Join us
Everyone at Severn Hospice cares passionately about what we do and that makes working here something very special.
Our vacancies will suit a diverse range of professionals within and outside of clinical services – and whichever role you take up, you will be part of a team making a real difference to people’s lives.
Benefits of working for us
Caring is at the heart of everything we do and that includes caring for those who work for us. Our benefits package includes:
- Generous leave entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme (or NHS pension for those already contributing) * Clinical Only *
- Subsidised meals and use of canteen
- Cash Health Plan
- Well-being and staff support framework
- Staff eligible for Blue Light scheme
- Free car parking
- Death in Service
Here are some of our key policies for more information:
Current vacancies
See below for current vacancies, job descriptions and to apply online. You can save your application online for up to 30 days.
If you’d like to apply using a paper form, please contact HR on 01743 236565 or email hr@severnhospice.org.uk
- Clinical Fellow
- Event Fundraiser
- Communications Officer
- Information Governance Officer
- Medical Secretary
- Refresh Events Team Leader
- Catering Assistant
- Community Shop Manager- Bishops Castle
- Assistant Community Shop Manager- Monkmoor
- Assistant Community Shop Manager- Cleobury Mortimer
- Charity Fundraiser (role employed by Engage & Connect)
- Bank Registered Nurses – Shrewsbury and Telford Wards
Clinical Fellow
£40,000 per annum
40 hours per week
Fixed Term- Initially 7 months with view to extending
Shrewsbury and Telford
At Severn Hospice we have a national reputation as a centre of excellence for palliative care and we have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow to join our innovative and forward-thinking team.
Supporting the Medical Director in their routine clinical and administrative duties and in conjunction with senior doctors you will maintain the high standards of patient care.
Caring is at the heart of what we do, and as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you’ll play an integral part in ensuring that people in our care live as well as they can within the limitations of their illness through our living well services.
As a well-respected training provider, we are passionate about helping others in their continuous professional development and fostering high standards of education for those involved with patient care. As a clinical fellow you will have the opportunity to deliver and participate in education and training programmes.
You’ll also be encouraged to research and develop your areas of interest within the board spectrum of palliative care.
Here at Severn Hospice, you have time to care. If you want to work in a highly rewarding and supportive environment within a team that works together with pride and compassion, we’d love you to get in touch.
Job Description and Person Specification: Clinical Fellow
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The closing date for applications is 14th April.
Event Fundraiser
£31,250 – £34,750 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week
Telford
Severn Hospice is one of the region’s leading and much-loved charities, caring for people living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &Wrekin and Mid Wales and we are looking for a dynamic, talented and motivated individual who wants to make a real difference by raising funds for our caring services.
With your excellent organisational and planning skills, creativity and practical approach you will develop, manage and evaluate our event portfolio, delivering an innovative programme of inspiring events.
As a great team player, you’ll build strong working relationships across various departments, volunteering team and third parties to deliver the highest quality events and experiences.
Confident in preparing work plans and managing multiple projects simultaneously you will also ideally have previous experience of managing budgets, achieving financial targets and have a good understanding of event compliance.
Just like our care, our relationships with supporters are individual and with your exceptional interpersonal skills and intuition you will provide personalised stewardship and engaging supporter journey that inspires and nurtures long term support.
If you can multi-task, are a creative thinker and thrive in a vibrant, ambitious, and supportive team, then this could be the role for you.
Job Description and Person Specification: Event Fundraiser
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The closing date for applications is 14th April.
Communications Officer
From £25,000 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Office based – Bicton, Shrewsbury
Severn Hospice is a special place to work and we’re looking for an equally special person to join our communications team.
As a Communications Officer you will be sourcing, writing and presenting engaging content across all formats, from social, web and media to leaflets, brochures and flyers. You will know which channels work best for any campaign, be proficient in operating all of them and be especially creative and knowledgeable when it comes to reaching and engaging people though social media.
You will be full of ideas about how we can maintain our connections with the community we serve so they know more about our work – and how much we value their support for us.
You’ll be used to managing your own workload and be able to cope with multiple projects and deadlines. You will be confident working on your own, happy to take the communications lead with internal clients, and be able to create and manage the campaign that delivers the outcomes they want.
This won’t be the first time you’ve used your communications skills professionally or had to apply creative thinking to meet the challenge of influencing an audience.
We’re offering a full-time, permanent contract in a happy team that is proud to care about what it does for the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales living with an incurable illness.
Job Description and Person Specification: Communications Officer
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The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3 April.
Information Governance Officer
£30,600- £32,300 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Bicton, Shrewsbury
Severn Hospice, one of the region’s leading and much-loved charities, has a new and exciting opportunity for an information governance professional to join our team.
Being highly motivated, with a good working knowledge and training relevant to data protection law, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining high standards of information governance, records management and safeguarding service user data that enables us to deliver safe, compassionate and effective care.
As a well organised individual with an acute attention to detail you will manage the completion of the NHS Digital Data Security and Protection (DSP) Toolkit on an annual basis, lead on internal information governance audits and respond to requests for information. You will also own SharePoint as an information asset and ensure that it aligns with information governance best practice principles.
As an effective communicator with strong influencing skills, you will engage colleagues at all levels of the organisation championing and promoting a positive culture of data security.
Caring for people living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &Wrekin and Mid Wales, Severn Hospice is a wonderfully rewarding place to work.
If you’re looking to work for an organisation that cares and for the opportunity to make a real difference, we would love you to get in touch.
Job Description and Person Specification: Information Governance Officer
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Medical Secretary
£14,487- £15,451 per annum depending on experience
25 hours per week
Bicton, Shrewsbury
Severn Hospice is a special place to work, and we are looking for a committed, compassionate and experienced medical secretary to join our clinical administration team.
Being a well-organised individual with strong word processing and type dictation skills, experience in using clinical databases and a good knowledge of medical terminology, you’ll work with colleagues to ensure a cohesive and efficient service.
Caring is at the heart of what we do and as an approachable and empathetic individual you will play a crucial role in liaising with patient, their loved ones and healthcare providers to arrange admissions, outpatient appointments and visits.
Often the main point of contact you will use your great interpersonal skills and intuition to offer warm and reassuring communications.
If you are self-motivated, caring and thrive in a highly rewarding and supportive environment within a team that works together with pride and compassion, we’d love you to get in touch.
Job Description and Person Specification: Medical Secretary
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Refresh Events Team Leader
£22,500 – £23,988 per annum pro rata depending on experience
30- 37.5 hours per week to include weekend working as required
Shrewsbury
Our Refresh Café has the community at its heart, and we are looking for someone who cares about great food and exceptional service to join our team as our ‘Pop Up’ starts to grow.
We are looking for a new team member to support this ever-growing venture, with your positive and flexible attitude, you will primarily help take our Refresh pop-up café on the road to local outside venues, events and festivals. With early starts, long days and weekends in high season, this role is fun and rewarding, getting to experience events whilst supporting the Commercial Refresh Events Manager to develop connections.
You’ll be trained in making the perfect barista quality coffees and with your attention to detail will deliver well-presented food and beverages to customers, both at events and the café at Bicton.
Refresh is about so much more than tea and cake and with your great customer service skills you will provide warm and welcoming experiences.
With your can-do attitude you will be confident in the handling of cash and card payments and work to high levels of cleanliness and food safety standards.
If you want to provide the highest levels of hospitality and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Over 18’s only with a Full UK Driving Licence.
Job Description and Person Specification: Refresh Events Team Leader
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Catering Assistant
Salary in line with National Living Wage
37.5 hours per week to include weekend working as required
Apley, Telford
The catering team play an important part in our patient care, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and committed individual to join us.
As a catering assistant you will prepare quality, tasty and nutritious meals for patients, families, visitors and staff and with your passion for food you will also prepare bakes for meetings, functions and our Refresh Café.
With your flexible can-do attitude you will help with general kitchen duties, maintaining high levels of cleanliness, food safety standards and ensure all hygiene regulations are followed.
In this role you will make a real difference as it’s the personal touches that count. With your great interpersonal skills and desire to provide the best possible service, you and the team will consider dietary requirements and individual patient preferences.
If you’re someone who cares about great food and exceptional service and want to make a positive difference, we’d love you to get in touch.
Take a look at the job description and apply today.
Job Description and Person Specification: Catering Assistant
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Community Shop Manager- Bishops Castle
£21,426 per annum
37.5 hours per week to include weekend working as required
Bishops Castle
Our shops are at the heart of our local communities and we’re looking for a committed, dynamic and motivated Community Shop Manager to join our retail team based at our shop in Bishops Castle.
Our network of community shops generates over £1 million of income so we can care for patients living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &Wrekin and Mid Wales.
If you love the buzz of a thriving community high street, have a passion for great customer service, are target driven and want to make a real difference in your local community, we’d love you to get in touch.
As the manager, you will be at the forefront of creating a high-quality shopping experience, embracing commercial opportunities to maximise income and take pride in delivering exceptional service to our generous and loyal supporters.
With strong leadership and people skills you will also coordinate, support, inspire and empower a fabulous team of staff and volunteers.
Being part of our retail team is fun, busy and most of all rewarding. This is a great opportunity to further develop your retail skills whilst helping people in the local community.
Be part of something special – take a look at the job description and apply today.
Job Description and Person Specification: Shop Manager
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Assistant Community Shop Manager- Monkmoor
£8,167 per annum
15 hours per week to include weekend working as required
Shrewsbury
Our shops are at the heart of our local community and we have a vacancy for an Assistant Community Shop Manager at our Monkmoor store.
If you’re passionate about great customer service, love all things retail and want to use your skills to make a real difference in your local community, we’d love you to apply.
Our network of community shops raise over £1 million of vital funds so we can care for patients living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &Wrekin and Mid-Wales.
As Assistant Community Shop Manager you’ll use your creative flare, organisation skills and enthusiastic approach to support the Community Shop Manager in general day-to-day activities, maximise income, create memorable shopping experiences and support and inspire the fabulous team of volunteers.
You’ll also be one of the friendly faces of the hospice and play an important role in raising awareness of our local services within the community we serve.
Being part of our retail team is fun, busy and most of all rewarding.
The compassion we show in our care extends to everything we do. We offer a supportive working environment and are committed to developing talent within our teams, with career progression opportunities.
Be part of something special – take a look at the job description and apply today.
Job Description and Person Specification: Assistant Shop Manager
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Assistant Community Shop Manager- Cleobury Mortimer
£8,167 per annum
15 hours per week to include weekend working as required
Cleobury Mortimer
Our shops are at the heart of our local community and we have a vacancy for an Assistant Community Shop Manager at our Cleobury Mortimer store.
If you’re passionate about great customer service, love all things retail and want to use your skills to make a real difference in your local community, we’d love you to apply.
Our network of community shops raise over £1 million of vital funds so we can care for patients living with incurable illness across Shropshire, Telford &Wrekin and Mid-Wales.
As Assistant Community Shop Manager you’ll use your creative flare, organisation skills and enthusiastic approach to support the Community Shop Manager in general day-to-day activities, maximise income, create memorable shopping experiences and support and inspire the fabulous team of volunteers.
You’ll also be one of the friendly faces of the hospice and play an important role in raising awareness of our local services within the community we serve.
Being part of our retail team is fun, busy and most of all rewarding.
The compassion we show in our care extends to everything we do. We offer a supportive working environment and are committed to developing talent within our teams, with career progression opportunities.
Be part of something special – take a look at the job description and apply today.
Job Description and Person Specification: Assistant Shop Manager
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Charity Fundraiser (role employed by Engage & Connect)
£26,000 – £40,000 per annum
Bonus scheme, pension, expenses, 31 days paid holiday, full time and part time opportunities.
About you
Are you:
- living in or within travelling distance of the SY & TF postcode areas?
- an effective, persuasive, and engaging communicator able to create a rapport in a face-to-face situation?
- a car driver with a full driving licence and your own vehicle? (Not essential if working door to door)
- self-motivated with a positive attitude, a high level of self-motivation and a strong work ethic?
- someone who wants to put their life skills to good use by helping others.
About us
Engage & Connect is a professional Fundraising Agency, a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, recognised by the Fundraising Regulator, focused on working with Charities across the UK employing Fundraisers who recruit long term supporters.
We are seeking a number of people to work on either a full or part time basis recruiting supporters to Severn Hospice by way of monthly direct debit donations.
Working in places such as shops, garden centres, town centres, at charity events, or visiting people at home, you will become a passionate representative of the charity and gain immense satisfaction from the benefits your hard work produces for them, their patients, and their families.
Previous experience is not essential as training will be provided, you will become a passionate advocate for charity, enjoy engaging with people from all walks of life, be resilient and determined to succeed.
The Benefits
- employed & salaried role, not self-employed
- guaranteed 40-hour week if working full time
- weekly pay
- basic salary & uncapped bonus scheme
- up to £100 / week contribution to travel expenses
- 31 days holiday including Bank Holiday days
- holiday pay based on average earnings
- all pro-rata if working part time
- uniform, equipment, tablet and point of sale material provided.
What happens next?
If you are excited about the opportunity to join this growing Fundraising Agency as a Fundraiser and to support Severn Hospice, then we would love to hear from you. Apply now to info@engageconnect.co.uk, or visit our website at www.engageconnect.co.uk/candidates and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.
Job Description and Person Specification: Fundraiser
Key Facts- Engage & Connect Click Here
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Bank Registered Nurses – Shrewsbury and Telford Wards
£15.55 per hour excluding nightshift premium (where applicable).
Bank Hours are worked by mutual agreement when the Hospice has a shortfall in the service.
Working as part of a flexible nursing team, you will play a key role in maintaining a high standard of patient care including support for the patients’ relatives.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential in these roles.
A DBS Check will be required.
Job Description and Person Specification: Bank RGN Application Pack
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