Health Care Support Worker, Hospice at Home Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a part-time, permanent Band 3 Health Care Support Worker role within the Hospice at Home Team Evening Service. The successful candidate will provide high standards of palliative care and emotional support to patients and their families in their homes, primarily covering 6pm-10pm shifts. The role requires travel between patient homes across Wrexham, Flintshire, and Denbighshire, and involves working rota'd weekends and Bank Holidays. Excellent communication skills and a desire to work in palliative care are essential.
Key responsibilities
- Provide high standards of care to patients at the end of life in their homes.
- Offer emotional support for family/carers.
- Ensure privacy, respect, dignity and confidentiality is upheld at all times.
- Provide basic nursing care and holistic support to patients and their families in their own homes.
- Work rota'd weekends and Bank Holidays.
Essential criteria
- QCF/ NVQ in Health Care Level 3 Qualification, working toward or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience of working in a care setting (two year plus)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of palliative care training and/or education
- Experience of working with palliative care patients
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,813 – £27,890 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Health Care Support Worker, Hospice at Home Team
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring and enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join the Hospice at Home Team Evening Service, under the supervision of the Hospice at Home Team Leader. This is a 7 day service and the post offers a part time, permanent contract, primarily covering 6pm-10pm, but please note staff may be asked to cover other shifts on occasions to meet the needs of the service.
The successful candidate will provide high standards of care to patients at the end of life, whose preferred place of care/death is at home. Also providing emotional support for family/carers. The successful candidate would be expected to ensure privacy, respect, dignity and confidentiality is upheld at all times, and excellent communication skills are vital for this role.
This post is based within the Specialist Palliative Care Department in Wrexham Maelor Hospital and the Hospice at Home Service is offered to patients in the Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire county's, and candidates must have access to a vehicle for travelling between patient's homes, in towns and rural areas.
Main duties of the job
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