Healthcare Assistant Community Healthcare

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Healthcare Assistant Community Healthcare

Contract: Permanent

Location: Harrogate and the Hambleton and Richmond area

Hours:22.5 - 30 hours per week (including nights and weekends)

Salary:£29,740.49 per annum FTE pre-probation, increasing to £30,287.98 per annum FTE pending successful completion of probation (split of unsocial hours)

Closing date: Monday 28th September 2026, the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)

Are you a caring and compassionate Healthcare Assistant who wants to make a meaningful difference during one of lifes most sensitive times? Would you like to join an organisation where you can grow, feel supported and truly make an impact every day?

Were looking for a Healthcare Assistants to work with our incredible Community based team in Harrogate and the Hambleton and Richmond area.

Main duties of the job

Your role as a Healthcare Assistant

At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. As an effective member of our clinical team, you will ensure the provision of high-level care (including palliative, end of life, complex care and social) within a multi- disciplinary approach across all North Yorkshire Hospice Care Services.

This Healthcare Assistant role is community based, throughout Harrogate and Hambleton and Richmond. You will be required to have access to your own vehicle and have a current driving license.

In this role, you will-

Providing compassionate care and support for patients daily needs, including palliative and end-of-life care

Good communication and interpersonal skills to work with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals

Ability to follow care plans, policies, and procedures, including infection control and safety guidelines

Basic clinical skills (e.g. medication administration, monitoring) within training and competence

Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and volunteers

Accurate record-keeping and documentation of care provided

Understanding of patient dignity, hygiene, and safeguarding, including care after death

Manual handling and safe use of equipment to support patient independence

Flexibility to support different teams and tasks, including meals, housekeeping, and general patient comfort

About us

Our values:

We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

We are caring and compassionate

We are personal and supportive in our approach

We engage positively

We are responsive

We are driven to do better

We are fair

We are professional

We work collaboratively

We are accountable

Living out our values

Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes atsaintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.

We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website:https://saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement/

If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing people@saintmichaelshospice.org.

We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.