Senior Team Healthcare Assistant (Community)
The closing date is 04 March 2026
Job summary
Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Assistant who wants to make a meaningful difference during one of lifes most sensitive times? Would you like to join an organisation where you can grow, feel supported and truly make an impact every day?
Were looking for experienced Senior Healthcare Assistants to join our incredible Community based team in Harrogate and the Hambleton and Richmond area.
Main duties of the job
Your role as a Senior 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. The Senior Healthcare Assistant will guide and inspire a team, contribute to service development, and provide high-quality, person-centred care at one of lifes most important stages.
This Senior Healthcare Assistant role is community based, throughout Harrogate and Hambleton and Richmond. You will be required to have access to your own vehicle and have a current driving license.
In this role, you will:
- Provide support with daily operations of the HOME Service, including receiving referrals and rota building.
- Supervise and mentor HCA staff, supporting teamwork and professional development.
- Deliver training and promote competency-based practice within the team.
- Implement best practice in specialist palliative care.
- Lead holistic assessments and individualised care planning with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary teams.
- Recognise changes in patient symptoms to inform our MDT colleagues where necessary.
About us
- 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
How to apply:
Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.
Download and read through job description(via the Downloads section at the top of the advert)as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.
Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.
We recommend reading the application pack Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just B and Saint Michaels and browsing the Join our team pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what its like working for us and how the recruitment process works.
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Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,422.07 a year 45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
B0009-26-0015
Job locations
Herriot Hospice at the Lambert
Chapel Street
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1LU
Employer details
Employer name
Saint Michaels Hospice
Address
Herriot Hospice at the Lambert
Chapel Street
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1LU
Employer's website
https://app.healthboxhr.com/jobs-feed/web/company/65d86b0053344 (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
People & Culture Team
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