Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced palliative care nurse with a passion for innovation and improvement? Marie Curie is looking for someone highly driven and enthusiastic about Palliative care improvement, to join our NEW Primary Care Network (PCN) project.
Who are we?
We are the UKs leading, largest non NHS provider of end of life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they are likely to die from.
Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end of life, through 3 ways:
- Growing and transforming our direct care and support
- Delivering more practical information and support
- Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience
What is our PCN Project?
This project is a new and exciting opportunity to help reform and influence Derbyshires end of life care, with a strong focus on the link between identification, deprivation and admission.
Our PCN Project is taking a data driven approach and focuses on four identified PCNs with low identification and high deprivation at end of life
- Chesterfield & Dronfield PCN
- North Derbyshire PCN
- North Hardwick Bolsover PCN
- South Hardwick PCN
An exciting aspect of this project is that, with a strong focus on admission avoidance and early identification, we will be embedding Marie Curie nurses into Chesterfield A&E, empowering that nurse with taking a why not home? approach and striving to ensure preferred place of death is an upheld choice.
What is the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join this team, you'll be instrumental in developing and shaping this service. The key aim will be to improve identification of patients with palliative and end of life care needs through advanced clinical assessment and multidisciplinary working.
We are looking for an individual with a confident and competent clinical and person-centred approach who can utilise their skills and experience to have an impact on increasing access to palliative/end of life care and support for those in the most deprived areas, enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and their carers. We seek a dedicated individual to join us in making a positive impact.
In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Management Team, senior nursing staff, key members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users, and colleagues within the Network and the Charity. This role will exemplify person-centred leadership, clinical excellence, and effective collaboration, ensuring that Marie Curie meets its strategic goals and positively influences the care delivered.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Develop nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members through support, advice, education, reflective practice, and clinical supervision.
- Provide holistic specialist palliative care advice to patients and their families.
- Conduct Nurse Led Clinics in the Outpatient Unit and collaborate with staff on the Inpatient Unit.
- Lead and innovate nursing practice within the speciality throughout the Hospice.
- Develop policies and evidence-based practices as appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and smooth running of the service.
Job Structure : Permanent; Full Time 37.5 Hours/Week
Shifts :Day Shifts 9:00am 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Salary : Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 7 (Aligned with AFC) £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum, Plus Enhancements
Based : Chesterfield Royal Hospital, A&E Department
What were looking for:
- NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist qualification/Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification.
- Good knowledge of professional accountability and responsibility and the limitations of the role.
- Recent/current experience in Specialist Palliative Care and Caseload Management.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a challenging environment
- Strong communication and training skills
- Commitment to continuous improvement and sharing best practices
- Quality improvement and service implementation experience desirable.
What's in it for you:
- Continuous Professional development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Travel Allowance - Paid Mileage: £0.45 per mile
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Introduce a friend scheme.
- Help with eyecare costs (T & Cs apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance for all employees
Advert Closes: 20 July 2025
Application Process
To apply, please complete an online application, enclosing your CV and a cover letter that explains how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.
Interview Dates
Week commencing 28 July. Please note that the interview will consist of competency based questions and a short presentation you will be contacted if shortlisted with further details.
For further information regarding the role, please contact Ebony Fry Clinical Lead for Midlands Community Service at Ebony.fry@mariecurie.org.uk
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Agencies need not apply.
