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.

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, almost one in three 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, through 3 ways:

• Growing and transforming our direct care and support
• Delivering more practical information and support
• Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience

Join Marie Curie as a Registered Nurse and help provide compassionate, person-centred care to people living with a terminal illness and those important to them. Based at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, you will work alongside the Out of Hours Team as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. You will assess individual needs, plan and deliver high-quality care, manage symptoms and empower patients to make informed choices about what matters most to them.

What you will be doing

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate safe, evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care.
• Build trusting relationships with patients and the people important to them, ensuring their wishes, preferences and dignity remain at the heart of care.
• Work closely with colleagues and external health and social care professionals to provide coordinated support.
• Recognise and respond to changing needs, deterioration and palliative care emergencies.
• Delegate appropriately, support the development of colleagues and contribute to clinical leadership, learning and quality improvement.
• Providing appropriate support and advice to patients and families and over the telephone.  Triaging calls to GP’s and District Nurses.

What we’re looking for:

• Registered Nurse on NMC Register  
• Experience in NHS or other relevant care setting, ideally in palliative care 
• Ability to work in a complex and stressful environment and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms 
• Be person-centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them 
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate a care management plan that meets the complex needs of the person, and those important to them 
• Proven understanding the barriers and enablers to good communication and how challenges can be overcome 
• IT skills and imperative.

Please see the full job description here:  Job Description

What’s in it for me

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 5 (aligned with AFC) £34,544 - £43,039 pro rata per annum + enhancements 

Contract:  Permanent – Part Time 18 hours per week (3 shifts – 6pm – midnight)

Based: Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

Benefits You’ll Love

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 10 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    
• Introduce a friend scheme  
• Help with eyecare cost
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card   
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme   
• 15% staff discount in all Marie Curie Shops
• Life assurance – for all employees
• Generous enhancements (between the hours of 8 pm and 6 am)
  • 30% Saturday and weekday nights
  • 60% Sundays and Bank Holidays

Application Process

Closing date for applications: 6th November 2026

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 Samatha Creighton, Senior Nurse - [email protected]

**We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. **

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced PVG 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.