Careers with St. Luke's Hospice
Current job openings
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Locality Team Leader
Hospice Community Services · Basildon Hospice
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Palliative Physiotherapist
Integrated Therapies Services · Basildon Hospice, Thurrock Hospice
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Cook
Corporate Services · Thurrock Hospice
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Community Palliative Nurse (Hospice Rapid Access Service)
Hospice Community Services · Basildon Hospice
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P/Time Staff Nurse, 4 x days 9-5pm for Lymphoedema Service
Integrated Therapies Services · Basildon Hospice, Thurrock Hospice
Let's do great things together
If you're looking for somewhere you can learn quickly, make meaningful impact in the community and grow your career, you're in the right place.
Our workplace and culture
St. Luke's Hospice is a vibrant and positive place to work. With over 270 employees and 400 volunteers working across our two Hospices (Basildon and Thurrock), our 11 retail shops throughout South West Essex and out in the community we serve. We are a registered charity with an open and innovative environment where colleagues can get together and collaborate (especially where tea and cake is involved!) There's always plenty of movement and people gathering to have meetings or coffee catch ups.
Our best work is done together. We offer support, are passionate on creating a sense of belonging and work with a spirit of collective improvement.
Much has changed at St. Luke's Hospice since we first opened over 30 years ago and our future will be an exciting journey as we strive to continuously improve and ensure equity of access to the care we provide, keeping us at the forefront of end of life and palliative care.
Some numbers about us
Employees (as of March 2024)
Volunteers (as of March 2024)
Charity Shops
The number of admissions to our in-patient unit (as of March 2024)
Number of accepted referrals to our Community Clinical Nurse Specialists (as of March 2024)
Number of incoming calls to our One Response Service (as of March 2024)
Number of outpatients procedures per year (as of March 2024)
Number of referrals to our Lymphoedema Service (as of March 2024)
Number of referrals for our Dove Community Counselling and Bereavement Support Service (as of March 2024)
We've put together this employee benefits package to make sure we give our best so you can give yours
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Holidays 🏝️
Time off to do as you please - we offer 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
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Health and Wellbeing 💚
We've also got discounts at local fitness clubs, access to practical and emotional support (for your work or personal life), access to flu jabs, a cycle-to-work scheme, clinical supervision, eye care support, and activities like group mindfulness sessions too.
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Pension 📈
If you are already in the NHS Pension, you can carry on paying into it while working for us. Otherwise we will set up a pension for you with Scottish Widows. We also offer everyone the chance to speak to an independent financial advisor to help plan for your retirement.
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Career development 📚
We all know having the opportunity to develop in your career is really important to people, so we've got different options depending on what suits your role best. It could be getting a recognised qualification, doing some internal training, or having training from a professional body.
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Flexible Working 🔁
We want to help you achieve the best work-life balance possible. We have made some promises to the people we support about when we are around, so we just need to have the needs of your team in mind as well as the organisation, to get the best out of it.
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Office equipment 💻
You'll get the best possible IT equipment to help you do you best in your job. If you use a screen regularly as part of your job, you'll get a free eyecare voucher for Specsavers which pays for an eye-test and a contribution towards glasses to use for screen work.
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Employee socials 🎈
Fun at work is important too! Some of our teams help organise social events every quarter with special events planned for the summer and winter - get involved.
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Employee Discounts 🛒
You'll have access to discounts for holidays, shopping, eating out, and loads more with our Glo Save Benefits Hub and Blue Light Discounts Card.
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Family Friendly 👩👩👧👦
We have a variety of family-friendly leave available to all employees for maternity, partner, parental and adoption reasons.
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Uniform 👩🏾⚕️
We provide you with a uniform, if your role needs it, to help you feel part of the team at the hospice.
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Free parking 🅿️
We have free parking available at our Basildon and Thurrock Hospices to help you get to work.
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Subsidised meals 🍽️
We also offer subsidised meals at our hospices at Basildon and at our Sunflower Café at Thurrock helping give you access to healthy food options and have lunch with your co-workers.
Our people love working here
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St Luke's Hospice is a great place to work because they have a dedicated team and they are very good at career progression.
Bukola
Senior Nurse, Community
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It’s those little things that can really make a difference
Jenny
Registered Nurse, In-Patient Unit
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My favourite part of my job is meeting and working with caring and motivational people, with a shared goal of helping people and feeling like you are making a difference for the sake of others. I love my job!
Melanie
Lead Facilitator
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Working for the hospice is being part of a dedicated, skilled and inspiring team of people who are always striving for the best outcome for clients/patients.
Rupert
Team Leader - Dove Adult Community Bereavement Service
Our Mission, Vision and Values
St. Luke’s Hospice mission is to provide the highest standards of individualised care for people with life limiting conditions, palliative and end of life care needs, and their families/carers living in Basildon and Thurrock communities. We will provide high quality, expert, safe care, which is compassionate, holistic, inclusive and responsive at all times and in all care settings. We work collaboratively with other health and social care providers to ensure the individual’s quality of life is the best it can be and their wishes and preferences are respected.
Our Vision is our aspiration for the future.
Exceptional, compassionate palliative and end of life care for all in our community who need it.
Our Mission is how we work towards our vision on a daily basis.
Our mission is to provide high quality, safe, honest, personalised care and support that is equitable and accessible in all care settings, delivered by a professional, knowledgeable, skillful and responsive team.
Our Values are the principles that guide us.
💙 We are Kind and Compassionate
💁🏽 We are Inclusive and Respectful
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 We are Collaborative and Innovative
Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Every single one of us brings something important to the organisation. There should be no barriers to us realising our potential because of who we are or where we have come from. Therefore, our work on equity, diversity, inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging is so important to us. It sets out the kind of organisation we want to work for.
We take a collaborative approach and collective ownership of our ambitions, with our People team working closely with our vibrant and engaged support groups and networks as well as our EDI Strategy Group, to define our approach and to celebrate our talented and diverse team.
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About St. Luke's Hospice
We are a local charity providing compassionate care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable. We promote dignity in dying and empower people to make the choices they want, from the moment they are diagnosed.
Our care considers people’s medical, spiritual and emotional needs, including support for loved ones and carers. Anyone living in Basildon and Thurrock can call on us 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Working alongside other healthcare providers, our specialist services are available at the hospice, out in the community or in a person’s place of residence. Together, we fulfil people’s choices at the end of their life.
We are a charity and the services we provide are free. We rely on voluntary income from local people to deliver the care they deserve.
Already working at St. Luke's Hospice?
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