Patient Support Worker inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED 7 AUG 2024

The team operates 7 days a week from 7am-10pm and our staff work a mixture of early (7am-1.30pm) and late (3.30pm-10pm) shifts, including every other weekend.
An exciting opportunity to join the Home Hospice Care Team as a Patient Support Worker has arisen. The postholder will provide care to people who are either likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home or require short term crisis support at home.

  • This position does not offer sponsorship*

The Home Hospice Care Team (HHCT) is looking for Patient Support Workers to join our community based team.

The Home Hospice Care Team sits within the wider Oxfordshire Rapid Intervention for Palliative and End of Life Care project, as a separate team. The Home Hospice Care Team primarily provides care to people who are likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home. The team is also required to provide short term support to people who are in crisis.

The team operates 7 days a week from 7am-10pm and our staff work a mixture of early (7am-1.30pm) and late (3.30pm-10pm) shifts, including every other weekend. All staff have a set 4 week rota.


The team covers the whole of Oxfordshire, so it is essential that the post holder has a full UK driving licence and a reliable car available for work.


The Home Hospice Care Team has the following two bases, Unipart Business House and Horton General Hospital. You will be assigned to the base closest to where you live, for mileage purposes but will be required to cover the whole of Oxfordshire.

If this is the job for you, please apply online now.

If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment and will only be invited to interview if you score over 70%.


Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.jobsincare.com/job/jrRgfJuO Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this
Delivering Compassionate Excellence
and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Jones Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:
An exciting opportunity to join the Home Hospice Care Team as a Patient Support Worker has arisen. The postholder will provide care to people who are either likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home or require short term crisis support at home.

  • This position does not offer sponsorship*

The Home Hospice Care Team (HHCT) is looking for Patient Support Workers to join our community based team.

The Home Hospice Care Team sits within the wider Oxfordshire Rapid Intervention for Palliative and End of Life Care project, as a separate team. The Home Hospice Care Team primarily provides care to people who are likely to die within the next 2 weeks and are at home. The team is also required to provide short term support to people who are in crisis.

The team operates 7 days a week from 7am-10pm and our staff work a mixture of early (7am-1.30pm) and late (3.30pm-10pm) shifts, including every other weekend. All staff have a set 4 week rota.

The team covers the whole of Oxfordshire, so it is essential that the post holder has a full UK driving licence and a reliable car available for work.

The Home Hospice Care Team has the following two bases, Unipart Business House and Horton General Hospital. You will be assigned to the base closest to where you live, for mileage purposes but will be required to cover the whole of Oxfordshire.

If this is the job for you, please apply online now.

If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment and will only be invited to interview if you score over 70%.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.jobsincare.com/job/jrRgfJuO Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this
Delivering Compassionate Excellence
and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Jones Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:


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