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Meet our Hospice teams
Swipe through and meet all of the different teams at the Hospice.
Inpatient Unit team
Our team of dedicated and compassionate nurses and healthcare assistants work together to give our patients high-quality, personalised and holistic care, as well as exceptional support for their loved ones.
Retail team
Working across 12 shops, e-Commerce team, and distribution, our Retail team sort and sell donated treasures to bring in vital funds for the Hospice, as well as being an important link with the local community we serve.
Community team
Our community team of clinical nurse specialists, nurses and healthcare assistants, provides care to patients in their own homes or in community settings. This vital service means that patients can opt to spend precious time at home and with loved ones.
Fundraising team
Our Fundraising team is dedicated to raising funds for the care we provide through events, individual giving, gifts in Wills, trusts and grants and community and corporate fundraising. They secure vital resources to sustain our exceptional care services, building a compassionate community that makes a meaningful difference to local lives.
Living Well Services team
Focused on improving quality-of-life and supporting our patients to carry on doing what they love, we have a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and complementary therapists.
People team
All of our employees and volunteers are supported by our HR and Voluntary Services teams, who care deeply about making the Hospice a wonderful place to work and volunteer, ensuring that together we can deliver Hospice services to be proud of.
Medical team
We have a team of consultants and specialty doctors with a wealth of expertise in palliative care. They provide tailored, compassionate care to our patients.
Facilities and Estate team
A variety of skilled people including our dedicated Housekeeping, Maintenance and Reception teams maintain our amazing Hospice building and the services needed to offer a safe, comfortable and warmly welcoming environment.
Clinical Administration team
Our dedicated team of clinical administrators plays a crucial role in providing support to patients through effective information management and communication. Ensuring that our Hospice teams receive timely and accurate information, they meticulously maintain patient records to enhance the overall quality of care.
Marketing and Communications team
Our Marketing and Communications department handles both internal and external promotions, keeping our local community up to date with the latest hospice news about everything we do.
Family Services team
Our counselling, social work and chaplaincy team is there to promote the psychological, psychosocial and spiritual wellbeing of our patients and their loved ones.
Finance and IT teams
Our Finance team is committed to the safeguarding and effective management of the funds of the Hospice, and our IT team are there to make sure the tech infrastructure and operations of the Hospice are robust and efficient.
Education team
The Education team is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of our people to ensure a compassionate and informed approach to end-of-life care. They also offer a range of training to other local care providers, ensuring that our expertise benefits people across our community.
Find out what it’s like to work at St Wilfrid’s Hospice
This video shares how our employees feel working at St Wilfrid’s Hospice.
Take a look around the Hospice, with our 3D Virtual Tour
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our vision is for all dying people and their loved ones to have access to the support and care they need.
For our vision to succeed, we must welcome, understand the needs of, and can support people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics and needs. It is also vital that our employees, volunteers and supporters champion equity, embrace inclusivity and reflect the diversity of our community.
We have an active EDI team who are working across our care services and people function to make St Wilfrid’s a place for everyone who interacts with us to feel they belong.
Developing our People
We’re committed to helping our people develop their skills, build their careers and gain real satisfaction from their work. Here are some of the ways we support our people to develop:
Opportunities to join working groups – for example The Forum, Wellbeing Group, Safeguarding group, EDI working group, H&S group, Data Care Steering Group.
Apprenticeships – we have several apprenticeship success stories already and we’re always looking for opportunities to support new and existing apprenticeships to help people build their careers and enable the Hospice to grow skills for the future
Supported study – we are able to offer some financial support and study leave for employees towards certain professional qualifications, e.g. non-medical prescribing.
Internal and external training – from First Aid to ad-hoc courses that support you to develop in your role.
Line Manager training – we have a programme of training to develop our managers to lead our people well.
We are fortunate to have our own Education Centre, running a variety of courses for both clinical and non-clinical employees, offering role-specific training and free access to courses that are outside your role.
Benefits
Pay – we have a grading structure that ensures our jobs are paid fairly and our decisions are transparent.
Clinical – pay enhancements. If you work in a clinical role, there are unsocial hours enhancements available, broadly in line with Agenda for Change arrangements.
Holiday – starting at 27 days and rising to 33 days, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time). If you have previous NHS service we’ll take that into account as reckonable service for calculating holiday.
Pension – existing NHS employees can rejoin the NHS Pension Scheme, and the Hospice’s own scheme offers a generous 7.5% employer contribution.
Life Assurance – in the event of your death while you’re working with us, your loved ones will receive a lump sum payment equal to two times your salary (or the NHS Life Assurance Scheme if applicable).
Family leave – we offer enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity pay, and we’re open to flexible working for any reason, whether family related or not.
Wellbeing support – we offer a range of wellbeing benefits and initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, financial wellbeing talks and information and health checks.
Discounts – in all our Charity Shops, and eligibility for the Blue Light Card discount scheme.
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