Senior Team Healthcare Assistant (Community) Full Time

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK | Hybrid / Full-Time
Salary: £31,422.07 per year

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Team Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our Community Services team in North Yorkshire. This role is ideal for HCAs who are ready to step into a leadership position and specialise in palliative and community care.

As a Senior HCA, you will lead, mentor, and support a team, coordinating care delivery for patients in their homes while maintaining high standards of clinical practice, compassion, and dignity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate care delivery in the community, ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred practice

• Mentor, supervise, and support HCAs and nursing staff, fostering a positive and learning-focused team culture

• Develop and implement training and competency frameworks for the care team

• Support delivery of complex and specialist palliative care

• Oversee assessments, care planning, and implementation of individualised care in collaboration with patients, families, and colleagues

• Manage complex symptoms and end-of-life care with sensitivity and clinical skill

• Contribute to continuous service development and quality improvement initiatives

• Act as a role model in delivering compassionate care and promoting organisational values

Requirements

• Significant experience in palliative care, oncology, or acute care settings

• Proven leadership and supervisory experience in a clinical or community team

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Calm, confident, and professional approach to sensitive and complex care situations

• Ability to coordinate care and lead others in a specialist area

• Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice

• Understanding of patient needs and ability to provide responsive, tailored care

• Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)

Working Hours & Benefits

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (24-hour shift pattern, 5 over 7, including nights and weekends)

• Referral programme and career development opportunities

• Flexible and hybrid working options

• Wellbeing and resilience support for staff

• Supportive, compassionate, and collaborative team culture

Why Apply?

• Make a real difference to the lives of patients and families in your community

• Lead a dedicated team of healthcare professionals

• Develop your career in a supportive, values-driven organisation

• Work with a charity committed to high-quality care and lifelong learning

How to Apply

Candidates can apply directly via Talents Quest by submitting their CV and completing the online application form.

Company Type: Confidential Employer

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