Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Assistant
- Grade
- NLH 2 & NLH 3
- Contract
- Permanent: covering Monday to Sunday rota, including Weekends and Bank holidays
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- IPU HCA
- Employer
- North London Hospice
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Finchley
- Town
- 47 Woodside Avenue London
- Salary
- NLH 2 & NLH 3 HCA's vacancies available, level of appointment DOE
- Closing
- 06/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
IPU Healthcare Assistant
NLH 2 & NLH 3
Job overview
North London Hospice is a registered charity, that has been caring for local people since 1984.
We are looking for Band 2 and Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to join our friendly and growing inpatient unit team providing specialist palliative care to patients in our 18-bedded unit. This post includes rotation onto both day and night shifts, including weekends.
If you are an experienced Healthcare Assistant and feel passionate about patient care and would relish a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To be a productive member of the Inpatient Unit palliative care team, delivering holistic, skilled, high-quality patient-centred care and directly assisting other staff in clinical procedures and adherence to the CQC fundamental standards.
Working for our organisation
Every person at North London Hospice plays a role in supporting people to live their lives as well as they can for as long as they can. From our nursing, medical and clinical staff, patient and family support and health and wellbeing teams, cleaners & caterers to communications, finance, HR, retail and fundraising support - we all work to ensure exceptional care.
As an organisation, we are committed to offering a healthy work/life balance, with accessible mental health support, an extensive range of lifestyle and health benefits and excellent training and development opportunities, and hence, we offer the following range of competitive benefits:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Generous annual leave
- Transfer of NHS pension scheme
- Pension - Employer contribution pension scheme
- Access to clinical supervision
- Fully funded Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance cover
- Flexible/Hybrid Working
- A range of opportunities for professional learning and development
- Access to our 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Travel incentives
- Family friendly and special leave
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Blue Light Scheme membership and carers’ discounts
- Social events throughout the year and much more…
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for more details on the role and type of individual who would suit the post.
We reserve the right to interview candidates who are most suited to this post before the closing date.
North London Hospice is an equal opportunities employer and a proud member of the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. We value diversity, and we acknowledge that we currently have an underrepresentation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people. North London Hospice job opportunities are open to all, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Person specification
Shortlisting
Essential criteria
- Previous Experience in Healthcare
- Educated to GCSE Standard
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Palliative care
Application Form
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication Skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Palliative care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Hempstead
- Job title
- Head of Inpatient Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0800 3687848
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