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Health Care Assistants – Inpatient Unit (IPU)

Join our team

Closing date: 22 July 2025

Location: Selly Park Hospice with occasional multi-site working

Hours: Full-time and Part-time available (minimum 24 hours per week, working flexibly over a 7-day rota)

Salary: Clinical Band 2 £23,875 per year full time – pro rata part time

DBS Requirement: Enhanced check with Adult Barring List

At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, and committed Health Care Assistants (HCAs) to join our
Inpatient Unit (IPU) Team at Selly Park hospice site.

As an HCA you will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team to deliver hands-on high-quality palliative and end of life care to our patients and their families in accordance with our values. You will be required to have competent clinical skills to ensure a safe environment for our patients and their families. You will also need to be sensitive to the spiritual, psychological and social needs of our patients and their families.

Our requirements: 

  • Level 2 NVQ in health or social care or show a willingness to work towards.
  • Experience of working in a care role in the health care sector and/or other care related experience.
  • Competent in English and Maths (up to GCSE level or equivalent).
  • The ability to work flexibly over a 7-day rota and work over multiple sites.
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Competent IT skills including use of databases, email, and Word.

In return, we offer the opportunity to be part of an amazing charity which can provide competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing programmes, comprehensive training and the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing professional development and support.

For further information and an informal discussion about the role please contact Alison Breakwell (alison.breakwell1@nhs.net) IPU Lead Nurse on 0121 752 8809 or by email.

For more information about the role, please read the job description.

Informal discussions are strongly encouraged.

Join us and together, we can make every moment matter.

 

“After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.”

Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.

Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.

Read Barbara’s story

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation