Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR) Role - Band 6 (Development to Band 7)

Location: Birmingham and Solihull
Hours: 20 00 hours (combination of day and night working )
Contract Type: Permanent / Development Role
Salary: £36,277 to £43,683
(Progression to Band 7 £44,835 to £51,306 based on competencies)
Closing Date: 27 November 2025

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care and ready to advance your clinical career?

At Birmingham Hospice, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. From our Inpatient Units to our Living Well Centres and bereavement counselling services, we are here for our community when they need us most.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our innovative Specialist Palliative Urgent Response Service (SPUR). This role is perfect for a motivated and compassionate health professional eager to develop expertise in specialist palliative and end-of-life care.

As a key member of our dynamic team, you will rotate between triage and clinical duties, responding to urgent calls from patients, families, and professionals across Birmingham and Solihull. You ll provide timely, expert care often within a two-hour window making a real difference when it matters most.

Development Opportunity

This is a developmental role with full funding and support to complete the Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) qualification within your first 12 months. You will gain advanced clinical skills and prescribing authority, enhancing your autonomy and impact. During the development phase of this role, you will work a mix of day and night shifts. Once you progress to Band 7, the role will predominantly be night shifts.

What We re Looking For

A registered health professional (e.g., RGN or HCPC)

Passionate about palliative and end-of-life care

Able to work independently and collaboratively across systems

Committed to continuous learning and service improvement

Why Join Us?

Be part of a team that delivers compassionate care 24/7.

Help shape a new service, grow your skills, and make a meaningful difference to patients and families when they need it most.

Enjoy a generous benefits package

Retain NHS continuous service benefits (pension and annual leave)

Come join us and together, we can make every moment matter

Please note: This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications