Darlington & District Hospice Movement

Healthcare Assistants - Hospice at Home

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

St Teresas Hospice, Darlington is seeking Health Care Assistants to join our Hospice at Home team.

If you are passionate about palliative care and want to be part of an effective team that makes a real difference within the community, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

24 hours per week; usual working pattern 3 x 8 hour early or late shifts on a rota basis, 06:30-14:30, and 14:00-22:00

St Teresas Hospice Band 3, £24,049.00 - £24,975.00 per annum pro rata (£15,391.00 - £15,984.00 actual per annum for 32 hours per week), plus enhanced rates for unsociable hours.

This is a fixed term maternity cover position, intended to start 3 November 2024 or ASAP following this date, expected to end 4 September 2025

Employer: St Teresas Hospice (independent registered charity)

Important application info:

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure with a check of the adult barred list. Disclosure expense will be met by St Teresas Hospice. All posts are subject to a six-month probationary period.

The closing date for this job is: Thursday 23 October 2025 or as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this role.

Please be aware that we do not have a sponsor license, and are therefore only able to appoint candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

We are a forward thinking, inclusive registered Charity with Inpatient, Outpatient and Community services, providing care and support to palliative patients and their families in their own homes and at St Teresa's Hospice.

In this post, you will work as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team delivering care and giving support to patients with palliative care needs and their families, within patients own homes and in the Hospice. Our HCAs work in close collaboration with the District Nurses, GPs, Marie Curie nurses, Macmillan nurses, the Foundation Trust & other hospice services ensuring patient choice at the end of life.

Essential qualifications and skills include:

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience or prepared to take relevant NVQ if not achieved.
Knowledge of care giving
Experience of working in a Healthcare setting, providing personal and/or clinical care
Experience of delivering Palliative Care

For further details, please see the job description and person specification which is available from our website at https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/

An induction and ongoing training will be provided.

About us

Join an organisation where we all work together for a shared charitable goal, based in beautiful grounds, with a community feel and an inclusive culture.

Benefits of working for St T's include:

Training and development opportunities
Flexible working schemes
Generous company annual leave, sick pay, and maternity/paternity/adoption pay entitlements
Continuation of existing NHS pension scheme at Band 5+, and other pension schemes available
Opportunities to attend and participate in fun and exciting fundraising and awareness events
Workforce events, including long service awards
Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling/CBT
Discounted complementary therapies including acupuncture & massage
Onsite Bistro
Free eye tests for computer users
Hospice-based staff are eligible for free annual flu jabs
Free will-writing service via Octopus Legacy
Discounted local leisure centre membership and eligibility for Blue Light discount card

St Teresas Hospice complies with GDPR during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how we process your data, please see the NHS Jobs Privacy Notice and St Teresas Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice.

St Teresas Hospice is a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to employing and retaining disabled people, and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,049 to £24,975 a year WTE, plus enhancements

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

40 weeks

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0481-25-0014

Job locations

The Woodlands

Woodland Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 7UA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To work as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team delivering care and giving support to patients with palliative care needs and their families, within patients own homes and in the hospice. Working in close collaboration with the District Nurses, GPs, Marie Curie nurses, Macmillan nurses, the Foundation Trust & other hospice services ensuring patient choice at the end of life.

For further information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

For further information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Healthcare setting, providing personal and/or clinical care
Experience of delivering Palliative Care

Desirable

Experience of working in the community setting

Personal qualities and Motivation

Essential

Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
Willingness to undertake work during the day or evening, during the week and at weekends, and to work across all hospices services as required
Able to drive for work with full UK driving licence, and accepted by our insurers to drive Hospice vehicles under our driving insurance policy at a cost which is reasonable to the Hospice; NB this is subject to individual underwriting for employees under 21 years of age
Able to travel for work using own transport (in the event that the company vehicle is unavailable), including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Healthcare setting, providing personal and/or clinical care
Experience of delivering Palliative Care

Desirable

Experience of working in the community setting

Personal qualities and Motivation

Essential

Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
Willingness to undertake work during the day or evening, during the week and at weekends, and to work across all hospices services as required
Able to drive for work with full UK driving licence, and accepted by our insurers to drive Hospice vehicles under our driving insurance policy at a cost which is reasonable to the Hospice; NB this is subject to individual underwriting for employees under 21 years of age
Able to travel for work using own transport (in the event that the company vehicle is unavailable), including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Darlington & District Hospice Movement

Address

The Woodlands

Woodland Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 7UA

Employer's website

https://www.darlingtonhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Darlington & District Hospice Movement

Address

The Woodlands

Woodland Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 7UA

Employer's website

https://www.darlingtonhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)