Senior Nurse - Cardiff and the Vale

Were looking for a Senior Nurse to join our team in Cardiff and the Vale Community.

This role involves managing a team of Healthcare Assistants, supporting the Clinical Nurse Manager in delivering high-quality palliative care. The Senior Nurse oversees clinical services, coordinates care, and leads staff development to ensure patient-focused care aligned with Marie Curies values

Main duties of the job

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 6 (aligned with AFC) £39,263 - £47,820 pro rata per annum + enhancements

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time 30 hours per week

Based: Community Based Cardiff and the Vale

About us

Marie Curie is the UK's 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.

Job responsibilities

What's in it for you:

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

What were looking for:

• Proven experience in palliative care across hospice, hospital, or community settings
• Strong leadership and team management skills, including recruitment, rostering, and performance reviews
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a compassionate and proactive approach
• Registered Nurse with a relevant nursing degree and mentorship/teaching qualification
• Ability to manage clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development initiatives
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel across the service area

Application Process

• Close date for applications:28th September 2025
• Interview Dates:TBC
• 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.

For further information or to arrange an informal chat please contact our Hiring Manager Lynne Phillips

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a relevant nursing degree and mentorship/teaching qualification
• Marie Curie is the UK's 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, they're likely to die from.

Experience

• Proven experience in palliative care across hospice, hospital, or community settings; Strong leadership and team management skills, including recruitment, rostering, and performance reviews
• Registered Nurse with a relevant nursing degree and mentorship/teaching qualification

Additional criteria

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a compassionate and proactive approach; Ability to manage clinical audits, quality improvement, and service development initiatives; A valid driving licence and willingness to travel across the service area
• Registered Nurse with a relevant nursing degree and mentorship/teaching qualification

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.