An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice on Coventry as a Health Care Assistant or Senior Care Assistant, dependent on experience. Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice is a home from home and provides 24 hour short breaks, palliative and end of life care for babies and children up to the age of 5 years with life-limiting and life threatening complex needs.  We are a small team consisting of nurses, health care assistants, play specialists, play leaders, fundraisers, holistic therapists and counsellors.  We are looking for a health care assistant with experience looking after children with complex health needs.  If you would like to make a difference everyday then this is the job for you.  

Main Duties of the job:

As a health care assistant, we expect a high level of care for our children.  You will need experience with looking after children with complex health need, for example; tracheostomy care. You must have excellent communication needs and a passion for working in a team. Shifts may involve working “unsocial hours” i.e. nights/weekends or bank holidays. Guaranteed to be off Christmas and New Year.    – Job specification Responsible to: Head of Care Closing Date: 6th March 2026    – Apply now   Email tracey.armstrong@zoes-place.org.uk for any questions or enquiries.

Are you looking for a new challenge and wanting to develop your clinical and leadership skills within the specialised area of paediatric palliative care? Are you looking for a role which enables you to provide 1:1 care to amazing children and their families and an opportunity to make a difference?  If you would you like to work in a professional supportive environment where quality and family centred philosophy are paramount, then look no further.  

Main duties of the job

The Registered Nurse will work as part of a team providing specialised respite and palliative care, advising and supporting junior staff and care assistants to facilitate high quality, individualised care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. They will provide a safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led service to the families who access the hospice, to ensure that the children and families who access the service receive holistic family-centred care.     –Job specification Responsible to: Head of Care Closing Date: 6th March 2026 -Apply now   Email tracey.armstrong@zoes-place.org.uk  for any questions or enquiries

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About us

Zoes Place Baby Hospice is nurse-led, providing 24-hour short breaks and end of life support for babies and children up to the age of six who have life limiting and life-threatening complex needs

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge and wanting to develop your clinical and leadership skills within the specialised area of paediatric palliative care? Are you looking for a role which enables you to provide 1:1 care to amazing children and their families and an opportunity to make a difference? If you would you like to work in a professional supportive environment where quality and family centred philosophy are paramount, then look no further. Benefits of joining our team are:

• Excellent work life balance
• 27 days Annual Leave plus 8 Bank Holidays, Guaranteed leave for Christmas and New Year period
• Shift enhancements for weekends/nights/bank holiday shifts
• Annual NMC fees paid
• Personal Training Budget
• Paid Breaks
• Free on-site Parking

Main duties of the job

The Registered Nurse will work as part of a team providing specialised respite and palliative care, advising and supporting junior staff and care assistants to facilitate high quality, individualised care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. They will provide a safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led service to the families who access the hospice, to ensure that the children and families who access the service receive holistic family-centred care.