Senior Healthcare Assistant

The successful candidate will deliver exceptional, personalised care to patients and their families, ensuring continuity through regularly reviewed and well‑coordinated care plans. You will play a key role in providing compassionate, hands‑on support within our community. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be supporting patients and their loved ones during sensitive times. As a valued member of our professional team, you’ll be expected to uphold high standards of communication, contributing to a supportive, people‑centred working environment.

We are an independent local charity based in Bosham, Chichester offering a wide range of services to support our patients, and their loved ones, who are living with a life limiting or terminal illness. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of local people and we support over 330 patients at any one time between our In Patient Unit and Community teams.

• Annual Leave - 27 days per year plus bank holidays, pro‑rata which increases with service
• Healthcare Access to a contributory health plan for you and family members
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Access to free and confidential Virtual GP Advice, Counselling and Legal Support
• Continuation of existing NHS Pension Scheme Membership And recognition of reckonable service for certain benefits
• Generous Workplace Pension 7.5% employer contribution for employees
• Life Assurance Scheme - Should the worst happen while you’re working with us, your loved ones will receive a lump sum payment equal to two times your salary (or the NHS Life Assurance Scheme if applicable)
• Subsidised food - A range of high‑quality meals at low prices for all employees when on site at the Hospice
• Employee discount - In all our community charity shops and eligibility for the Blue Light Card discount scheme