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Assistant Educator

St Nicholas Hospice Care is a local charity providing help, advice and support to people in West Suffolk and Thetford who are living with long-term and life-threatening illnesses. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too. They include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help. St Nicholas Hospice is dedicated to its vision that everyone in our communities has support, dignity and choice when facing dying, death and grief.

A new opportunity has arisen for an experienced assistant educator to work alongside our clinical teams to support the provision of high quality, safe and compassionate care.

You will also be supporting and delivering palliative care education in a variety of care settings as part of Hospice Education (three hospice education collaborative across the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS).

Hours: 15 per week (some flexibility on working hours will be required to ensure educational activity can be provided across shift patterns).

You will have experience of working within palliative or end of life care as a senior care assistant ideally in the community and / or care setting. We are seeking someone who can develop creative approaches to the delivery of learning and support the practice educator develop a learning culture.

As an employee of St Nicholas Hospice Care you would receive the following benefits:

  • 25 days holiday  increasing to 29 with length of service (pro-rata if part-time )
  • Enhanced Occupational sick pay scheme
  • Company pension scheme or continuation of current NHS pension plan (subject to criteria)
  • Life assurance
  • Access to Blue Light Card scheme with a range of discounts
  • Free onsite parking – space guaranteed
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Health Cash Plan & Wellbeing programme (dentistry, optical, emotional wellbeing support)
  • Opportunities to attend staff social events arranged by our social committee

Assistant Educator Job Description

For an informal discussion or more information about the position please contact Pippa Wilding, Head of Nursing and Quality on 01284 766133

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Closing Date: Wednesday 14 August 2024

Location, St Nicholas Hospice Care, Hardwick Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds, UKContract details, Permanent role, Part-time 15 Hours per week, £25,959 per annum (£10,524 pro rata)

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