| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,210.00 to £25,823.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24210.00 – £25823.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | York, YO24 1GL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0343-25-0030 |
We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and compassionate individual to join the Hospice as a Health Care Assistant to make a difference both personally and professionally to patients who require palliative and end of life care. This is a great opportunity to consider a career move into palliative care, as a supported induction and tailored development plan will enable you to gain the specialist skills required. No previous care experience is required.
Health Care Assistant Main Duties
This position is based in our Hospice@Home team and as a Health Care Assistant, you will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team under the guidance of a registered nurse and be involved in the following:
- Delivering high standards of holistic care to patients and their families
- Providing excellent communication skills to the patients and their families and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Maintaining accurate records of care
- Working with a dedicated team of professionals, ensuring the needs of the patients and families are met with compassion and excellence
This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week which will include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. As this role is based in the community, it is essential for you to have a driving licence.
What we can offer you:
- salary above NHS pay scales
- shift enhancements
- up to 41 days annual leave
- opportunity to continue NHS pension and length of service based annual leave entitlement
- attractive pension scheme (non-NHS)
- opportunity to be a supernumerary as part of the induction
- work at a Hospice that has research and campaigning at the forefront of its mission
- free car parking
- great CPD opportunities
What we need from you:
- excellent interpersonal skills
- ability to respond appropriately to emotionally challenging situations
- willingness and flexibility to work unsocial hours including nights, weekends and bank holidays
About us
Our mission is to provide excellent care and support to those living with life-limiting illness and to the people they care about, to enrich their lives and to contribute to the ongoing development of end-of-life care. We do this by placing our patients at the centre of everything we do, and through involving patients and their families in all decisions regarding their care.
We can only achieve this with the help of our amazing colleagues, by developing and recognising their contribution, and by sharing our knowledge and skills through education, audit and research.
We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.
To apply for this job please visit findajob.dwp.gov.uk.