Nursing Associate
Permanent Contract
Locations: Herriot Hospice, Thirsk
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (24 hours shift pattern, 5 over 7 including nights and weekends)
Salary: £30,741.35 per annum FTE, rising to £32,556.15 per annum FTE (45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours)
Closing date: Monday 27th July 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve, you can help make that a reality.
We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.
About the role
Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact? If you’re committed to person-centred care and want to support patients and their families during some of life’s most challenging moments, we warmly welcome you to join our compassionate hospice team.
We’re currently seeking a dedicated Nursing Associate to work at our inpatient unit in Thirsk. This rewarding role gives you the opportunity to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to individuals living with life-limiting illnesses. You'll become part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team providing holistic care in our Inpatient Unit setting.
Your role as a Nursing Associate
As a Nursing Associate, you'll work closely with Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, effective, and dignified care. Your role will involve:
- Supporting patients with a wide range of physical, emotional, and psychological needs to enhance comfort and quality of life.
- Delivering care in our inpatient unit, assisting with personal care, symptom management, daily routines, and emotional support in a calm and supportive environment.
- Providing assistance with complex symptoms, medication, nutrition, personal care, and activities of daily living, in accordance with individual care plans.
- Contributing to overall care planning and documentation.
- Communicating openly and compassionately with patients, families, and team members, always promoting dignity, respect, and emotional well-being.
What We’re Looking For:
- Registered Nursing Associate with current NMC registration
- Experience in a healthcare setting, ideally within palliative care, a specialist ward, or complex community services
- An insight into and a passion for palliative care
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a professional approach
- A caring, compassionate, and patient-focused attitude
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
We believe every moment matters. Whether we're providing care in our inpatient units or in the community, our team works together with warmth, dignity, and compassion ensuring patients and their families receive the support they need at every stage of their journey.
How we look after you
- We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
- Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
- Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
- A supportive and caring environment
- Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
How to apply:
- Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.
- Download and read through job description (via the ‘Downloads’ section at the top of the advert) as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.
- Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.
- We recommend reading the application pack “Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s” and browsing the “Join our team” pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what it’s like working for us and how the recruitment process works.
- Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.
Our values
- We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
- We are caring and compassionate
- We are personal and supportive in our approach
- We engage positively
- We are responsive
- We are driven to do better
- We are fair
- We are professional
- We work collaboratively
- We are accountable
Living out our values
- Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers.
- We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services. Please see our safeguarding statement on our website: saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement
- If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing [email protected]
- We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.
Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via [email protected] to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care has a duty to protect those who receive our support. Roles within our organisation are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants aged 16 or over who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, and convictions. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to convictions and cautions, but will be considered on their merit. Should a successful candidate have any convictions or cautions, the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offences will determine if it is possible to proceed with the appointment.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).
