Healthcare Assistant

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team in Taunton. 

• Salary: £25,450.33 per annum
• Unsocial hours payments: 30% for all time on a Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday after 8pm and before 6am. 60% for all time on a Sunday and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight).
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full time (37.5). Part time hours can be considered.

You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal.

If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

What can you expect to be doing? 

We currently have a vacancy for a Healthcare Assistant, qualified to Level 2 in Health and Social Care, within our In-patient team.

Our healthcare assistants provide outstanding patient care to those with a life limiting illness, making each day count for those who rely on St Margaret’s services.

As an employer we hope to nurture and develop all our staff to ensure that you are achieving your full potential and actively encourage all staff in their training and education.

Responsibilities as our Healthcare Assistant will include:

• Providing specialist palliative care that is patient-centred, holistic and quality driven.
• Providing appropriate support and advice for families, carers, and bereaved relatives.
• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team under the direction and leadership of the registered staff, supporting them to meet the needs of patients and their families.

What will you be good at?

You will be:

• Qualified to Level 2 in Health and Social Care
• A caring, enthusiastic individual who thrives on being part of a patient focused team.

Our in-patient unit is a 24 hour a day service, and shifts will reflect this working on a rotational basis, so flexibility is required of all staff.

What can we offer you?

Holiday entitlement

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
• Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

• NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
• Non-NHS employees will receive 6% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

• Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
• Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
• Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
• Counselling and support
• Legal, financial, and medical information and advice 

And more…

• Life assurance cover – 2x salary
• Health Cash Plans - help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Enhanced maternity leave*
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
• Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

*Eligibility criteria applies

Additional Information

If you’d like to learn more about our team or have an informal chat before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Anna Saunders, Senior Sister, at anna.saunders@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

We manage our recruitment in‑house, so we kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this role.

For questions about the recruitment process, please email Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss before applying, please feel free to get in touch.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

If you have all the information you need, please click Apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date: 30 April 2026
We may interview suitable candidates before the closing date and reserve the right to close the advert early.

DBS Information

This role is subject to a criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The DBS offers a confidential checking process for transgender applicants, allowing gender or name details not to appear on the DBS certificate.