Living with and Beyond Cancer Service Lead Physiotherapist | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The Living With and Beyond Cancer Service Lead Physiotherapist is responsible for leading and delivering an expert level of clinical practice within the field of Living With and Beyond Cancer, particularly the promotion of exercise and physical activity, and embedding the principles of supported self-management.

The post holder will use expert clinical reasoning and knowledge in their specialist field to further develop clinical skills and support other Therapy colleagues, evaluate clinical practice and implement change to ensure a high quality, evidence based service. The clinical scope of this role is across tumour groups from prehabilitation to rehabilitation. The post holder also oversees the implementation of the Physical Activity Strategy for the Trust. You will carry a clinical caseload and provide operational management for physiotherapy outpatients on both sites. You will be supported by senior colleagues, with regular supervision and in-service training.

The Living With and Beyond Cancer Service Lead Physiotherapist is responsible for leading and delivering an expert level of clinical practice within the field of Living With and Beyond Cancer, the promotion of exercise and nutrition embedding the principles of supported self-management. You will use expert clinical reasoning and knowledge in their specialist field to further develop clinical skills and support other Therapy colleagues, evaluate clinical practice and implement change to ensure a high quality, evidence based service. The scope of this role is across tumour groups from prehabilitation to rehabilitation. The post holder also oversees the implementation of the Physical Activity Strategy for the Trust.

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.

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Job Description and Person Specification

• Practice as a lead specialist resource for supported self-management, exercise promotion, healthy eating from the point of diagnosis, prehabilitation through to living with and beyond cancer.
• Draw on specialist expertise in cancer / long term conditions to apply these skills to the management of oncology patients in line with the national guidelines.
• Undertake a specialist Physiotherapy case load prioritising and assessing patients with complex problems
• Work collaboratively across therapies to identify scope and implement service improvement opportunities. With the Associate Lead and Professional Leads for Dietetics and Physiotherapy identification, development and implementation of strategic therapeutic opportunities in relation to living with and beyond cancer; focussing on exercise delivery within this field, incorporating evidence based practice and the evaluation of services.

This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026

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