Senior Healthcare Assistant - Hospice at Home
Senior Healthcare Assistant - Hospice at Home
Sue Ryder Berkshire West, Theale RG7 4AB with travel across Berkshire west and South Oxfordshire
Full and Part time hours available (12-hour shifts)
£12.50 - £12.94 per hour (plus enhancements)
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and UK driving licence and own transport are essential for this role
About Sue Ryder
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.
More people than ever want to be cared for at home — surrounded by comfort, dignity, and the people they love.
And thanks to our new long-term partnership with NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB), Sue Ryder is proud to help more people achieve this choice.
We’re building on our already hugely successful South Oxfordshire Hospice at Home service to launch a brand-new Hospice at Home service in Berkshire West.
This is a unique opportunity to join our service at the very beginning, helping Sue Ryder to reach more communities, so more people can receive expert end-of-life care in the place they feel most at comfortable: home.
About the role
As a Senior Healthcare Assistant in our Hospice at Home team, you will:
Deliver hands-on care in patients’ homes across Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire.
Work closely with our community nursing teams, doctors, therapists, and volunteers to provide holistic, person-centred care.
Support patients and their families with dignity, compassion, and empathy.
Play a vital role in ensuring people can stay at home, surrounded by those they love, with the right care and support in place.
No two days are the same in palliative and end-of-life care. You’ll work across a variety of situations, supporting patients in their last months, weeks, or days of life, helping them live as fully as possible.
About you
We are looking for dedicated, empathetic professionals who want to make a real difference in their community. You will bring:
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) (Essential)
A UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle (Essential)
Strong clinical and interpersonal skills (Essential)
An understanding of person-centred, inclusive care principles (Essential)
A real passion for providing high-quality palliative and end-of-life care (Essential)
Experience of community care or lone working is desirable but not essential—we provide full induction, training, and ongoing support, including a thorough induction with dedicated time to settle into the role.
There is plenty of scope to further develop your own skills in specialist palliative care. If you would like to arrange an informal visit to meet some of our Hospice at Home team, please let us know.
Benefits
Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
Company pension scheme
Continuation of NHS pension (terms and conditions apply)
27 days holiday – rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
NHS annual leave honoured (terms and conditions apply)
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced sick pay
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
Death in Service benefit
Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
For more of our employee benefits please visit:
www.sueryder.org/jobs/careers-in-palliative-care/benefits-of-working-for-sue-ryder/
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we’re proud to support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support.
If you require support to compete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email recruitment@sueryder.org.
Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non-binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.
For more information on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, please visit: www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion
Join us in creating a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive.