Support Worker
Job Opportunity: Care Team Support Worker
Location: Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
Position: Care Team Support worker
Salary: £ 24,975 per annum
Closing Date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Interviews; Monday 6th October 2025
About us:
At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we’re looking for passionate Support Workers to join our incredible care team, to provide meaningful care to children and young adults. If you want to be part of a supportive team that truly makes every moment matter, now is the time - we want to hear from you.
Join our dedicated team and be part of spearheading our innovative approach to delivering both planned and responsive, direct clinical care.
Our vision at Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it. You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone.
Our services:
Our support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family and include end-of-life care, symptom management, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, counselling, and more. We work with staffing ratios that allow us to deliver high-quality, holistic care tailored for each child and family.
We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families, staff and volunteers to use.
Every year we need to raise £6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity.
Role Overview:
As a Care Team Support Worker, you will work collaboratively as part of a team to support the delivery high-quality nursing care to babies, children, and young people in the hospice, under the direction of the Nursing Team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the delivery of planned and some responsive direct clinical care.
- Working collaboratively with other members of the care team under the direction of the Nurse in Charge.
- Building compassionate and professional working relationships with families using our services
Key Attributes:
- We are looking for a warm, resilient, and empathetic support worker to provide sensitive, high-quality care, working closely with families and professionals. Strong communication, emotional strength, and a commitment to dignity and play are essential.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Previous experience of working in a care environment is essential.
- A recognised qualification in Maths and English is preferred.
If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and attributes listed above, we look forward to hearing from you.
About you:
Our values underpin what we do and how we do it.
To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who will embody our values, work confidently with key attention to detail, engage with everyone in our hospice, and has an absolute willingness to learn.
What we offer:
A friendly, incredible working environment along with the following benefits:
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25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell
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Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access
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A commitment to your professional development
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Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary
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Bluebell Wood enhanced maternity and paternity pay (unrelated to NHS conditions)
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Enhanced pay for night shifts and x2 bank holidays.
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Free parking on main site
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Subsidised lunch
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Free tea and coffee
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Cycle to work scheme
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Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
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Access to rewards portal
If you are passionate about making a difference, we cannot wait to hear from you. Apply now
For informal enquiries, please contact Kate Kelly or Mandy Binney (Heads of Care) on 01909 393258 or email kate.kelly@bluebellwood.org /mandy.binney@bluebellwood.org
Download the job description and person specification here
Download your application form here
Please download the job description and person specification for more information and if you think you have what we are looking for, download and complete the application form above and return it to recruitment@bluebellwood.org
Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Interview date: Monday 6th October 2025
We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive work place that reflects the communities we support, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We will do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout our recruitment process.
What else we will need or you need to know:
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Proof that you have the right to work in the uk. Unfortunately, we cannot support visa sponsorship
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Any successful applicant will require a health check
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An Enhanced DBS Check
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Two references
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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks
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