Marie Curie

Senior Nurse - Cornwall

The closing date is 18 September 2025

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Job summary

We have a full-time vacancy for a Senior Nurse to join our team in Cornwall. This is a homeworking role, with expectations to travel as the service requires, either within the community or to our offices in Camborne and will require you to have provisions in place to work effectively.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Nurse at Marie Curie is responsible for managing a team of Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates, and Healthcare Assistants, supporting the Clinical Nurse Manager in fostering a positive working environment and ensuring high standards of palliative care. The role involves coordinating clinical services, overseeing care delivery, and developing staff through supervision, training, and performance reviews. The Senior Nurse contributes to service planning, manages staffing levels and resources, and leads team meetings to promote cohesion. They also support recruitment, rostering, and policy implementation, while participating in clinical governance, audits, and quality improvement initiatives. Effective communication with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams is essential, alongside maintaining accurate records and promoting professional standards and continual learning. The role requires flexibility, leadership, and a commitment to Marie Curies values and safeguarding policies.

About us

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the 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 theyre likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life.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.

Details

Date posted

29 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

MC00589

Job locations

Home based

Cornwall

United Kingdom

TR14 7DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a full-time vacancy for a Senior Nurse to join our team in Cornwall. This is a homeworking role, with expectations to travel as the service requires, either within the community or to our offices in Camborne and will require you to have provisions in place to work effectively.

As a Senior Nurse you will play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating the care provided in the community. Your primary responsibilities will include managing care standards and investigating safeguarding incidents, alongside line managing a team of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs).

This position is predominantly managerial rather than clinical, offering significant scope for professional development. We are looking for someone who is passionate about innovative approaches to palliative care and eager to contribute to new and exciting projects within a forward-thinking charity.

In this role you'll be part of a supportive team that truly cares about you and your development, and for that reason we are looking for someone who is interested in their own personal career progression.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Between the hours of 08:00-18:00)

Contract: Full-time Permanent

Location: Home working with some office requirement

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580per annum (pro rata), in line with NHS Agenda for Change (AFC). Plus, full range of Marie Curie benefits, including enhancements for out of hours working.

What we are looking for:

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register
  • Relevant Nursing Degree
  • Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role
  • Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
  • Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multidisciplinary team working.
  • Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues
  • Ability to manage time, self and own workload and prioritise affectively
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Understanding and support of the benefits of clinical supervision and reflective practice
  • Understands the importance of developing and following policies and protocols.

What's in it for you

  • Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Hybrid working
  • 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
  • Introduce a friend scheme
  • Help with eye care costs
  • Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
  • Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
  • Life assurance for all employees

Closing date:18th September 2025

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Kathryn Bowman by email on Kathryn.Bowman@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

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a full-time vacancy for a Senior Nurse to join our team in Cornwall. This is a homeworking role, with expectations to travel as the service requires, either within the community or to our offices in Camborne and will require you to have provisions in place to work effectively.

As a Senior Nurse you will play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating the care provided in the community. Your primary responsibilities will include managing care standards and investigating safeguarding incidents, alongside line managing a team of Healthcare Assistants (HCAs).

This position is predominantly managerial rather than clinical, offering significant scope for professional development. We are looking for someone who is passionate about innovative approaches to palliative care and eager to contribute to new and exciting projects within a forward-thinking charity.

In this role you'll be part of a supportive team that truly cares about you and your development, and for that reason we are looking for someone who is interested in their own personal career progression.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Between the hours of 08:00-18:00)

Contract: Full-time Permanent

Location: Home working with some office requirement

Salary: £38,682 - £46,580per annum (pro rata), in line with NHS Agenda for Change (AFC). Plus, full range of Marie Curie benefits, including enhancements for out of hours working.

What we are looking for:

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register
  • Relevant Nursing Degree
  • Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role
  • Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
  • Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multidisciplinary team working.
  • Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues
  • Ability to manage time, self and own workload and prioritise affectively
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Understanding and support of the benefits of clinical supervision and reflective practice
  • Understands the importance of developing and following policies and protocols.

What's in it for you

  • Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Hybrid working
  • 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
  • Introduce a friend scheme
  • Help with eye care costs
  • Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
  • Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
  • Life assurance for all employees

Closing date:18th September 2025

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Kathryn Bowman by email on Kathryn.Bowman@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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register
  • Relevant Nursing Degree

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role
  • Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register
  • Relevant Nursing Degree

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role
  • Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Home based

Cornwall

United Kingdom

TR14 7DB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Home based

Cornwall

United Kingdom

TR14 7DB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Team Member

Recruitment

recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

Details

Date posted

29 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

MC00589

Job locations

Home based

Cornwall

United Kingdom

TR14 7DB


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