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Healthcare Assistant
Grade
NLH 2 & NLH 3
Contract
Permanent: covering Monday to Sunday rota, including Weekends and Bank holidays
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation Days/Nights)
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

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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

Disability confident committedCare quality commission - Good

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanna Hempstead
Job title
Head of Inpatient Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0800 3687848