Clinical Nurse Manager

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Manager to join our team at University Hospitals Plymouth. This is a maternity leave cover contract for 12-months and will be based between Derriford Hospital and Mount Gould Hospital.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Nurse Manager, you will provide strategic and clinical leadership to the Marie Curie team within the University Hospitals Plymouth. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring high-quality end of life care is delivered in the community, supporting patients to remain in their place of choice. You will oversee service development, workforce planning, and quality assurance, while also managing safeguarding investigations and clinical incidents.

About us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Job responsibilities

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: 12 months fixed term (maternity cover). Secondments available.

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata), in line with NHS Agenda for Change (AFC). Plus, full range of Marie Curie benefits, including enhancements for out of hours working.

Location: University Hospitals Plymouth (on-site)

As a Clinical Nurse Manager, you will provide strategic and clinical leadership to a defined team within the Marie Curie Hospital Nursing Service. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the delivery of high-quality end of life care within an acute or inpatient setting, supporting patients and their families through complex end-of-life journeys.

You will oversee service development, workforce planning, and quality assurance within the hospital environment. This senior leadership position offers significant scope for professional development and influence.

You'll work closely with hospital leadership teams, specialist consultants, discharge coordinators, and other key stakeholders to shape inpatient services and identify opportunities for innovation and growth. We're seeking someone who is passionate about advancing hospital-based end of life care and committed to continuous improvement within a forward-thinking charity.

In this role, you'll be part of a supportive and values-driven team that truly invests in your development. Thats why were looking for someone who is enthusiastic about their own career progression and ready to lead with compassion, clinical excellence, and purpose.

What were looking for:

• Registered Nurse on NMC Register
• Recent experience in health setting and management of nursing/ clinical teams
• Experience caring for patients with end of life care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
• Up to date knowledge of current end of life care issues
• Able to plan, delegate, schedule and prioritise own workload and that of others, within a changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, e.g. negotiating, persuasion and coaching
• Ability to remain calm under pressure

Willingness to travel & occasionally make overnight stays

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
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eye care costs
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employee

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: Sunday 12th October 2025

For more information or an informal chat please contact Ben Gadd on

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one. We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to

Person Specification Experience

• Recent experience in health setting and management of nursing/clinical teams
• Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
• Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues.
• Experience in planning, delegating, scheduling and prioritising workload within a changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, e.g. negotiating, persuasion and coaching.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC Register

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.