Senior Community Healthcare Assistant - Band 3...

Stlukes Hospice; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic specialist team at St Luke’s Hospice as a Senior Community Healthcare Assistant. This part-time role involves providing palliative care in the community, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and supporting patients' holistic needs. Enjoy a range of benefits and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Generous leave

Pension schemes

Health benefits

Access to support services

Qualifications

• Experienced Healthcare Assistant with understanding of end-of-life and palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical caseload and coordinate palliative care needs.
• Conduct holistic assessments and advance care planning.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Job description

Senior Community Healthcare Assistant - Band 3

This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Senior Community Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

34 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested in palliative and end-of-life care to join our dynamic specialist team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Healthcare Assistant to join the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist palliative care to patients and their families.

The role is based within the Specialist Palliative Community Hubs, working alongside the Clinical Specialist team of Nurses and AHPs to deliver community-based palliative care.

The post requires an experienced Healthcare Assistant with a good understanding of end-of-life and palliative care.

Responsibilities include managing a clinical Stable Phased (OACC) Caseload, acting as a key worker for individual patients, identifying and coordinating their palliative care needs, and referring to other team members when appropriate, in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Clinical Hub Leads.

The post holder will be responsible for holistic assessments, supportive mapping, advance care planning, and reviewing stable patients.

Working autonomously, the post requires planning care to meet patients' practical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs. Collaboration with primary and secondary care professionals and hospice colleagues is essential, along with good communication and team working skills.

We encourage informal discussions about this role with the Advanced Nurse Practitioners Fiona Frewer or Charlotte Mowbray at 01752 964 200.

St Luke’s is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages applications from candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Please note, St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth does not hold a sponsor license for work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Early application is encouraged.

Why work for St Luke’s?

We value all our staff—clinical and non-clinical—and offer a wide range of benefits, including generous leave, pension schemes, health benefits, and access to support services such as GP, counselling, and helplines.

Join our rewarding team and make a meaningful difference. Learn more about working at St Luke’s on our dedicated jobs page.