Senior Nurse - Yorkshire Place Based

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting for 2 Senior Nurses to join our Yorkshire Hospice Care at Home Team.

Salary:Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum + enhancements

Hours/Contract:2 x part time positions

Contract Type:Permanent

Based:Hybrid

Closing date:17th December 2025

Interview date:TBC

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a nursing management and governance position. By sharing your nursing and palliative care expertise, you will have the chance to significantly influence and shape high quality end of life care and patient experience across Yorkshire.

In this key role, supported by the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will provide day-to-day line management of a dedicated team of Marie Curie nurses and healthcare assistants who work nights in patients homes. Your responsibilities will include training and development, investigating incidents, managing caseloads, and supporting the Co-ordinators in Yorkshire. Alongside the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will be responsible for delivering the Marie Curie Yorkshire Hospice Care at Home. You will also deputise for the Clinical Nurse Manager in their absence.

As a confident communicator and calm decision-maker, you will need experience and knowledge in palliative care and community services, along with well-developed assessment and planning skills. The ability to prioritise your work while managing a variety of changing demands is essential.

This hybrid role will be home-based, with regular travel to various venues across Yorkshire to meet with nursing teams and attend relevant End of Life Care meetings. Therefore, the ability to drive and access a vehicle insured for business use is essential.

What were looking for:

• Registered Nurse on NMC Register
• Experience in Mentorship/Teaching qualification
• Strong time management skills and the ability to proactively plan and schedule your own workload, to meet patient care requirements.
• The flexibility to work across a varied shift pattern.
• Integration with Yorkshire place based teams.
• Experience in observation and provision of clinical skills training, to determine standards of care.
• An understanding of specific needs of patients approaching end of life and in the terminal phase.
• Driving licence and access to your own vehicle and a willingness to travel within the region

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Additional Information

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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
• Understanding of steps involved in audit and research
• Understanding of steps involved in introducing change
• Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multi disciplinary team working

Desirable

• Experience in caring for non- cancer patients requiring palliative care
• Experience of standard setting and audit
• Experience in developing nursing practice
• Experience in leading a team of nurses
• Experience of delivering care in a community setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on NMC Register
• Relevant Nursing Degree
• Mentorship / Teaching qualification
• Post qualification continual personal development

Desirable

• Working towards a Master of Nursing/MSc. in Cancer/Palliative Care (or equivalent)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Cancer/Palliative Care or relevant subject

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Place Based

Yorkshire

BD3 9LE

Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)