Role: Healthcare Assistant, Inpatient Unit

Wigan & Leigh Hospice; Hindley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity providing palliative care is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for permanent night shifts. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care and providing emotional support to patients. Candidates must have palliative care experience and RQF Level 2 in Health and Social Care. This position offers competitive salary and various benefits including 35 days of annual leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Free car parking

Subsidised lunches

Shopping discounts

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a clinical setting with palliative care knowledge.
• RQF Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, holistic, palliative nursing care.
• Provide emotional and practical support to patients and families.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Workers.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Experience in a clinical setting

Palliative care knowledge

Education

RQF Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Role: Healthcare Assistant, Inpatient Unit
Hours: 33 hours per week over 3 shifts
Contract: Permanent nights
Salary: £22,878 – £25,378 per annum (pro rata of £25,652 – £28,455 per annum)
Closing date: 10/08/2025

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:
• A warm and welcoming working environment,
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service,
• Contributary pension scheme,
• Free car parking,
• Subsidised lunches,
• Cycle to Work Scheme,
• Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,
• On demand GP,
• Westfield Health Health Cash Plan,
• Life Assurance,
• A range of Wellbeing initiatives.

Existing membership of the NHS pension scheme may be transferable to this post, if contributions have been made within the last 12 months.

The available role
As a Healthcare Assistant you will deliver a high quality, holistic, palliative and end of life nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

You will provide emotional, spiritual and practical support to patients, their families and carers. Candidates therefore must be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and have experience in a clinical setting with palliative care knowledge and a RQF Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent to NVQ/QCF/CACHE Level 2 in Health and Social Care.

You will be required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Workers, and we will support your personal development by supporting you through the Care Certificate.

Palliative care experience is essential in order to apply for this role, which will need to be demonstrated within your CV.

We are looking to recruit one Healthcare Assistant on permanent nights, working 33 hours per week over 3 shifts but will include occasional training day-shifts. The salary range for this post is paid equally over 12 months and there are no additional enhancements, as this is already calculated within the annual salary.

Night shift hours: 20:00pm – 08:00am.

How to apply
Applicants should submit up to date CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to [e-mail]
Please have a look at the Recruitment Pack, which can be accessed via the Application Form tab below.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.

Successful appointments will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

About us
Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

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