Are you passionate about helping and supporting people spend their final days in the place they choose?

If you have significant experience caring for people at the end of life in the community, we would love you to bring your skills and compassion and join our team.

Make a difference when it matters most.

Join Saint Francis Hospice, a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation providing specialist palliative care across Havering, Brentwood, Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge. Our Hospice at Home team brings together nurses and Health Care Assistants to provide hands-on nursing care and support to individuals and their carers in their own homes. Together, we help people in their last few weeks of life remain at home to die.

Would you like to make a meaningful difference to people at the end of life? We would love to welcome Health Care Assistants with significant care and community experience to our dedicated Hospice at Home team. This is an opportunity to bring your experience and compassion to a role supporting people and those close to them.

If you enjoy working as part of a team, communicate well and feel confident working independently without supervision, we would be delighted to hear from you. You will need a flexible approach, the ability to travel efficiently and effectively across the hospice catchment area, and the ability to obtain business-use insurance for your vehicle.

HOURS – 37.5 hours per week full time. Fixed term contract for 17 months.

A weekly rota with flexible shift pattern consisting of early, flexi and late shifts.

A willingness to do an occasional night shift if service requires.

Service runs 7 days a week. 365 days a year.

Early      0900-1700

Flexi      1000-1800

Late      1300-2100

Nights   2200-0700

Interested in joining us? We would welcome a conversation about these opportunities or the chance to arrange an informal visit.

Please contact the manager below to find out more.

Team Manager Simone Sims 01708 753319 ext. 2342

Please note that an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check will be undertaken as part of our pre-employment screening for the successful candidate.

If you would like to apply for the Healthcare Assistant position, please complete your application online via NHS Jobs, www.jobs.nhs.uk. The job reference number is B0483-278