Bank Healthcare Assistant - Sunflower Centre

St. Margaret’s Hospice; Taunton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a community-minded charity as a Bank Healthcare Assistant in Taunton, providing essential care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. This role offers competitive hourly pay, continuous support from a dedicated team, and a chance to make a real difference in the lives of others. Enjoy benefits like a pension scheme, an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme eligibility

5.5% employer contribution for non-NHS employees

Blue Light Discount Card

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton

Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

Access to 24/7 online GP consultations

Confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience working in healthcare.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver individual patient programmes and group activities.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene and dietary needs.
• Support clinical tasks under the guidance of qualified staff.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Holistic approach to patient care

Demonstrable experience as a healthcare assistant

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

If you are qualified to Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), this opportunity may be of interest to you.

St Margaret's Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our Sunflower Centre (SFC) Day Services Teams. We have opportunities in both Taunton and Yeovil Sunflower Centres.

You will join us on a bank basis on £13.69 per hour. This role will help provide ad hoc cover for absence in the teams.

What can you expect to be doing?

Our Healthcare Assistants provide outstanding patient care to those with life limiting illness, making each day count for those who rely on St Margaret's services. You will be joining a well-established experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and a valuable volunteer team.

Our service provides a holistic multi-faceted approach to specialist palliative care assessment, treatment and support to ensure that patients with life limiting illnesses have appropriate access to a wide range of services and activities to meet their needs.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Planning and delivering individual patient programmes and group activities.
• Supporting and assisting patients with their individual hygiene and personal needs.
• Supporting patients with their individual dietary requirements and assisting with eating and drinking as required.
• Assisting in minimising patient’s anxiety, pain and discomfort under the guidance of qualified staff.
• Promoting as much independence as possible within the limits of disease progression.
• Administration and co-ordination tasks to facilitate smooth day to day SFC operation.

What will you be good at?

You will have:

• Demonstrable experience working as a healthcare assistant or similar
• NVQ 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Written and verbal communication skills
• A holistic approach to patient care.

What can we offer you?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you'llbe part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

Pension scheme

• NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
• Non-NHS employees will receive 5.5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

• Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
• Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
• Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
• Counselling and support
• Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more…

• Blue Light Discount Card
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

*Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to [e-mail].

We are currently managing the recruitment process in-house and kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us with candidates for this role.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visasponsorshipat this time.

If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you!

Closing date:12th June 2025