Find out about the wide range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it, free of charge.
We couldn’t manage without considerable support from our local community. Learn about all the different ways in which you can help Prospect Hospice, for example by taking part in fundraising events, playing our lottery, or remembering us in your will. All contributions are greatly appreciated.
Prospect Hospice is a leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north-east Wiltshire. We provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end-of-life care and support.
Volunteers are central to our work, bringing valuable experience and enthusiasm to a wide variety of roles. If you’d like to help Prospect Hospice by giving some of your time, you’ll find all the information you need here, including current opportunities, volunteer profiles and the benefits of volunteering for us.
The staff at Prospect Hospice have one shared aim: to provide the very best end-of-life care to people in our community who really need it. If you’re interested in joining our team, check out our current vacancies and find out how we can support you in your career development.
A significant amount of Prospect Hospice’s income is raised through our charity shops. The success of our retail operation depends on the generous support of the local community (donating and buying goods), and the commitment of our managers and volunteers. Find out more here.
Great opportunities to work for Prospect Hospice
When you work for Prospect Hospice, you’re an ambassador for a charity that is hugely cherished by the local community, and we recruit with this in mind.
If you’re successful in joining our team, you can expect the training and support you need to develop your career with us, and reward and recognition that reflects your contribution. Our aim is always to encourage staff to gain skills and attributes through their work, so that they feel motivated, inspired and fulfilled. Shared-learning and cross-working are key to how we do things at Prospect Hospice and have helped us to become a resilient and responsive team with one clear aim – providing the very best in end-of-life care for the people in our community who really need it.
Click on the link to our current vacancies to find out how you can make your next career step with Prospect Hospice.
As part of the team, you can expect the following benefits
Many people who work for Prospect Hospice find their working day is spent away from the hospice in Wroughton. It might surprise you how much of our work – through our care teams in the community, our team based at Great Western Hospital and for almost everyone who works for our retail team – is carried in sites other than the hospice.
Our hospice, situated in Wroughton, Wiltshire, opened in 1995. As the headquarters of Prospect Hospice, it is the hub of our charitable activity, and brings together various departments including inpatient care, fundraising and voluntary services.
A significant amount of Prospect Hospice’s income is raised through our charity shops. The success of our retail operation depends on the generous support of the local community (donating and buying goods), and the commitment of our managers and volunteers.
Our Distribution Centre in the Wroughton Business Park, where volunteers sort items that have been kindly donated to us for sale in our 17 shops, is just one of the areas that has benefited from the contribution of volunteers.
Prospect Hospice is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of society.
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