Kilbryde Hospice - Clinical Support Worker - 481365 in Peterborough

Clinical Support Worker LOCATION: Kilbryde Hospice, In-Patient Unit (IPU) SALARY: £26,325 + unsocial hours payments HOURS: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week REPORTS TO: IPU Management Team DEADLINE: 9th August 2026.

Join Our Hospice Team – Clinical Support Worker, In-Patient Unit Are you a compassionate, caring individual who wants to make a real difference every day?

We’re looking for a Clinical Support Worker to join our dedicated hospice team, providing exceptional care and support to patients and their families during life’s most important moments.

What you’ll do: Deliver high-quality, person-centred care Support patients with their personal and clinical care needs Work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team Help create comfort, dignity, and meaningful moments for those in our care We ’re looking for someone who: ✔ Is caring, compassionate and reliable ✔ Enjoys working as part of a supportive team ✔ Has excellent communication skills ✔ Has experience in a healthcare or care setting (preferred, but not essential depending on training available) Working in hospice care is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make every moment count for patients and their loved ones while being part of a team that truly supports one another.

If you’re ready for a rewarding career where kindness and compassion make all the difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Purpose As part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will assist in the provision of direct patient care in our In-Patient Unit and where necessary across clinical services at Kilbryde Hospice.

Under the direction of senior members of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) the post-holder will carry out duties as required to contribute to effective communication and provision of enablement care in the hospice.

The post holder will always work with care, compassion, respect, dignity, and commitment.

• Key Accountabilities
• To assist senior MDT members with a range of duties as directed across hospice services
• As part of wider MDT be responsible for the assessment, care and treatment of patient/carer, and accurate completion of associated documentation.
• Maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, carers, relatives, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Ensure effective communication verbal, non-verbal, electronic, and written with staff, volunteers, patients and carers.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary service delivery.
• Actively promote a rehabilitative model of care
• Contribute to and undertake ongoing education and research.
• Patient / Carer Support
• Under direction of senior MDT members assist with all activities of daily living
• Under the direction of MDT, support carers via assessment
• Participate in patient and carer education sessions
• Undertake an enablement approach to care
• Ensure patients/carers are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognise any changes in patient/carer’s condition and feedback to relevant senior MDT members.
• Assist with moving and handling as required.
• Ensure safe and responsible use of equipment in relation to patient care.
• Assist with nutritional requirements.
• Facilitate and participate in self-management workshops for patients and carers.
• Encourage patient/carer to take an active role in their own health and wellbeing.
• Communication
• Demonstrate effective communication skills at all times.
• Contribute to a multi-disciplinary team approach to communication.
• Involve patients and carers in care and treatment plan.
• Ensure written and electronic documentation is completed confidentially, accurately, and legibly in accordance with Kilbryde Hospice and Caldicott Guidelines
• Use sensitivity when dealing with bereaved relatives and families under guidance from senior MDT members.
• Knowledge, Training and Experience Required E ssential
• SVQ Level 2 Health