Join Marie Curie as a Registered Nurse
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 GPs and District Nurses.
What we are 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 of the barriers and enablers to good communication and how challenges can be overcome
- IT skills are imperative.
What is 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 to midnight)
Based: Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
Benefits You Will Love
- Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
- Competitive Policy for parental and 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
For further information or to arrange an informal chat, contact our Hiring Manager Samatha Creighton, Senior Nurse, at Samantha.Creighton@mariecurie.org.uk
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced PVG criminal record check.
Marie Curie is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and actively encourages applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
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Registered Nurse in Dumfries employer: Marie Curie
Marie Curie is an exceptional employer, offering a meaningful opportunity to contribute to the UK's leading end-of-life charity. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, flexible working arrangements, and continuous professional development, staff are empowered to grow in their roles while making a significant impact on the lives of those facing terminal illness. The inclusive work culture fosters diversity and collaboration, ensuring that every voice is valued as we strive to provide the best possible care and support.
