Healthcare Assistant – St Julias Hospice
- Remote, United Kingdom
- Permanent·Remote
- Full time
Job Description
Healthcare Assistant – St Julias Hospice
We’re looking for a Healthcare Assistant to provide hands-on, person-centred care and emotional support to patients and families when it matters most.
Hospice experience is a real advantage, but it’s not essential — bring your compassion, curiosity, and willingness to learn, and support will be provided.
About the role
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing holistic, person-centred care, ensuring every patient is treated with dignity, respect and kindness.
Your role will include:
- Supporting with personal care and daily living needs
- Helping patients feel comfortable, safe and cared for
- Providing emotional support to patients and their loved ones
- Working closely with nurses and the wider team to deliver the highest quality care
- Creating a calm, compassionate and reassuring environment
What we offer
We pride ourselves on being a caring employer as well as a caring organisation. In return, you’ll receive:
- A welcoming, inclusive and supportive team culture
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to a dedicated health and wellbeing programme
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Working pattern
This role involves a rotational shift pattern, including:
- Nights
- Bank holidays
We warmly welcome informal visits so you can experience our environment and meet the team. Please callClaire Clark (Ward Manager) on .
“My friend was nursed so well, and had every attention during his last days. He twice asked me; who is paying for all this? and couldn’t believe it was free. What a wonderful world it would be if everyone had access to this standard of care.”
Cornwall Hospice Family & Friends Feedback.
Working for us
Our employees and volunteers are essential to the care we provide. In return, for joining a team of people having such a positive impact on others, we provide:
- A chance to make a real difference
- Supportive working environment
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days including bank holidays (pro-rata), which increases with service and the option to buy or sell leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Non-contributory medical cash plan, with the option to include your family members
- Employee Assistance Programme
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early
For more information or help call our People and Culture Team on