Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions from West, North and East Yorkshire for more than 30 years. Every year we care for more than 420 families at our hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals and in their own homes. We also support more than 150 bereaved families each year.
At Martin House Children's Hospice we are looking to recruit new members of our Family Support team to help children and young people and their families. This role will be dedicated to sensitively supporting families who are receiving end-of-life care or who are recently bereaved. We're looking for a caring individual who want to work with the children, young people and their families to provide them with dedicated emotional support. You'll be based in the Hospice which is currently being extended and renovated into a new building, set in the beautiful Boston Spa countryside. It's a place of hope, joy, play and connection, where care is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team that are both supportive and inclusive. With talented individuals who share a passion to improve the lives of children with life-limiting conditions and their families, and those who are bereaved: we are striving to develop the very best in holistic wrap-around family support to families.
As part of our specialist palliative care team, you will care for children, young people and their families who are staying with us at Martin House. Increasing our reach across our community and providing families with choice is central to our model of care, so you may also support families at home and into hospital settings.
ABOUT YOU
You will be a caring individual with experience of working in a health, social or education setting looking to develop your skills and expertise in the hospice sector. You will have excellent communication skills and want to make a positive difference to children, young people and the families that care for them.
Our ideal candidate will
* Be dedicated, compassionate, work in collaboration, be open, honest, flexible, caring and deliver high standards in everything you do.
* Be committed to Martin House's values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.
* Want to work in a well-established, award-winning hospice, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to support the children, young people and their families from the time of their referral through to end of life care.
* Have experience of providing services in a health, education or social care setting.
* Have a good level of education including GCSE's (grade C/4 or above or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.
Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.
* Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays
* Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.
* Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.
* Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement
* Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
* Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer
* Life insurance – two times annual salary
* Free parking at our children's hospice in Boston Spa
Please apply via our website and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here.
For further information contact Emma Taylor, Head of Family Support by email: or by telephone on The closing date for applications is noon on 1st September 2025 Interviews will take place on the 10th September 2025. If you have not heard from us by 8th September please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.
* Internal reference
FSP PRB
- ##### Closing date
01/09/2025
- ##### Location
Boston Spa
- ##### Hours per week
20
- ##### Salary
£ £ per annum pro rata. Please note, starting salaries are usually set at the bottom of a scale.