Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Assistant

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Doncaster is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide high-quality palliative care. You will support the multidisciplinary team in individualized care delivery for patients with complex needs. Candidates should have recent health/social care experience, be passionate about care, and possess strong communication skills. This position requires working closely with patients and adhering to safety regulations, with shifts offering comprehensive training.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a health/social care setting, particularly with palliative care patients.
• Formal care environment experience and passion for high-quality care.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting a safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to evidence-based, individualised care delivery.
• Support patients in using available services and facilities.
• Report accidents and incidents according to policy.

Skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Overview

St Johns Hospice is a 10 bedded in-patient unit based in Balby, Doncaster. Specialist palliative care services provide complex symptom management, psychological support and end of life care to patients and their families within a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment. We are seeking a Nursing Assistant with formal experience of working within a care environment who is passionate about providing high quality care and support and wants to make a difference to our patients and their families at a difficult time in their lives.

You will work as part of our In-Patient Unit team and with the wider multidisciplinary team, alongside trained nursing staff.

The Hospice offers a long day shift pattern. Training will be provided to enable you to work with clients with complex and intensive needs, including using a range of medical/nursing equipment to optimise health, well-being and independence.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the assessment, implementation and delivery of individualised evidence-based care.
• Provide feedback on current patient/status to appropriate members of the professional team.
• Assist in the promotion and maintenance of activities of daily living for patients/service users.
• Assist the relevant professional during assessment, treatment or intervention where required.
• Support the patient/service user to make use of available services and facilities.
• Follow Health and Safety regulations to promote a safe environment.
• Contribute and participate within the Clinical Governance framework by attending team and unit meetings; act as link person as required (e.g., Health & Safety, Infection Control; involvement with audit).
• Report all accidents, incidents/untoward incidents as per policy.
• Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and maintain confidentiality at all times in accordance with Trust policies and national guidelines.

Requirements

• Recent experience in a health/social care setting is essential, with some experience in caring for patients with palliative care needs.
• Formal experience of working within a care environment and a passion for high quality care.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team with the initiative to support the wider nursing team.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to use initiative to support colleagues.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting a safe environment.

We are part of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), which employs around 4,000 colleagues across mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. For more information about the organisation and its strategy, visit the following: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/ and https://workwithrdash.co.uk/; Allyship information: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q. The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf

Please view the attached job description and person specification for full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high number of applications.

Closing date: Friday 12 Sep 2025