Clinical Nurse Specialist - Midlands Specialist Prison Service

Are you an experienced palliative care nurse with a passion for innovation and improvement? Marie Curie seeks a motivated, enthusiastic individual for the Midlands Specialist Prison Service.

Our service provides palliative and end-of-life support, education and specialist input across 21 Prison sites in the Midlands. In this role, your experience in End-of-Life care will enable you to make a significant impact, end-of-life care in UK prisons is increasingly critical due to an aging population, with prison deaths from natural causes rising by 77% in the last decade.

You will be working autonomously and independently as clinical nurse specialist across a cohort of prisons in the Midlands place. Our ideal candidate would be passionate about empowering and enabling the Prison healthcare staff to provide palliative care aligned to the Dying Well in Custody Charter, completing holistic assessments, advanced care planning, providing emotional support and record keeping.

A key part of the role will also be building strong professional relationships with the Prison Health Care teams and Healthcare Advocates, to provide vital education and support to influence long term change in end-of-life care within the prison environment.

You will work closely with the prison healthcare teams, the HMP CNS team, as well as other team members including administration, reporting directly to the Hospice clinical lead.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members through support, advice, education, reflective practice, and clinical supervision.
• Provide holistic specialist palliative care advice to patients and their families.
• Lead and innovate nursing practice within the speciality.
• Develop policies and evidence-based practices as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development and smooth running of the service.

Job Structure  : Permanent; Part Time 32 Hours/Week

Shifts                : Monday to Friday, 9:00am –5:00pm

Salary : Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, Band 7 (aligned with AFC): £47,810 to £54,710 per annum (pro‑rated according to contracted hours), plus applicable enhancements.

Based               :  Community Based - Midlands

What we are looking for:

• NMC Registered Nurse with a Clinical Nurse Specialist qualification.
• Good knowledge of professional accountability and responsibility and the limitations of the role.
• Recent/current experience in Specialist Palliative Care and Caseload Management.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a challenging environment
• Strong communication and training skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and sharing best practices
• Quality improvement and service implementation experience desirable.
• Valid driver's license and car access

What's in it for you: 

• Continuous Professional development 
• Industry leading training programmes 
• Travel Allowance - Paid Mileage: £0.45 per mile
• 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 costs (T & C’s apply)  
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card  
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme  
• Life assurance

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Advert Closes: 3-March-2026

Application Process 

To apply, submit an online application and attach your CV, explaining how you meet the requirements and why you're interested in working for Marie Curie.

For further information regarding the role, please contact Ashish Sharma at  [email protected]