Cultural Liaison Officer

Martin House; Boston; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Sick pay

NHS pension

Maternity leave

Health programme

Menopause support

Life insurance

Free parking

Job summary

Martin House in West Yorkshire is seeking a Cultural Liaison Officer to cover maternity leave. You will reach and support families from diverse communities to ensure equitable access to palliative care.

You will work with children, young people and families, understanding cultural needs, building trusted relationships and helping shape accessible, inclusive services that meet the communities we serve.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging and developing projects with families from minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience working with people who have a disability or life-limiting conditions.
• Ability to speak a language other than English.

Responsibilities

• Reach and support families from diverse communities.
• Build trusted relationships with children, young people and families.
• Help shape accessible, inclusive palliative care services.

Skills

Minority communities engagement

Disability experience

Second language skills

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

Job alerts Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TX United Kingdom

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.

We believe that every child with a life-limiting condition and their family should have equal access to the care, support and compassion they need. However, statistics and experience tell us that a number of children with life-limiting conditions are still struggling to access hospice care, despite our existing community services. The overarching purpose of this role is to help us to break down barriers and to reach as many families as possible with a palliative care offer that is right for them.

We are now looking for a Cultural Liaison Officer to cover maternity leave. You will play a pivotal role in helping us reach and support families from diverse communities. Working closely with children, young people and their families, you will help us better understand cultural needs, build trusted relationships, and develop services that are accessible, inclusive and responsive to the communities we serve. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference by championing equity, breaking down barriers, and ensuring that more families can benefit from a palliative care offer that is right for them. This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to help ensure that every family feels seen, heard, understood and supported. By bringing your cultural knowledge, lived experience and passion for community engagement, you will help shape a more inclusive hospice service and make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families.

Our ideal candidate will

• Be committed to Martin House's values of Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.
• Have experience of working, engaging and developing projects with families from minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Have experience of working with people who have a disability and/or life limiting conditions.
• Speak at least one other language alongside English (e.g. Punjabi/Urdu/Bengali, etc.)
• Have a strong awareness of issues affecting Minority Ethnic communities in relation to caring

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 - 8 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% contributory AVIVA scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity and Partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement
• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of change Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer
• Life insurance - two times annual salary
• Free parking at our Boston Spa Children's Hospice

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

• Salary

  £29734.12 - £35535.06 per annum. Please note starting salaries usually start at the bottom of the scale.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 30th October 2026. Interviews will take place on Monday 9th November 2026. If you have not heard from us by Wednesday 4th November 2026, 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.

For further information contact Steve Lawman Deputy Director of Clinical Services by email [e-mail] or by telephone on 01937 845045