Bank Healthcare Assistant - Sunflower Centre in Taunton

If you are qualified to Level 3 in Health and Social Care, this opportunity may be of interest to you.

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Bank Healthcare Assistant to join our Sunflower Centre Day Services Team.

• Hourly rate: £13.26
• Contract: Casual working / bank
• Location: Can be based in Taunton or Yeovil

What can you expect to be doing?

Our Healthcare Assistants provide outstanding patient care to those with life limiting illness, making each day count for those who rely on St Margaret’s services.

You will be joining a well-established experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and a valuable volunteer team.

Our service provides a holistic multi-faceted approach to specialist palliative care assessment, treatment and support to ensure that patients with life limiting illnesses have appropriate access to a wide range of services and activities to meet their needs.

Your day to day work will include

• Planning and delivering individual patient programmes and group activities.
• Supporting and assisting patients with their individual hygiene and personal needs.
• Supporting patients with their individual dietary requirements and assisting with eating and drinking as required.
• Assisting in minimising patient’s anxiety, pain and discomfort under the guidance of qualified staff.
• Promoting as much independence as possible within the limits of disease progression.
• Administration and co-ordination tasks to facilitate smooth day to day SFC operation.

What will you be good at?

You will have:

• Demonstrable experience working as a healthcare assistant or similar
• Written and verbal communication skills
• A holistic approach to patient care.

Our Values

At St Margaret’s Hospice, our values guide everything we do. We are:

• Compassionate: Kindness and care for everyone, every day
• Collaborative: One team, working together for one goal
• Ambitious: Striving for better, now and into the future.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you.

Inclusive recruitment

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If your experience broadly matches the role and you’re motivated to make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

If you need adjustments during recruitment, please contact recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk.

Why join St Margaret’s Hospice?

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team — you’ll become part of a welcoming, community-minded charity making a real difference every day.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment alongside a range of benefits including:

Pension scheme

• NHS pension continuation where applicable*
• 6% employer / 5% employee contribution for non-NHS staff

Additional Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access, counselling, wellbeing support, and legal/financial advice
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Opportunities to volunteer and support fundraising initiatives
• Eligibility criteria applies

If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to Lily Elliott at Lily.Elliott@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk or Emily Curran at or Emily.Curran@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Closing date: 11th August 2026

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Safer Recruitment

St Margaret's Hospice are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of those who use our services.

As part of our safer recruitment processes, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks relevant to the role. These may include verification of identity, right to work, references, qualifications, DBS, and other regulatory, fraud prevention, and compliance checks.

The Disclosure and Barring Service offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants. This route gives applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate and is available for all levels of DBS check.