Senior Healthcare Assistants

Job summary

Job title Senior Healthcare Assistant

Hours 37.5 hours per week, days only, 0800 2000 working on a rota basis, (7 day service, including weekends and bank holidays)

Salary £25,468 - £26,435 per annum FTE

Contract Permanent

Location Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QT

At St Richards Hospice, we are proud to be at the forefront of compassionate, person-centred specialist palliative care. Following a recent transformation of our services and the launch of a new model of care, we are excited to recruit four Senior Healthcare Assistant (SHCA)to join our integrated palliative care team in the community.

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will:

• Provide high-quality support and care to patients at the end of life in their own homes.
• Act as a patient advocate, ensuring dignity, respect, and individual needs are at the heart of everything you do.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team delivering community-based palliative care.
• Contribute to the development and evolution of services to meet the needs of patients and families.

Main duties of the job

You will have

Passion for delivering excellent care, aligned withSt Richards Hospice values.

NQV Level 3 in Health and Social care

Highly organised, self-motivated, and committed to continuous service development.

IT literate and confident in using digital systems for care planning and communication.

Effective interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, communicating with patients, those important to them and colleagues

A team player with a strong sense of accountability and compassion.

Experience in end-of-life care or palliative care is desirable.

Experience of lone working in a community setting is desirable.

Driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for work purposes

If you would like to find out more information, please contact People Services, recrutiment@strichards.org.uk, or phone 01905736963.

Closing date Tuesday 9 September 2025

Interview date Monday 15 September and Tuesday 16 September

Please note, unforuntatley we are unable to support sponsorship for this post at this moment in time.

About us

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;

• Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
• Supportive management keen to develop you
• Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
• Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• Fabulous subsidised on-site cafe
• Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
• Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
• Free Will writing service