- Salary: £19,656 a year
- Hours: 30 hours per week
- Location: Barnsley Hospice, 104-106 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RL.
- Closing date: 07 August 2025
- Enquires: Informal enquiries are welcome, please contact Mel Butcher, IPU Ward Manager or our IPU Sister on 01226 244 244.
We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant who is compassionate and driven to make a difference to patients and their loved ones at a difficult time in their lives.
As a Healthcare Assistant at Barnsley Hospice In-patient Unit (IPU), you’ll be supporting patients, families and loved ones in their time of greatest need. We provide free specialist palliative care and support to patients with life limiting illness whilst offering vital emotional support for their loved ones.
This role will require you to be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals, both verbally and in writing; to share our commitment to maintaining high standards in everything we do; and to demonstrate that you can work effectively within a team that behaves in accordance with our values.
The role is varied and busy as you will be working a variety of shifts including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays
Organisation summary
Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life- limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Barnsley Hospice.
