WH26-40 Community HCA
Weldmar Hospicecare
Dorchester, DT1 2SL
Salary
£26,298 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
Health Care Assistant (West Hub) Specialist Hospice at Home Permanent Contract 37.5 hours per week (weekdays & weekends) Band 3 £26,298- £27,476 Per A...
Were looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our multi-skilled Specialist
Hospice at Home Service on a permanent contract.
We are looking for a
Healthcare Assistant to join our Community Team based in West Dorset, helping
to deliver exceptional care to patients with life limiting illnesses.
Working alongside our
Community Nurses and wider multidisciplinary team, you will support patients
with their personal care needs, promote dignity and independence, and provide
practical and emotional support to both patients and their loved ones.
This role is ideal for
someone who is compassionate, motivated, and committed to providing outstanding
person-centred care.
Please note, this is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week with a
weekend working rota approximately 1 in 6.
A Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS) Check is required for this role.
The team of Health Care Assistants work from a number of locations across our catchment
area within the specialist Hospice at Home hubs.
The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical colleagues and external agencies to
provide an agile and responsive service based on needs identified by the Specialist Hospice
at Home team.
Provide a reassurance to patients and/ or families, reducing the likelihood of hospital
admission.
Offering hands on care to patients at home
Providing emotional support and advice
Weldmar Hospicecare provides specialist care for
adults in Dorset who have a life limiting illness, and support for their loved
ones. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of equality, diversity, and
inclusion across all aspects of our organisation.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2-3 or higher in care or experience from a relevant role.
- A minimum of 2 years working experience of direct care giving in a similar role is
- essential, and experience of delivering care at end of life is desirable.
- Knowledge of palliative care would be advantageous.
- Able to work independently and with other members of the SH@H team in the
- patients own home.
- Good awareness of own limitations, and able to recognize the need to ask for
- assistance and for onward referral.
- Commitment to developing skills and knowledge of the care of the dying person and
- family.
Experience
Essential
- Skilled at working with people providing intimate and personal care to them in a
- respectful and dignified manner.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build trusting relationships enabling effective communication with patients
- and carers
- Show empathy and present a calm, courteous and compassionate manner.
- Ability to follow plans of care and taking direction from senior colleagues
- Ability to work autonomously and safely in a persons home and or other setting such
- as clinic, care home.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of boundaries in relationships
- with patients and their families.
- Ability to work unsupervised as a lone worker as needed and the ability to work as a
- supportive team member.
- Able to demonstrate self-care and emotional resilience including access to clinical
- supervision, line management, and Weldmars suite of Wellbeing Supports.
- Committed to self-development.
- Flexible approach
- Post holders must hold a driving license with appropriate business insurance, have
- access to a car and be prepared to travel throughout the defined catchment area.
- Must be IT literate and confident, and be able to use a number of IT systems and
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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