Hours: 18 hours per week (3 days)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Basic annual pro rata £19,827.60 (30 hours) £11,896.56 (18 hours) plus generous enhancements.
About the Role
Caring for someone in the final weeks and months of life is both challenging and rewarding. Our Hospice at Home service promotes comfort, dignity, and independence, enabling people to remain in their own homes.
As a Palliative Support Worker, you will visit patients within the Rossendale community, sometimes working alone, to provide practical and basic nursing care and emotional support under the direction of Registered Nurses.
What We’re Looking For
- Previous healthcare experience (essential), ideally with life-limiting conditions.
- NVQ Level 2 in Care or equivalent*.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
- Reliable, proactive, and passionate about delivering high standards of care.
- Full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle, and business insurance.
- Mileage is paid at 55p per mile. Employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- Staff are salaried and paid monthly, with no deduction in pay if no patient visit.
Why Join Us?
- A rewarding role making a real difference in people’s lives.
- Generous enhancements for unsocial hours.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Supportive team environment.
Hours: 30 hours per week (5 days) - roles include alternate weekends
Additional hours are available covering absence on a regular basis
Pay: £12.71
Current enhancement pay:-After 9pm & Saturdays: £16.28 per hour-Sundays & Bank Holidays: £20.35 per hour
Rossendale Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Registered Charity No. 100822
Rossendale Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer Registered Charity No. 1008228
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