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Senior Therapy Support Worker – Band 4

Join our Therapies Team

Closing Date: 27th September 2026

Interview Date: 12th October 2026

Location:  Roles available at both Erdington and Selly Park sites

Hours:  Minimum 22.5 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Salary: Clinical Band 4, £26290.61 – £28851.72 per year (pro rata for part-time)

DBS Requirement:  Enhanced check with Adult Barring List

 

 Happy to talk about Flexible Working

 We are currently recruiting two Senior Therapy Support Workers to work within our Therapies Team at Birmingham Hospice. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are team players, dynamic and passionate about palliative care to join our therapy team and the wider hospice team. This post requires the candidate to work across our Inpatient Unit, Living Well Centre service and in the community to support both our Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

 You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team offering specialist palliative care to our patients. To excel in this role, you will need to deliver therapy interventions with support from the therapy team with a focus on working towards patient centred goals to enable our patients to achieve what matters most to them. Excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude to meeting patients’ needs are needed to fulfil this role.

  Requirements:

  •  You will have experience of working as a Therapy Support Worker with patients in a relevant setting and ideally within palliative or hospice environment.
  • You will be patient focused and passionate about holistic care for the palliative patient.
  • You will have experience in this field or transferrable skills that can be utilised for this specialist role.
  • Preferably have attained advanced communication (certificate) and excellent interpersonal skills and can work flexibly as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • A driver’s licence, business insurance and access to a car for work purposes is essential to this role.

 For an informal chat about this role, please contact Amy Ison;  amy.ison@birminghamhospice.org.uk

For further information about the role, please see the job description.

 

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At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving 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 seeking a professional and caring Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), to join our busy community team, based in Selly Park.  As a CNS you will work across the city and may be required to travel to our other site in Erdington from time to time.  You will provide specialist palliative care nursing services to our patients, families carers and other health professionals. You will be able to analyse complex situations and develop action plans to improve the quality of patient care.

 You will actively contribute to multidisciplinary working and will be able to recognise the importance of knowledge and learning to maintain standards in palliative care.  You will be comfortable working as an autonomous palliative care practitioner and will be required to manage a caseload of patients within the community setting.

 If this sounds like the role for you then we’d love to receive your application.

 Informal discussions about the role are encouraged and can be made to Rachel Harrison, Head of Community Services, rachel.harrison@birminghamhospice.org.uk.

 Requirements:

  •  You will be a Level 1 Adult registered nurse, with current NMC registration with a relevant post registration qualification in palliative care (or be willing to undertake)
  • You will have experience at a senior nurse level with experience in clinical informal and formal teaching
  • You will have advanced experience within acute hospital or hospice or equivalent
  • You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • You will be a car owner/driver with access to your own vehicle and hold a current full UK driving licence

To learn more about the role please read the job description

 

“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.

For those with a disability, including a physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or a neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. Learn more about workplace adjustments and recruitment here.

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