Palliative Care Healthcare Support Worker

Job description

Palliative Care Health Care Support Worker (Band 3)Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

28.5 hours per week, part-time fixed‐term contract / maternity cover.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Support Worker to join our community Palliative Respite Team. The post holder will work as part of the Palliative Care Respite Team and report to the Team Coordinator. They will assist the District Nursing Team in delivering high quality community‐based nursing and social care to patients with palliative care needs who wish to remain at home. The post holder will work collaboratively with other members of the Intermediate Tier Services in supporting the patient and carers and providing personal, social, psychological and spiritual care. They regularly work without direct supervision in the patient's home.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & Behaviours

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & disabled people.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Sick pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Ellesmere Port

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-05-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English