Hospice Doctor | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 129.85 | Bank

Employer: St Michael's Hospice

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Salary: £129.85 Weekdays (Mon-Thurs 5pm to 8am), £779.12 Weekends (Fri-Mon 5 pm to 8am i

Job type: Bank

Posted: 2026-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sector: Healthcare

Job Description

Hospice Doctor Bank Contracts Location: Crimple House, Harrogate and Lambert, Thirsk Hours: one weekday night per week and approximately every 5-6 weekends Salary: £129.85 Weekdays (Mon-Thurs 5pm to 8am), £779.12 Weekends (Fri-Mon 5 pm to 8am inc WR Sat/Sun), additional hours paid at the rate of £29.94 per hour. Brand: Herriot Hospice at the Lambert/ Saint Michaels Hospice Closing date: Friday 12th June 2026 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications) Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just 'B' and Saint Michael's Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve You can help make that a reality. We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen. About the role We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed doctor to provide essential out-of-hours medical support for patients and staff at the Lambert. This role is key to enabling the delivery of a new specialist palliative care service in the area. Role Overview · Non-resident out-of-hours medical cover: one weekday night per week and approximately every 5-6 weekends · Face-to-face assessment and review of inpatients · Admission of new patients and ongoing management of existing patients · Communication with relatives and the wider multidisciplinary team, including allied health professionals Essential Criteria · Medical degree with GMC registration · Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience · Strong communication skills · Ability to work effectively within a team · Able to prioritise workload and perform under pressure · Interest in palliative care Desirable Criteria · Previous palliative care experience · Formal palliative care qualifications Personal Qualities We are looking for an individual who is: · Compassionate, kind, and empathic · Honest, trustworthy, and committed to providing high-quality specialist care · Able to work autonomously when required · Motivated, hardworking, and collaborative How we look after you · We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team · Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side · Flexible and hybrid working for many roles · A supportive and caring environment · Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning How to apply: Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form. · Download and read through job description (via the 'Downloads' section at the top of the advert) as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role. · Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected. · We recommend reading the application pack "Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just 'B' and Saint Michael's" and browsing the "Join our team" pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what it's like working for us and how the recruitment process works. · Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don't forget to let us know after clicking apply. Our values · We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do · We are caring and compassionate · We are personal and supportive in our approach · We engage positively · We are responsive · We are driven to do better · We are fair · We are professional · We work collaboratively · We are accountable Living out our values · Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework · We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers. · We be

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