Healthcare Assistant – Caring Hands

More about this role

• Do you have experience of working within Healthcare or Caring for others?
• Have you worked alone or in a team within the Community?
• Can you work flexible hours – days/evenings
• Do you drive a manual car and hold a full UK manual driving licence/have business car insurance?

If you have the ability to:

• Provide a consistently high standard of palliative nursing care – keeping up the reputation of the Hospice
• Sensitively, care for clients and their families in their own homes, respecting the privacy and dignity of the client and their families at all times
• Communicate well both verbally with your client and their family but also in writing to the Home Care Coordinator/Community Services Manager  

Dr Kershaw’s is looking for you!

We are an inclusive organisation, that promotes equality, and embraces the diversity of our community. We are open and transparent with our staff, and invest in your training and development. We treat all our staff, patients, and volunteers, with the utmost respect and dignity and are compassionate to their needs in this ever-changing world. If you align with our values, then Dr Kershaw’s is the place for you; start a new career today and join our growing team that puts our local community and our patients at the heart of everything we do!

Our plans for the next year to meet our strategic objectives include further growth of all our services. To achieve all this, we need enthusiastic, self-motivated and pro-active people with a desire to care for others, and who are reliable, interested in working in a healthcare setting and share our values. Growing our Community-based team means we have a number of permanent roles available, full time or part time. Hours include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Employee benefits include: Company Pension, 27 days’ holiday (pro-rata), unsocial hours’ payments, vehicle provision for community visits, Blue Light Card (discounts), and Wellbeing activities.

If this is you; please apply now by requesting an application form at recruitment@drkh.org.uk or please call 0161 624 2727 and ask for Cheryl Calverley.

Closing Date: 7th February 2026

Salary: £24,465 per annum (pro rata)  

Hours: Part time or full time/ flexible over 7 days (Mon to Sun), early (06.45hrs – 14.15hrs) and late shift (15.45hrs – 22.15hrs)

See the job description here.

If you require any further information about this role please contact Nicola Heppenstall or Christine Wilson 0161 624 2727.