Healthcare Assistant IPUNHS

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Healthcare Assistant (IPU)

Permanent Contract

Location: Crimple House, Harrogate

Hours: Part-time and full-time hours available, up to 37.5 hours per week (24 hours shift pattern, 5 over 7 including nights and weekends)

Salary: £29,740.49 per annum FTE, rising to £30,287.98 per annum FTE (45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours)

Brand: Saint Michaels Hospice

Closing date: Monday 28th September 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)

Your role as a Healthcare Assistant

At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to our patients and those who love them. As an effective member of our clinical team, you will ensure the provision of high-level care (including palliative, end of life, complex care and social) within a multi- disciplinary approach across all North Yorkshire Hospice Care Services.

Main duties of the job

Providing compassionate care and support for patients daily needs, including palliative and end-of-life care

Good communication and interpersonal skills to work with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals

Ability to follow care plans, policies, and procedures, including infection control and safety guidelines

Basic clinical skills (e.g. medication administration, monitoring) within training and competence

Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and volunteers

Accurate record-keeping and documentation of care provided

Understanding of patient dignity, hygiene, and safeguarding, including care after death

Manual handling and safe use of equipment to support patient independence

What Were Looking For:

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant who is not only clinically and operationally skilled but also deeply compassionate, someone who sees hospice care as a vocation, not just a role.

Were looking for:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and emotional resilience in handling complex or sensitive situations.
• Experience delivering individualised care in dynamic, needs-led environments such as ward or complex community settings.
• Evidence of formal training or continued professional development in care, particularly palliative care.
• A passion for palliative, hospice, or specialist ward care
• Strong communication skills and a calm, empathetic approach to complex care situations

Job description

At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to our patients and those who love them. As an effective member of our clinical team, you will ensure the provision of high-level care (including palliative, end of life, complex care and social) within a multi- disciplinary approach across all North Yorkshire Hospice Care Services.

See Job Description for further details

About us

Our values:

We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

We are caring and compassionate

We are personal and supportive in our approach

We engage positively

We are responsive

We are driven to do better

We are fair

We are professional

We work collaboratively

We are accountable

Living out our values

Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes atsaintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.

We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website:https://saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement/

If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.