Healthcare Assistant (Inpatient Unit)
Contract: Permanent 37.5 hours per week / Part-time hours considered (working over a 7-day flexible week)
Salary: £23,809.50 plus London allowance
Location: HA3 0YG
Closing Date: 25th February 2026
Are you a Healthcare Assistant, passionate about end-of-life care?
Here at St Luke’s Hospice we offer 24-hour care / seven days a week to people who have advanced disease. You could be caring for people in the local community or in our Inpatient Unit which accommodates 12 patients. Our person-centered care is delivered with compassion and respect for people’s wishes.
We are welcoming candidates looking for truly rewarding positions, who want to deliver the highest quality of care and who embody our Hospice Values. We are looking for Health Care Assistants who are keen to join a caring, compassionate, and diverse multi-disciplinary team delivering care of the highest quality.
It is desirable for you to have previous palliative care experience.
Requirements for the posts include:
The ability to work as part of a team
Flexibility with shift work including long days/nights/weekends & bank holidays
Benefits of joining our Hospice Team:
Annual leave starting at 26 days and increasing with service
The ability to continue your NHS pension
Carers Leave
Enhanced hourly rates for working unsocial hours
Access to our 24-hour employee assistance programme
Free onsite parking
Subsidised lunches
Access to the NHS Blue Light Card
Extra day off for your Birthday
If you are interested in joining the Hospice, you can click on the apply button below to fill out an application form.
If you would like to speak to our IPU Matron, Anabela Cabaca about working on our unit, please call on 020 8382 8006
Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.
St Luke’s Hospice are equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.
Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.
