Martin House Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families’ own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.

Martin House is currently undergoing an extensive £21.9 million build and renovation project which will transform the current building. Our vision is to create a purpose-built space with new and improved facilities, including a Hydrotherapy pool. It will ensure that whether a family is visiting for respite or end-of-life care, we can keep providing tailored, specialist care, future proofing the hospice and helping families across Yorkshire for many more years to come.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring and dynamic physiotherapy assistant practitioner to support the delivery of compassionate, high-quality physiotherapy within the children’s hospice environment. The post holder will assist qualified physiotherapists in providing therapeutic support to babies, children, and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.

A key part of this role will be spent delivering hydrotherapy sessions in the new Martin House pool.

The role will involve:

• Hands-on clinical work, including delivery of hydrotherapy, equipment management, and family support, promoting comfort, movement, and quality of life for children and their families. Our ideal candidate will:

• Be committed to Martin House’s values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.

• Prior experience in physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, therapy assistant role, or hospice/palliative care setting.

• Experience of working with children and /or young adults. Experience working with children or young adults with special educational needs would be advantageous.

• Physically capable and water confident, as the role includes leading hydrotherapy sessions in the pool.

• Understanding of safe moving and handling and basic postural care principles.

• Outstanding communication skills with a focus on empathy, compassion and active listening.

• Proficiency with a range of IT systems.

• Ability to document clear and concise details of care routines and practice.

• Good level of education including GCSE’s (grade 4/C or above) including English and Mathematics (or equivalent).

• Will have access to a vehicle for business use and able to drive a Martin House Pool car.

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays

• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.

• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.

• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement

• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer

• Life insurance – two times annual salary

• Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here. For further information contact Joanna Gaskin or Rachel Greenwood by email at jgaskin@martinhouse.org.uk or rgreenwood@martinhouse.org.uk or by telephone 01937 845045.

The closing date for applications is noon on 13th November 2025. Interviews will take place on 25th November 2025. If you have not heard from us by 23rd November 2025, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.