Job summary
Are you an experienced palliative care nurse with a passion for innovation and improvement? Marie Curie seeks a motivated, enthusiastic individual for the Midlands Specialist Prison Service.
Our service provides palliative and end-of-life support, education and specialist input across 21 Prison sites in the Midlands. In this role, your experience in End-of-Life care will enable you to make a significant impact, end-of-life care in UK prisons is increasingly critical due to an aging population, with prison deaths from natural causes rising by 77% in the last decade.
You will be working autonomously and independently as clinical nurse specialist across a cohort of prisons in the Midlands place. Our ideal candidate would be passionate about empowering and enabling the Prison healthcare staff to provide palliative care aligned to the Dying Well in Custody Charter, completing holistic assessments, advanced care planning, providing emotional support and record keeping.
Main duties of the job
A key part of the role will also be building strong professional relationships with the Prison Health Care teams and Healthcare Advocates, to provide vital education and support to influence long term change in end-of-life care within the prison environment.
You will work closely with the prison healthcare teams, the HMP CNS team, as well as other team members including administration, reporting directly to the Hospice clinical lead.
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.
- Lead and innovate nursing practice within the speciality.
- Develop policies and evidence-based practices as appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and smooth running of the service.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Structure :Permanent; Part Time 32 Hours/Week
Shifts :Monday to Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm
Salary:Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, Band 7 (aligned with AFC): £47,810 to £54,710 per annum (prorated according to contracted hours), plus applicable enhancements.
Based :Community Based - Midlands
What we are looking for:
- NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist 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.
- Valid driver's license and car access
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
Advert Closes:3-March-2026
Application Process
To apply, submit an online application and attach your CV, explaining how you meet the requirements and why you're interested in working for Marie Curie.
Additional Information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Agencies need not apply.
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us atrecruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you your experience, perspective and voice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Structure :Permanent; Part Time 32 Hours/Week
Shifts :Monday to Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm
Salary:Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, Band 7 (aligned with AFC): £47,810 to £54,710 per annum (prorated according to contracted hours), plus applicable enhancements.
Based :Community Based - Midlands
What we are looking for:
- NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist 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.
- Valid driver's license and car access
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
Advert Closes:3-March-2026
Application Process
To apply, submit an online application and attach your CV, explaining how you meet the requirements and why you're interested in working for Marie Curie.
Additional Information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
Agencies need not apply.
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us atrecruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you your experience, perspective and voice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Recent/current experience in Specialist Palliative Care and Caseload Management.
Desirable
- Quality improvement and service implementation experience desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Recent/current experience in Specialist Palliative Care and Caseload Management.
Desirable
- Quality improvement and service implementation experience desirable.
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).
Additional information
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).
