Senior Health Care Support Worker #1159

Would you like to be part of a dedicated team supporting adults and their families with a palliative diagnosis at the end of life?

The Hospice at Home Team is a responsive and innovative team providing care for people with progressive, incurable diseases such as cancer, motor neurone disease, heart failure and lung disease, during times of crisis and at end of life.

Joining an establish Hospice at Home team, you will be working in the community as a lone worker, with the support from the Hospice at Home Team Co-ordinator.

Due to business growth we have vacancies for Days / Night and Shift (mixed days and nights) Senior Health Care Support Workers

• Are you enthusiastic and highly motivated with the ability to deliver, with confidence, palliative care support?

• Can you work as part of a multi skilled team, providing fundamental nursing care to our patients and families?

Why Join Dougie Mac?

At Dougie Mac, we care deeply about the people who make our work possible. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a supportive, values-led organisation where everyone is encouraged to grow, contribute, and make a real difference.

As a Dougie Mac employee, you’ll benefit from:

• 🌴 35 days of annual leave, rising with length of service
• 🔄 Options to buy and sell annual leave
• 🏥 Hospice-paid Healthcare Cash Plan
• 💰 Competitive Pension Scheme
• ✅ DBS paid for by the hospice
• 📚 Learning & Development opportunities
• 🚗 Free on-site parking

✨ Join us and be part of a local charity that puts people at the heart of everything we do. ✨

Salary: £26,091.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours a week (part time considered) a variety of shifts to cover 7 day period between 7am and 9pm day shifts and between the hours of 10pm and 7am night shifts

Applications close: Sunday 12th July 2026

Interviews: 3rd/4th/5th August 2026

📩 How to Apply
Please complete the application form in full, paying particular attention to your personal statement. This should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. See the Recruitment Process Document for more information.

📞 For more information, please contact:
Lisa Byatt – Community Manager (HART)
📧 lisabyatt@dmhospice.org.uk ¦ 📱 01782 344300

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and interview early, in the event of a large number of applications.

Job Description & Person Specification below - Please note, our shortlisting process is based on these documents. In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted. We are strongly committed to the Safeguarding of our adults and children.

At Dougie Mac we are recruiting employees to join our rapidly growing team. We currently have over 400 employees who work together to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their families in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

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