Healthcare Support Worker - Palliative Care

Healthcare Support Worker
- Palliative Care Band 3

Main area Macmillan Unit Grade Band 3 Contract 12 months (This is a fixed term role) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required) Job
-SP06743

Department name 01. UHD
- General Recruitment Site Christchurch Hospital Town Christchurch Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pa/pr Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the specialist palliative care team working both within the community under hospice at home and the inpatient ward at the Macmillan Unit and Forest Holme. We provide palliative and End of Life Care to patients with life limiting disease. The successful candidate would need to be compassionate and demonstrate a keen interest in Palliative care.

They would also demonstrate the ability to provide a high standard of quality care to our patients. The candidate needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexible hours. Previous NHS experience of working in a care environment is essential.

You will need to drive and have access to a car for this role.

The role covers shift work 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

New starters to the trust will have to undertake a numeracy and literacy test.

This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band
2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3

Base

Location:

Christchurch Hospital / Forest Holme

Interview Date:
Week commencing on 28-SEP-2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification…