At St Luke’s Hospice, we believe in delivering compassionate, dignified, and holistic care to people living with life-limiting illnesses. We’re looking for a dedicated Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our team and make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families.
Please note: This is bank/casual position
Healthcare bank work is flexible, temporary work wherestaff join the St Luke’sstaff bank list and pick up shifts as needed, rather than having guaranteed regular hours.
About the Role
As a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll work under the direction of a Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality, individualised care that respects each person’s dignity, choice, and individuality. You’ll be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
What You’ll Do
- Support patients and their families as part of a caring and committed team.
- Assist in providing holistic palliative care, including end-of-life care.
- Help create a safe and supportive environment for patients and staff.
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues.
- Contribute to accurate and respectful documentation of care.
- Participate in post-bereavement care and support.
- Recognise when to refer concerns to senior staff.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in an acute or palliative care setting.
- NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare (or equivalent experience).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work under supervision and as part of a team.
- A caring, compassionate approach to supporting those at end of life.
- Experience specifically in end-of-life care.
- Knowledge of palliative care needs.
Personal Attributes:
- Builds warm, trusting relationships with patients and colleagues.
- Takes pride in the quality of care they provide.
- Upholds confidentiality and respects each person’s dignity.
- Demonstrates honesty and a willingness to raise concerns appropriately.
You’ll also benefit from:
- A supportive, values-led environment.
- Opportunities for ongoing training and development.
- The chance to be part of a close-knit team making a meaningful impact.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI):
The job-holder can expect to work in a space that is free from barriers and attitudes that are free from prejudice: We seek to employ, engage with, and care equally for all we encounter; striving to make our employment, volunteering, events and services free from barriers, and our attitudes free from prejudice, and treating everyone as a unique individual, providing the best experience that we can for each person.
Our values embody our way of working, they are Caring, Respectful, and Pioneering. Working for St Luke’s offers a real opportunity to make a difference to local people.
The Organisation
St Luke’s is an organisation that is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of all those affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. Our purpose is to give patients and their families the high-quality care they need, treating each person as a unique individual. We promise to listen to their wishes and choices, tailoring our care and support so they can make the most of every day. We work with others to champion improvements in end-of-life care, in Sheffield and beyond.
Everyone who works at St Luke’s makes a difference. St Luke’s plays a key role in helping terminally ill people in Sheffield and you could join the team that makes St Luke’s so special.
The Benefits
- Advantageous terms and conditions of employment
- Family friendly: we work with you to make your role fit your personal circumstances
- Working here means you are very important to us and your health and wellbeing matters
- Generous learning and development opportunities
- We are proud to offer a range of other miscellaneous benefits to our employees
About St Luke’s
- Our values
We are caring, pioneering and respectful. We are St Luke’s.
- Working at St Luke’s
Working here means you are very important to us and our purpose of giving patients and their families the high-quality care they need.
- Why work for us?
“I love working at St Luke’s. The work is really varied and I go home every day knowing I’ve made a difference to people at a really important part of their and their family’s lives.”
St Luke’s Hospice Sheffield
Little Common Lane, Sheffield, S11 9NE
Tel: 0114 236 9911
Registered Charity Number: 254402
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