Bank Healthcare Assistant, Ward
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.76 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £15.76 per hour (£12.61 + 25% enhancement) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | St Catherine's Hospice |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | VA216 |
Summary
JOB TITLE: Bank Healthcare Assistant
CONTRACT TYPE: Bank
DEPARTMENT: Ward
HOURS: Adhoc hours
SALARY: £15.76 per hour (£12.61 + 25% enhancement)
CLOSING DATE: This role is rolling, applications will be shortlisted as we receive them. This role may close at any time
INTERVIEW DATE: Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis
Are you keen to provide people with personalised care and support? Are you good at offering comforting words? Are you courageous enough to stand alongside local people and their families as they face the end of life? If you’re answering yes, then St Catherine’s Hospice would love to hear from you.
We’re seeking enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individuals to join our hospice team working on our wards in Crawley.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a professional demeanour and display a commitment to providing a high standard of care to our patients. An NVQ 3 in Health/Social care or relevant experience in Care work is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. Candidates should have a sound understanding of health and safety procedures and infection prevention & control.
This post is offered on a Bank basis, working adhoc hours as and when required.
When you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.
Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
Day off for volunteering
Day off for moving house
Blue Light Card
Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Generous Pension – Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
Life Assurance – 4x basic salary
Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
Flu Jabs
Counselling Offering
Discounted Gym
Schwartz rounds
Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
Career pathway and progression
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.
If this role sounds like it could be for you, please apply now via our website.
If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please give us a call on 01293 447353.
CONTRACT TYPE: Bank
DEPARTMENT: Ward
HOURS: Adhoc hours
SALARY: £15.76 per hour (£12.61 + 25% enhancement)
CLOSING DATE: This role is rolling, applications will be shortlisted as we receive them. This role may close at any time
INTERVIEW DATE: Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis
Are you keen to provide people with personalised care and support? Are you good at offering comforting words? Are you courageous enough to stand alongside local people and their families as they face the end of life? If you’re answering yes, then St Catherine’s Hospice would love to hear from you.
We’re seeking enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individuals to join our hospice team working on our wards in Crawley.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a professional demeanour and display a commitment to providing a high standard of care to our patients. An NVQ 3 in Health/Social care or relevant experience in Care work is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. Candidates should have a sound understanding of health and safety procedures and infection prevention & control.
This post is offered on a Bank basis, working adhoc hours as and when required.
When you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.
Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
Day off for volunteering
Day off for moving house
Blue Light Card
Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Generous Pension – Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
Life Assurance – 4x basic salary
Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
Flu Jabs
Counselling Offering
Discounted Gym
Schwartz rounds
Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
Career pathway and progression
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.
If this role sounds like it could be for you, please apply now via our website.
If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please give us a call on 01293 447353.
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