Job summary
Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Assistant who wants to make a meaningful difference during one of lifes most sensitive times? Would you like to join an organisation where you can grow, feel supported and truly make an impact every day?
Were looking for experienced Senior Healthcare Assistants to join our incredible team at Saint Michaels Hospice in Harrogate.
Main duties of the job
Your role as a Senior Healthcare Assistant
At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to our patients and those who love them. The Senior Healthcare Assistant will guide and inspire a team, contribute to service development, and provide high-quality, person-centred care at one of lifes most important stages.
In this role, you will:
* Provide support with daily operations including rota building.
* Supervise and mentor nursing and HCA staff, supporting teamwork and professional development.
* Deliver training and promote competency-based practice within the team.
* Implement best practice in specialist palliative care.
* Lead holistic assessments and individualised care planning with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary teams.
* Recognise changes in patient symptoms to inform our MDT colleagues where necessary.
About us
* We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
* Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
* Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
* A supportive and caring environment
* Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
How to apply:
Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.
Download and read through job description(via the Downloads section at the top of the advert)as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.
Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.
We recommend reading the application pack Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just B and Saint Michaels and browsing the Join our team pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what its like working for us and how the recruitment process works.
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Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,422.07 a year 45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
B
Job locations
St. Michaels Hospice
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Role as a Senior Healthcare Assistant
* Lead and coordinate clinical shifts on the inpatient unit, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care delivery.
* Line manage, supervise, and mentor HCA and nursing staff, promoting a positive culture of teamwork and professional development.
* Support and guide students and junior colleagues in their learning and practice.
* Deliver and support training and competency-based development within the care team.
* Help implement best practices in complex and specialist palliative care.
* Take a lead role in assessments, planning, and delivery of individualised care in collaboration with patients, families, and the wider team.
* Manage complex symptoms and provide end-of-life care with skill, sensitivity, and compassion.
* Actively contribute to continuous service improvement and quality initiatives.
* Be a visible role model for excellence in person-centred care.
See job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Role as a Senior Healthcare Assistant
* Lead and coordinate clinical shifts on the inpatient unit, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care delivery.
* Line manage, supervise, and mentor HCA and nursing staff, promoting a positive culture of teamwork and professional development.
* Support and guide students and junior colleagues in their learning and practice.
* Deliver and support training and competency-based development within the care team.
* Help implement best practices in complex and specialist palliative care.
* Take a lead role in assessments, planning, and delivery of individualised care in collaboration with patients, families, and the wider team.
* Manage complex symptoms and provide end-of-life care with skill, sensitivity, and compassion.
* Actively contribute to continuous service improvement and quality initiatives.
* Be a visible role model for excellence in person-centred care.
See job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* See person specification attached.
Desirable
* See person specification attached.
Experience
Essential
* See person specification attached.
Desirable
* See person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* See person specification attached.
Desirable
* See person specification attached.
Experience
Essential
* See person specification attached.
Desirable
* See person specification attached.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Saint Michaels Hospice
Address
St. Michaels Hospice
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NA
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Employer details
Employer name
Saint Michaels Hospice
Address
St. Michaels Hospice
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NA
Employer's website
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