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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.

Spiritual Services Lead

Closing date
7 Aug 2026
Location
Loughborough
Salary
£45,210
Organisation
Rainbows Hospice
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Head of Care & Wellbeing Operations

Closing date
10 Aug 2026
Location
Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich
Salary
Salary £66,582 - £77,368 FTE per annum, experience dependent
Organisation
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH)
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Registered Nurse (Band 5)

Closing date
10 Aug 2026
Location
Hayes Road, Sully, CF64 5XX
Salary
Ty Hafan Band 5 - £34,836 - £41,613 per annum (depending on experience)
Organisation
Ty Hafan
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Fundraising Campaigns Coordinator

Closing date
10 Aug 2026
Location
Hybrid working - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Kinross or Balloch based (any CHAS location at least 1 day per week)
Salary
£36,827 - £41,159 per annum (pro rata)
Organisation
Children's Hospices Across Scotland
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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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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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