Life with us
Working for Weston Hospicecare is a fantastic opportunity to support local people and the community. Interested in working for us? Our current vacancies include:
ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER (Ref: WHC-BS22)
Location: Weston-super-Mare
Hours: 15 hours per week, over 2 days to include Saturdays
Salary: £18,288 pa (pro rata for part-time)
We have an opportunity for an assistant manager to join one of our Weston town centre shops providing an excellent service and raising money to help run the Hospice. The store sells high quality clothing, books and homewares and is one of our popular donation points.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will assist the Shop Manager in the day to day management of the shop, including stock management, merchandising, health and safety and financial procedures.
Working with a team of volunteers this role needs to develop and maintain excellent relationships with our customers and donors, being an ambassador for the Hospice.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys retail and working in a lively, fast paced environment. You will need to have enthusiasm, leadership and motivational skills, be customer orientated and target focused, and enjoy working with a diverse range of products and people. You will also be required to complete paperwork and therefore a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products is essential.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
| Contributory pension scheme | Free parking at some of our sites |
| 25 days holiday + bank holidays (part-time pro rata) | Staff consultation group |
| Employee discount scheme with major retailers | Family-friendly benefits |
| Employee assistance programme | Staff social activities |
| Opportunities for challenge events & fundraising |
For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/
Alternatively please email jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or call us via reception on 01934 423900. Note: we are unable to accept CVs without a completed application form.
The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday, 8th February (midday)
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER (Ref: WHC-BOSC22)
Location: Burnham-on-Sea
Hours: 15 hours per week, over 2 days to include weekends
Salary: £18,288 pa (pro rata for part-time)
We have an opportunity for an assistant manager to join our shop team in the centre of Burnham on Sea providing an excellent service and raising money to help run the Hospice. You will work at our popular clearance store and provide support and cover to our nearby shop in the High Street.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will assist the Shop Manager in the day to day management of the shops, including stock management, merchandising, health and safety and financial procedures.
Working with a team of volunteers, you will need to develop and maintain excellent relationships with our customers and donors, being an ambassador for the Hospice.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys retails and working in a lively, fast paced environment. You will need to have enthusiasm, leadership and motivational skills, be customer orientated and target focused, and enjoy working with a diverse range of products and people. You will also be required to complete paperwork and therefore a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products is essential.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
| Contributory pension scheme | Free parking at some of our sites |
| 25 days holiday + bank holidays (part-time pro rata) | Staff consultation group |
| Employee discount scheme with major retailers | Family-friendly benefits |
| Employee assistance programme | Staff social activities |
| Opportunities for challenge events & fundraising |
As you may be required to supervise volunteers under the age of 18 years, we ask our shop staff to have an Enhanced DBS certificate (which we will arrange).
For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/
Alternatively please email jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or call us via reception on 01934 423900. Note: we are unable to accept CVs without a completed application form.
The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday, 8th February (midday)
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
HOUSEKEEPER (Ref: WHC-HK022)
Hours: 18 hours per week
Salary: £9.04 per hour
Weston Hospicecare provides care for local people who are living with a life limiting illness, so experience in a healthcare environment may be helpful.
Would you like to join our small housekeeping team, working in a friendly and modern environment?
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed people who can offer flexibility in working hours, to clean our patient, therapy and office areas, and to assist with the in-house laundry.
The hours for this role will be an average of 18 per week which are currently worked on a four week rota. The shifts will be a mix of mornings (7am – 1pm), afternoons (1pm – 7pm) and currently one weekend in four (either 7am – 1pm or 10am – 4pm). You may also be required to work some Bank Holidays.
Appointment to this post is subject to a standard DBS certificate.
This role falls within the legislation for mandatory Covid vaccination coming into force on 1 April 2022 and therefore proof of vaccine or exemption will be required.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dave Smart, Estate & Facilities Manager on 01934 423900.
For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/ Alternatively, please email jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or call us via reception on the above number. Note: we are unable to accept CVs without a completed application form.
Closing date for completed applications is Thursday, 3 February (midday). It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Monday, 14 February.
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
GROUNDSMAN & MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £10.00 per hour/£19,500 per annum
Weston Hospicecare provides specialist care for local people who are living with life-limiting illnesses. A much loved and well supported local charity, the hospice is based in Uphill, a quiet village on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our busy maintenance team assisting in the safe and effective operation of our grounds, office buildings, shops and warehouses on a day to day basis.
Your role will require you to be responsible for improving and maintaining our gardens and grounds at our main Hospice site. You will work closely with the Estate and Facilities Manager and alongside another Maintenance Assistant to assess and undertake maintenance/repairs at the Hospice as well as our shops/warehouse, liaising with outside contractors as required.
The hours are to be worked Monday – Friday although a degree of flexibility is required to work some evenings and weekends to meet organisational needs.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
| Contributory pension scheme/NHS transferrable | Free parking |
| 25 days holiday + bank holidays | Staff consultation group |
| Employee savings scheme | Family-friendly benefits |
| Employee assistance programme | Staff social activities |
| Opportunities to participate in challenge events & fundraising |
Appointment to this post is subject to a Standard DBS certificate.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Smart, Estate & Facilities Manager on 01934 423900.
Closing date for completed applications is Thursday, 27 January (midday). It is anticipated that interviews will take place week commencing 7 February.
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
BANK REGISTERED NURSE
Salary: £23,278 – £29,185 per annum, pro rata for part time (dependent on experience)
Are you a warm, caring professional, committed to providing best possible standards of care?
We’re seeking Registered Nurses to complement our friendly, supportive team of highly skilled bank nurses based primarily at our 10-bed inpatient unit, plus some work within our community team and at our day hospice.
Our bank nursing staff work a variety of shifts to cover a 24 hour period during periods of planned and unplanned absence.
Ideally, you will have had experience working with patients within palliative care or Oncology, however, if you consider yourself able to deliver high quality patient care, had recent acute care experience and have a keen interest in palliative care we would like to hear from you.
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.
This role will fall within the legislation for mandatory Covid vaccination and therefore proof of vaccine or exemption will be required before 1 April 2022.
For an informal discussion/visit, please contact Claire Fisher, IPU Sister on 01934 423900. For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/
Alternatively, please email jobs@westonhospiceare.org.uk or call reception on 01934 423900. We are unable to accept cvs without a completed application form.
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
REGISTERED NURSE
Hours: Full or part-time hours available (min 23 hours)
Salary: £23,278- £29,185 per annum, pro rata for part time (dependent on experience). Plus shift enhancements for unsocial hours.
Are you a warm, caring professional, committed to providing best possible standards of care?
We’re seeking Registered Nurses to join our friendly, supportive team of highly skilled nurses based primarily at our 10-bed inpatient unit, plus some work within our community team and at our day hospice.
These are permanent positions working a variety of flexible shifts to cover a 24 hour period and includes a share of night duty, weekends and bank holidays with enhancements for unsocial hours. We have full and part-time opportunities available (the minimum number of hours is 23 per week)
Previous experience in palliative care and related study/courses is advantageous, however we provide a full induction programme to support you in the role, a supportive learning environment with highly experienced colleagues, and the successful candidate will enjoy access to a range of academic and/or competency based palliative care programmes to support CPD, revalidation requirements, personal development and progression in your nursing career.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
| Contributory pension scheme/NHS transferrable | Free parking |
| 25 days holiday + bank holidays (part-time pro rata) | Staff consultation group |
| Discounts with leading high street retailers | Mentoring programme |
| Employee assistance programme | Staff social activities |
| Opportunities for challenge events & fundraising | Family-friendly benefits |
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.
Please note that this role will fall within the legislation for mandatory Covid vaccination and therefore proof of vaccine or exemption will be required before 1 April 2022.
For an informal discussion, please contact Claire Fisher, Interim IPU Manager on 01934 423900. For an application pack, please visit our website at: http://westonhospicecare.org.uk/careers/.
Alternatively please email jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or call us via reception on 01934 423900.
We value and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
If you work for the hospice, you’ll know that each moment you are at work involves making a positive difference to the people of Weston-super-Mare and across the rest of North Somerset and Sedgemoor. We look after hundreds of patients and their loved ones each year, and no matter what role you have at the Hospice, you’ll be helping to ensure we can deliver expert and compassionate palliative care to those who need it.Â
We are a community-led organisation with our service area including Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Yatton, Congresbury, Blagdon, Cheddar, Axbridge, Wedmore, Weare, Mark, Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea and everywhere in between!