Job Description

Zest Care Assistants

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Would you like to be part of an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working with young adults living with progressive illness and complex health care needs? Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of young people and their families?
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St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity and hospice, which improves life for people in the East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney areas living with a progressive or life-limiting illness.

Our most recent Care Quality Commission report rated the hospice as "Outstanding".

Established in 1989, the hospice has built a reputation for delivering high-level care to patients and the community it serves. Through medicine and therapy, they ease pain; give life purpose and make life liveable. Last year the charity supported over 4,000 patients and their families.


St Elizabeth Hospice is looking to recruit Care Assistants to provide holistic, person-centred care and support to young adults accessing Zest care at St Elizabeth Hospice, which could include short breaks, Zest days and groups.


The successful applicants will have a willingness to support young adults using person-centred care to achieve their goals and plan activities and where appropriate encouraging and enabling independence and self-management skills. Whilst enabling the young adults to enjoy a fun and comfortable stay you will be required to assist in complex physical care and support.


This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Zest service at St Elizabeth Hospice, your local hospice at the heart of the community, and to be part of something special that is happening in Suffolk.


You will be required to have at least one year's experience of working in care, with full training provided to ensure you are competent and confident to support young adults with complex care needs.


St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.


If you would like an opportunity to find out more about working at the hospice and how it can fit your own career aspirations, we recommend an informal visit/discussion prior to you completing your application. Please contact Cath Markham, Zest Lead Nurse on 01473 707032 or email Catherine.markham@stelizabethhospice.org.uk.




Details
Closing date Monday 25 August 2025
Interview date Tuesday 2 September 2025
Location Ipswich
Status Permanent
Salary WTE: 24,465.00 - band 2
Hours Part time - 7.5 hours per week, Friday 9am to 5pm (with option to work additional bank hours over weekends)