Healthcare Assistant

Princess Alice Hospice; Esher; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused healthcare charity in Esher is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will deliver high-quality care alongside a dedicated multi-professional team. The charity offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements, with competitive benefits including generous annual leave and support programs. Ideal candidates should have experience in hands-on care and be passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and their families.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

Educational and professional development opportunities

Free on-site parking

Subsidised meals at on-site restaurant

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Group Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering hands-on care, preferably on a ward, in the community or care home.
• Enthusiastic and flexible individual who cares about making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients alongside the multi-professional team.
• Gain essential knowledge and skills in palliative care.
• Support patients and families during critical times.

Skills

Delivering hands-on care

Palliative care knowledge

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Education

Good standard of general education

Job description

Princess Alice Hospice

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 17 November 2025

Job summary

Princess Alice Hospice is a charity supporting people in life, death and grief. We're dedicated to working closely with individuals, communities and organisations in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and large parts of Surrey, to ensure more people receive the support they need.

Is care at your core? It is at ours. Here at Princess Alice Hospice, you'll have the opportunity to make a satisfying, rewarding difference to the lives of our patients, their families and friends, and be supported every step of the way. We support our clinical staff to be the difference in these precious days. You'll be part of a great team of experienced professionals to learn from and learn with, delivering care you can take pride in.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for dedicated Healthcare assistants to join our In-Patient Unit. Working alongside other members of the Hospice multi-professional team, you will take pride in delivering care of an extremely high standard with a can do attitude. You will be fully supported, whilst gaining essential knowledge and skills in palliative care, plus you will have the opportunity to gain an extensive range of generic nursing skills.

We offer a premium rate for any work during unsocial hours e.g. nights and weekends. Lower rate enhancement is payable at the rate of hourly rate plus one third for hours worked between 8pm and 8am, Monday to Friday, and all-day Saturday. Higher rate enhancement is payable at the rate of hourly rate plus two thirds for any hours worked at any time on a Sunday or public holiday.

About us

You will possess a good standard of general education and ideally have some experience of delivering hands on care, preferably on a ward, in the community or care home.

If you are enthusiastic, flexible and share our values, and if you care about making a difference in the last years of someone's life, we would love to hear from you!

As well as joining an organisation where you will be able to make a difference to our patients and their families, we offer a range of great benefits, which include:

• 27 days annual leave, plus recognised public holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years service and 33 days after 10 years service (pro rata for part time)
• educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
• clinical supervision (regular and we ensure it's protected time)
• free on-site parking
• subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
• Employee Assistance Programme
• access to Blue Light Card discount card
• access to our Group Pension Scheme (with the option to continue on your current NHS Pension Scheme)
• in-house laundry of uniforms, plus excellent changing facilities (with showers and fresh towels)
• wellbeing - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0024-PAH162

Job locations

West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

Employer details

Employer name

Princess Alice Hospice

Address

West End Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8NA

Employer's website

https://www.pah.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

People Services
[e-mail]
01372461852

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