Job description

Job responsibilities

Job structure: Permanent, with multiple vacancies available on a full-time or part-time basis

Working hours: Monday to Friday, with typical working patterns of 8am 4pm or 9am 5pm

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 6, aligned with AFC: £39,959 £48,117 per annum

Base: Solihull, community-based across six Primary Care Networks

What you will do:

• Deliver specialist palliative care nursing support as part of the Solihull Identification and Support Service across six Primary Care Networks.
• Support earlier identification of people approaching the last year of life through proactive register review, MDT participation and referral pathway development.
• Undertake holistic assessment, care planning, symptom management and evaluation for people with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs.
• Support advance care planning, treatment escalation planning, ReSPECT conversations and recording of preferred place of care and death where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with GP practices, primary care MDTs, community services, acute, hospice and specialist palliative care partners to coordinate safe, integrated care.
• Help reduce avoidable crisis presentations, non-elective admissions and acute bed days where community-based alternatives are clinically appropriate.
• Contribute to mobilisation, pathway development, data collection, benefits tracking and routine performance reporting for the commissioned service.
• Use outcome measures, feedback, audit and quality improvement approaches to demonstrate impact and support continuous service development.

What we are looking for:

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register, with a relevant nursing degree and post-registration qualification at Level 6 or above.
• Experience of working in specialist palliative care, ideally within community, primary care or integrated care settings.
• Strong knowledge of complex symptom management, advance care planning, treatment escalation planning and best practice in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage a caseload, assess complex needs and influence multidisciplinary decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills, including confidence in supporting sensitive conversations with patients, families, carers and professionals.
• Experience of working collaboratively with multiple partners and services to improve coordination, equity of access and patient experience.
• A compassionate, values-led and person-centred approach, with a clear commitment to advocating for patients and those important to them.
• A flexible approach to working and the ability to travel across Solihull community locations as required.

Benefits Package:

• Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Help with eyecare cost (T & Cs apply)
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% discount in Marie Curie shops
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance - 27days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
• Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining Marie Curie with no breaks of service)
• Marie Curie Contributary Pension Scheme
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes

Why join Marie Curie?

Everyone will be affected by dying, death and bereavement, and at Marie Curie we believe everyone deserves the best possible experience, reflecting what matters most to them. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: always compassionate, making things happen, leading in our field and putting people at our heart.

Application Process

• Closing date for applications: 24 September 2026
• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Interviews: Interviews are planned to take place in person at our West Midlands Hospice during the week commencing 28 September

For further information or to arrange an informal chat please contact [email protected]

Additional Information

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.

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 at [email protected].

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

• Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult)
• Relevant Nursing Degree
• Relevant post-registration qualification (minimum Level 6)

Desirable

• Clinical supervisor
• Mentorship/ Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in specialist palliative care, ideally within community, primary care or integrated care settings

Desirable

• Participating in audit and research

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

Community Based

Solihull

England

B91 1LE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Primary Care experience

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to drive
• Disclosure & Barring Service check

Qualifications

Essential

• A medical degree recognised by the General Medical Council
• A foundation course of general training which takes 2 years
• General practice specialist training which takes 3 years

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Mayford House Surgery

Address

Boroughbridge Road

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL7 8AW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mayfordhouse.co.uk/home/ (Opens in a new tab)