Hospice Outreach Assistant

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The role

Would you like to work in a genuinely rewarding organisation?

Are you comfortable engaging with people in a wide range of community settings and passionate about making a positive difference locally?

Do you enjoy building relationships and helping people access the support they need?

Nottinghamshire Hospice leads the provision of compassionate, community palliative care for people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with a terminal or life‑limiting illness. Our values guide everything we do:

Compassion • Trust • Ambition

We’re looking for a Hospice Outreach Assistant, on a 12 month fixed term basis, to help bring the values, knowledge, and support of Nottinghamshire Hospice directly into communities across Nottinghamshire.

This 12‑month pilot role involves:

• Attending a variety of community groups and events
• Building respectful, trusting relationships with individuals and partner organisations
• Raising awareness of hospice care and the services we provide
• Representing the hospice with professionalism, empathy, and clarity
• Contributing to reporting, data collection, and evaluation to support continuous improvement

If you enjoy working collaboratively, engaging with diverse communities, and helping hospice care reach those who need it most, we’d love to hear from you.

Travelling is a requirement of the job role and therefore it is essential to hold a Full UK Drivers’ licence, have access to a vehicle and to be able to provide evidence of ‘Business use’ motor insurance, purchased at the postholders’ expense.

Why you’ll love working here

Nottinghamshire Hospice is a great place to work!

As a charity we’re able to be creative, fleet of foot and inspiring in our approach to our services and how we work together.

Our values are embedded into the Hospice:

Compassion – Being inclusive; being kind and having empathy; empowering others; having integrity and being patient.

Trust – Being authentic; unified; loyal; accountable; trustworthy; responsible; reliable and professional.

Ambition- The growth of the Hospice; being courageous; getting the right outcomes and results; improvement of our services; being the best version of ourselves for the benefit of each other and our service users.

We’re the leading Nottinghamshire provider and influencer of community based, palliative and end of life care, with ambitions to make a real difference to all those diagnosed with a life-limiting or terminal illness. We have been established for 40 years and are at the heart of our communities who rely on our care and support.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to work for a local charity and be part of a great care movement then this is the opportunity for you.

Our benefits

• 5 weeks holiday pay plus Bank Holidays,
• Expenses paid at 45p per mile,
• Pension Scheme,
• Medical cover,
• Staff referral scheme- Earn up to £500.00,
• Comprehensive training provided,
• Employee Assistance Programme, including private GP access,
• Bluelight Card discount scheme,
• Free DBS check and Uniform.

Want to know more about what it’s like working for Nottinghamshire Hospice? Join Our Team.

Nottinghamshire Hospice is a non-smoking organisation.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

All job offers are subject to DBS checks, satisfactory references, occupational health assessment, proof of relevant professional qualifications and eligibility to work in the UK.

If you require special arrangements at any stage of the recruitment process, we will try to meet those requirements.

Nottinghamshire Hospice is fully committed to supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion best practice within our workforce, as well as with our patients and supporters. We warmly welcome those from all backgrounds – this diversity is important for our journey and values and enriches the services we offer.

We particularly welcome applicants from minoritised ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities, applicants under the age of 40, applicants with disabilities, and male applicants for clinical roles, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.

Some jobs will be subject to driving licence checks and motor insurance checks for business use.

Registered Charity no: 509759