involved in the delivery of care to patients involved in clinical trials of experimental anti-cancer drugs and other clinical research performed in patients with advanced cancer.  The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of daily operational management for WWCRC and DDU, delivering key performance targets and quality measures.  The Deputy Matron will provide clinical leadership to the nursing and administrative teams, maintaining credibility through practice and provide a high quality and safe patient service, which exceeds patient expectations.  They will liaise effectively with members of the research community, within the Trust and the ICR, to achieve a coordinated specialist service and best research practice.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a premier institution in cancer care research, excels in translating scientific discoveries into cutting-edge treatments and providing experimental trial opportunities for patients.  The organisation is renowned for its comprehensive cancer research facilities, including The Oak Foundation Drug Development Unit (DDU) and the West Wing Clinical Research Centre (WWCRC), incorporating the NIHR Clinical Research Facility.  These facilities care for patients who have been recruited to clinical trials across the spectrum from First in Human, early phase through to phase III, ensuring a seamless transitional pathway in clinical research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Provide and sustain a high-quality specialist nursing service to patients and their families within own area of expertise.
• Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the department.
• To monitor clinical standards, evaluate patient care, ensuring practice is evidence based and that clinical guidelines and care pathways are developed and implemented.
• To identify and deal effectively with poor practice or declining standards of care and have oversight of the resource management on the wards, ensuring the responsible use of resources, while promoting safety and care
• To increase nursing influence in decision making and enhance the contribution of nursing to the clinical management of patients within the service.