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Jobs in palliative care

If you’re looking for a career in children’s palliative care, we regularly post a range of jobs, including roles in children’s nursing and volunteering opportunities across the children’s palliative care sector in charities, hospitals, hospice and community services. Together for Short Lives members can add jobs through the members’ area of our site.

Family Support Worker – Thames Valley

Closing date
15 Aug 2026
Location
Thames Valley Team (surrounding area)
Salary
£24,000 pa + Company Car (with an approx. retail value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8K) and other excellent benefits
Organisation
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
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Family Support Worker – North East

Closing date
16 Aug 2026
Location
This role covers Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough
Salary
£24,000 + Company Car (with an approx. retail value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8k) and other excellent benefits
Organisation
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
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Alexander’s Nurse (Band 6)

Closing date
17 Aug 2026
Location
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Salary
£39.059 - £47,730
Organisation
Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service
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Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Closing date
17 Aug 2026
Location
Loughborough
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750
Organisation
Rainbows Hospice
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Family engagement Facilitator

Closing date
30 Aug 2026
Location
Hybrid - Home Based and Hospice Sites across the South West
Salary
£27,808 - £30,815 per annum
Organisation
Children's Hospice South West
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