Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bradford Early Identification Service
* Part‑time
* Compensation: GBP 39,959 - GBP 48,117 per year (pro rata)
Job Description
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our newly formed Early Identification Service based in Bradford and surrounding areas.
Salary
Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC 6 – £39,959 – £48,117 pro rata per annum
Contract / Hours
Part Time – 22.5 hours per week
Contract Type
Fixed Term – ending 30th September 2027
Location
Bradford
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join the Marie Curie team in Bradford in our Early Identification service. By sharing your nursing and palliative care expertise, you will have the chance to significantly influence and shape patient care in Bradford.
This service will be based in Primary Care within partnered GP surgeries in Bradford, where you will use the NHS early tool to search for patients who are not yet identified as having palliative care but are likely to be in the last year of life. You will be the initial contact with patients, offering support and the opportunity to complete advance care planning, and signposting to other services. You will visit patients in their own homes and refer them to either hospice, voluntary or community services.
In this key role, you will work autonomously and manage your own caseload. Your responsibilities will also include training and development, investigating incidents, working closely with hospice and community services to offer onwards referrals and support for patients and their families and supporting the Healthcare Assistant for this service.
As a confident communicator and calm decision‑maker, you will need experience and knowledge in palliative care and community services, along with well‑developed advanced communication, assessment, and planning skills. The ability to prioritise your work while managing a variety of changing demands is essential. This role is based in primary care with regular travel to visit patients in the community.
Therefore, the ability to drive and access a vehicle insured for business use is essential.
What we’re looking for:
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
* Experience in mentorship/teaching qualification
* Advanced communication skills and ability to have sensitive and difficult conversations with patients
* Strong time‑management skills and the ability to proactively plan and schedule your own workload, to meet patient care requirements.
* Core hours will be 8.30 am – 4.30 pm; however there will also be a need for flexible working around the needs of the patients (out‑of‑hours appointments).
* Integration with Yorkshire place‑based teams.
* An understanding of the specific needs of patients approaching end of life and in the terminal phase.
* Driving licence and access to your own vehicle and a willingness to travel within the region
* Cultural competence
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
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.
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.
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 is suitable for their role and is 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.
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.
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