Domiciliary Healthcare Assistant (Community)
The closing date is 11 November 2025
Job summary
Are you a compassionate, dedicated Health Care Assistant looking to make a real difference in peoples lives? Join our HOME Team, working alongside District Nurses, the Specialist Palliative Care Team, and our multidisciplinary team of Medics, Nurses, and HCAs both in the community and on our Inpatient Unit (IPU).
Main duties of the job
About the role
Working under the supervision of the Community Services Manager, youll provide personal care, emotional support, and a calming presence to individuals in their last year of life, supporting them to remain comfortable and cared for in their own homes across North Yorkshire.
This role primarily focuses on caring for our social care patients, but youll also have opportunities to support our wider community and inpatient teams when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver compassionate personal care including bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting while maintaining dignity and hygiene.
- Support medication routines by reminding or safely administering prescribed treatments, following training and protocols.
- Prepare and serve meals tailored to individual dietary needs and preferences.
- Carry out light domestic duties such as cleaning, laundry, and tidying to create a safe, comfortable home environment.
- Assist with shopping, errands, and daily living activities to ensure clients have everything they need.
- Help with mobility and transfers using safe and appropriate techniques.
Provide companionship and emotional support, helping to reduce isolation and promote wellbeing.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just B and Saint Michaels Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve, you can help make that a reality.
We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.
How we look after you
- We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
- Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
- Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
- A supportive and caring environment
- Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
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
Details
Date posted
23 October 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£14.91 an hour plus an enhancement for unsocial hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
B0009-25-0014
Job locations
St. Michaels Hospice
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NA
Employer details
Employer name
Saint Michaels Hospice
Address
St. Michaels Hospice
Hornbeam Park Avenue
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NA
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
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