Current Vacancies

Position: Bank Cook
Team: Catering - Operations Support
Salary: £26,300, pro-rata
Hours: Various, Mondays to Sundays between 8.00am and 6.00pm must be available to work weekdays.
Location: Greenock
Closing Date: 6th November. We may close applications earlier than this date so please don’t delay your application.


Ardgowan Hospice is a well-established hospice offering specialist palliative and end of life care to the people of Inverclyde. We are committed to delivering high-quality care which is sustainable in the long term while putting the patient at the centre of everything we do.

We are looking for an experienced Bank Cook with passion and enthusiasm for creating nutritious meals that meet our patients needs using fresh, quality produce. Working within the catering team you will work closely with the nursing and housekeeping teams to ensure the delivery of a patient focused service. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of specific dietary needs and give examples of where you have
applied this knowledge as well as experience applying food hygiene systems, cleaning schedules and stock control.

Successful candidates should have a qualification related to catering or be working towards one with some experience working in a kitchen.

If you would like to find out more, please download the document below. For further information contact the hospice’s HR department on 01475 250186.

Position: Business Support Administrator
Team: Business Support
Salary: Step 3A £26,822 - 3C £28,562
Hours: 37.5 hours
Closing Date: 13th November. We may close applications earlier than this date so please don’t delay your application.


Ardgowan Hospice is a well-established hospice offering specialist palliative and end of life care to the people of Inverclyde. We are committed to delivering high-quality care which is sustainable in the long term while putting the patient at the centre of everything we do.

To support an employee’s flexible working application, we are looking for a Business Support Administrator to join our Business Support team. You will be joining a friendly, experienced and supportive team that provides comprehensive administrative support at Ardgowan Hospice. There is a strong focus on patient-facing administration and general business support tasks.

We are looking for someone with passion and enthusiasm to communicate effectively among staff, volunteers, external professionals, and patients/family members. The main duties of the role are to:
- Provide accurate administrative support for all services as required, with a strong emphasis on patient correspondence and administration
- Retrieve, process, and monitor all incoming referrals
- Ensuring appropriate information is communicated effectively and efficiently between team members and clinical staff
- Ensure patients are admitted to and discharged from the appropriate clinical service accurately and timeously on our patient clinical database by following the referral, admission, discharge, and caseload processes
- Perform general administration duties as required by the Business Support Team Lead, including typing, photocopying, filing, shredding, scanning updating spreadsheets and cash handling
- Distribution of all incoming mail (email and post) scanning as appropriate
- Maintain stationery stock control
- Participate in the Infection Prevention & Control audit team
- Support the Business Support Team Lead as required

Cover reception duties as required:
- Handle incoming calls and direct as appropriate
- Welcoming and assisting patients, families, and non-patient visitors
- Processing financial and non-financial donations
- Scheduling of Reception Volunteer cover across the week
- Updating materials and documentation for volunteer receptionists

Our staff make a difference every day, and we welcome applications from passionate, committed, and flexible individuals who would welcome the chance to be part of the brilliant team at Ardgowan Hospice. All our employees can take advantage of our benefits which include a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, shopping discounts, employee assistance scheme to name a few.

If you would like to apply for this role, please download the document below which will provide more information on the role before applying via the 'Apply Here' button. For further information, contact the Hospice’s HR department on 01475 250186.

If shortlisted for an interview, we will need a copy of your CV. We will ask you to send this to the HR Department to hr@ardgowanhospice.org.