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Could you make a real difference to patients and their families at the end of life?
Do you want to join the St Leonard’s Hospice Team providing excellent care to patients from York and the surrounding area at the end of life?
We have an exciting opportunity for skilled and compassionate individuals to join the Hospice as Health Care Assistants 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.
This position is based on our Inpatient Unit 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
What we can offer you:
* Competitive salaries and a pending pay award
* 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)
* A modern IPU with great facilities for patients and their families
* High staff to patient ratios
* 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 learning 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
This is a part-time position working 24 hours per week on a 24/7 service which will include nights, weekends and bank holidays.
For an informal discussion, please contact the Hospice’s HR Team at hr@stleonardshospice.org.uk or on 01904 777742.
The closing date for this role is 31st August 2025, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier.
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.
Previous applicants need not apply.
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