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.

Volunteer Services Partner

Closing date: 24 Jul 2026
Location: EACH Office, Ipswich, IP3 9SX
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 FTE per annum, experience dependent
Organisation: East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)

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Family Support Worker – London & South East

Closing date: 2 Aug 2026
Location: London & South East including Greater London, Surrey and Sussex
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 Manager – Essex

Closing date: 5 Aug 2026
Location: This team covers Essex and the surrounding areas.
Salary: £29,000 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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Spiritual Services Lead

Closing date: 7 Aug 2026
Location: Loughborough
Salary: £45,210
Organisation: Rainbows Hospice

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Neo-Natal Support Worker – London & South East

Closing date: 13 Aug 2026
Location: This role covers the South West of London, including Chelsea & Westminster catchment area.
Salary: 24,000
Organisation: Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

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