Registered Nurse

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + 10 holidays (pp

CPD & training

Pension scheme

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, person-centred palliative care at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, working with the Out of Hours Team. You will assess needs, plan and deliver care, manage symptoms and empower patients and their families to make informed choices.

The role is permanent part-time (18 hours/week) with salary Band 5 (£34,544–£43,039 pro rata) and a range of pro-rata benefits.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in palliative/end-of-life care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate palliative and end-of-life care.
• Build trusting relationships with patients and families.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated care.
• Triaging calls to GPs and District Nurses when needed.
• Support colleagues and contribute to clinical leadership and quality improvement.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Telephone triage

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Tools

IT skills

Job description

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 were 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:

Whats 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 Youll 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

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