St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire
Palliative Care Nursing Assistant – Part time and full-time positions available
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£25,818 per annum
Make a difference every day.
As a valued member of the St Catherine’s Hospice team, you will play an important role in delivering our vision: supporting patients to enjoy the best possible quality of life until the end of life. You will provide high-quality, values-led care to patients and their families within the Inpatient Unit and the local community, promoting comfort, dignity, independence and choice.
Does being part of a dedicated and highly respected team excite you?
If your answer is yes, then the skills you will need are:
- Be enthusiastic and resourceful and keen to enhance your skills
- Demonstrate a keen desire to work in hospice/palliative care
- Enjoy team working
- Have a flexible attitude
- Possess good communication skills
- Have a positive, caring and approachable manner
- Be able to demonstrate respect for patients’ dignity
What we offer
- A warm, values-driven culture with supportive clinical leadership and access to specialist palliative care education and regular clinical supervision.
- NHS-pension transfer eligibility (if applicable) or hospice pension.
- Free parking on site
- Well-being support that includes access to free confidential counselling.
- 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) pro rata for part time. All staff receive an additional wellbeing day on their birthday or nearest working day. Access to a buy additional leave scheme.
- Life assurance scheme
- Opportunity to join the blue light scheme and cycle to work scheme.
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Contract & pattern
The role requires flexibility across day and night shifts and across clinical services. We are currently consulting with colleagues on future shift lengths and ways of working, so some aspects of the working arrangements may be refined as this develops.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter describing how you meet the essential criteria and why hospice nursing is right for you.
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- Apply by: 11th October 2026
- Interviews: 16th October 2026
Informal enquiries
We welcome an informal chat — contact the Business Manager for Care Services, Emma Grzelczyk on 01772 629171 or via email emma.grzelczyk@stcatherines.co.uk
Pre-employment
All offers are subject to satisfactory references, right-to-work checks and DBS clearance in line with our safer recruitment policy. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the right to work in the UK, as St Catherine’s Hospice does not currently hold a sponsor licence. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applications. St Catherine’s Hospice is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider any reasonable adjustments needed to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.
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