St John's Hospice

St John's Hospice St John's Hospice is a charity. All of our care, compassion and support is offered free of charge to patients and their families or carers.
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St John’s Hospice provides care, compassion and support for patients with life shortening illnesses across the South Lakes, North Lancashire and parts of North Yorkshire. Our care however is not cost free, around a quarter of our funding is from the government and the remaining three-quarters is raised by people like you in our local community. This is why St John's fundraises throughout the year with events, the St John's lottery, monthly giving schemes, wills and our shops so we can be there for one of the most difficult times in people’s lives. Our services include an inpatient ward for end-of-life care as well as pain and symptom management, a Hospice at Home service for people who choose to spend their last time at home and need our support, Clinical Nurse Specialists who support people with planning and pain & symptom management, and a Respite Service for carers of loved ones who need respite time during the day or night. St John's also offers pre and post bereavement support plus other services you may not associate with a Hospice such as Social Workers and Therapists.

This role matters - Maintenance Coordinator (inc. Grounds and Gardening) 💚St John's is a beautiful building surrounded b...
19/01/2026

This role matters - Maintenance Coordinator (inc. Grounds and Gardening) 💚

St John's is a beautiful building surrounded by lovely grounds, and we are looking for two Maintenance Coordinators who will ensure the Hospice premises is safe, clean and compliant for all those who visit us for care, coffee, to work and more.

Using your knowledge and skills, you will work alongside our well-established and experienced Volunteer team, who are justifiably proud of their generous contribution which directly impacts patient care.

📍 Based from St John's Hospice, Lancaster
⏰ 37.5 hours / week, working 5 out of 7 days. Occasional out of hours work required.
💰 £27,592.50* - £28,450.50 per annum (dependent on pension scheme)
📞 £2,600 per annum on-call allowance
💚 8% employer funded pension scheme (*NHS Pension subject to eligibility)
☀️ 27 days plus usual Bank holidays per annum (7 weeks)

➡️ A permanent and 12-month fixed term contract is available, please specify on your application which you would prefer (only one application required)

For full details and to APPLY please visit www.sjhospice.org.uk/jobs

Informal enquiries are welcome, please get in touch ✨

Regular Giving is a quick and easy way to support YOUR local hospice each month, with a donation of your choice. Visit s...
18/01/2026

Regular Giving is a quick and easy way to support YOUR local hospice each month, with a donation of your choice. Visit sjhospice.org.uk/regular to get started today.

Have a read of Gordon’s Regular Giving Story:
"How often we hear friends and acquaintances recalling the final days of their loved ones spent in the hospice. They speak with great affection of the quality of care, the compassion and dignity. We felt that by making a regular donation we are helping to ensure that our wonderful hospice is always there for members of our community in their time of need.” - Gordon, Lancaster

All funds raised through Regular Giving donations support the care of St John’s, not just in the Hospice but out in the community in patient’s own homes. Thank you 💚

🪂 If you have ever thought about doing a skydive, then here is your chance to do one for FREE - all whilst raising vital...
18/01/2026

🪂 If you have ever thought about doing a skydive, then here is your chance to do one for FREE - all whilst raising vital funds for your local hospice.
Don't just take our word for how great this experience is - here's some of our previous participants:
💚 “It truly is a feeling like no other, it's more like flying than falling".
💚 "The adrenaline is like no other - I was grinning from ear to ear all day long"
Have questions before you sign up? No problem, here's everything you need to know & how to get in touch: https://www.sjhospice.org.uk/shop/events/jump-for-st-johns-skydive-april-2026/

Join us for our first Open Garden of the year as we are welcomed back to Whelprigg House.Nestled between the villages of...
17/01/2026

Join us for our first Open Garden of the year as we are welcomed back to Whelprigg House.

Nestled between the villages of Casterton and Barbon, a blanket of snowdrops flank the driveway and surrounding grounds of this stunning private home.

Entry is just £5 and includes a drink and biscuit. We will have a wide selection of delicious homemade cakes, a light lunch with warming homemade soup.

The St John's Hospice plants stall will be there, so you can take some inspiration home with you.

We will be operating a strict one way system for cars, please follow signage on the day.

We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to announce that this years Christmas Tree Collection scheme raised over an incredible £30,000 PLUS arou...
16/01/2026

We are thrilled to announce that this years Christmas Tree Collection scheme raised over an incredible £30,000 PLUS around £6,000 worth of Gift Aid from our wonderful supporters donations!🎄

We collected from addresses covering our entire catchment area that we care for, around 2,550 trees! Check out the impressive map below 📍

We cannot offer this service without a HUGE amount of help, so we would like to say BIG thank you to the following...

Lakeland Maze Farm Park for sending us the CUTEST photos of their animals enjoying the trees we dropped off for them 🐐

M.R. Tree Surgery for chipping trees at two of
our drop off points. Which are sold on to be used for energy will profits donated directly back to us💚

Barden Biomass for allowing us to drop trees off directly to them for them to create renewable biomass energy ♻️

Country Harvest, The Gaskell Memorial Hall,
Windermere RUFC and Netherfield Cricket Club for allowing us to use their land for temporary drop off points!

NRL, EDF, Electricity North West, Roberts & Nicholls plumbing services LTD, Sharp Paving & Landscapes, Martin's Landscaping Service, Dalkia, Holcim UK, External Steam Ltd, Craig from Lancashire Trucks, Probation Service plus our wonderful volunteers Michael, Alan , Aldo, Gez, Andrew, Peter, John & Ian for collecting all the trees!

A HUGE thank you goes to Michael, our wonderful volunteer who dedicated so much time helping fundraiser Lily plan the routes 🗺️

Thank you to Pye Motors, our longstanding supporters, for supplying us with a van free of charge. Plus helping some of the above secure several vans to collect the trees!🚚

Lastly a HUGE thank you goes to our ever growing supporters - YOU! 💚

💚 Thank You Thursday 💚We're back with our first Thank You Thursday of 2026!🏆First up, back in October we held our Jail a...
15/01/2026

💚 Thank You Thursday 💚

We're back with our first Thank You Thursday of 2026!

🏆First up, back in October we held our Jail and Bail event once again at Lancaster Castle. Just before Christmas, we popped into Morecambe Bay Chemist to present Ash Jhalley, the top fundraising prisoner, with his trophy. Ash raised an incredible £5150.19 for his bail - Well done Ash and team!

🫶A BIG thank you to the lovely children at Arnside National CE School, who designed these Christmas gift bags and filled them with beautiful, thoughtful presents for our patients to enjoy over the festive period. Your generosity really brightened up Christmas for the gift recipients!

⭐Huge thank you to Harrison Drury Solicitors in Lancaster for choosing us as their Charity of the Year in 2025. From the infamous 'Lancaster Games' to Hannah’s Jail and Bail at Lancaster Castle, the team fundraised so creatively and brilliantly - raising an amazing £5,665!

✂ Thank you and well done to Charlie and Brandon, pupils at Bay Leadership Academy, who shaved their heads for St John’s Hospice raising an incredible £1866.00! Thankfully their hair has now grown back and they were ready for their cheque photo!

🎄Thank you to Becky and the team at The Hair Lounge by Becky, who raised an incredible £1412 in the run up to Christmas with some amazing raffles and a wreath making evening. We are so grateful for your continued support! Thank you also to Abi from Abi's Arrangements for running the wreath making workshop - plenty of festive fun was had by all!

🎫 Thank you to U.K Leisure Parks Willowgrove Leisure Parks who raised £165 /at their recent Christmas raffle - bringing their total raised for St John's Hospice to an incredible £6200! Thank you so much for your continued support!

📖 A big thank you to BoothsCountry in Kirkby Lonsdale for choosing to support St John's Hospice via the in-store charity book sales in 2025, which generated a whopping £561.72 for local hospice care. Thanks also to everyone in the local community who donated and bought books.

🐄 Thank you to Farm Gate Vets who raised an incredible £1000 at their Christmas Quiz Night and raffle back in December, where lots of festive fun was had by all! We appreciate your support!

Can we help you find the perfect dress?St John's Hospice Shops next prom dress event will be on Saturday 14th-Sunday 15t...
14/01/2026

Can we help you find the perfect dress?
St John's Hospice Shops next prom dress event will be on Saturday 14th-Sunday 15th February - more information coming soon!

You’re invited to take part in our next Last Days Matter session. This nationally acclaimed course developed by St John’...
14/01/2026

You’re invited to take part in our next Last Days Matter session. This nationally acclaimed course developed by St John’s Hospice helps you manage issues around end of life care because last days matter. Friday 23rd January 9.30am – 12.30pm at St John’s on Slyne Road, Lancaster.

Just visit sjhospice.org.uk/last-days-matter to book your free place and find out more.

From planning for the future, caring for someone with a life shortening condition, saying goodbye, recognising the physical signs of dying and supporting someone to find the ‘new normal’ following a bereavement.
No clinical or previous experience with the topics is needed.

🌙 The Moonlight Walk is BACK on Saturday 13/06/26! 🌙We're delighted to announce our Ruby Moonlight Walk to celebrate our...
13/01/2026

🌙 The Moonlight Walk is BACK on Saturday 13/06/26! 🌙

We're delighted to announce our Ruby Moonlight Walk to celebrate our 40th anniversary this year ❤️
PLUS we've listened to your feedback and we are so excited to reveal a BRAND NEW additional shorter route! Half the length of our usual 16km route, we hope this will make the Moonlight Walk more accessible to people of different ages and abilities - so even more of you can do something wonderful in memory of someone you love 💚

To celebrate, we're offering tickets at £15 each until 12/02 - get yours now!! https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/MoonlightWalk2026

If you missed our first brilliant Songs of Stage and Screen then you are in for a real treat! Join our award winning St ...
12/01/2026

If you missed our first brilliant Songs of Stage and Screen then you are in for a real treat! Join our award winning St John's Hospice Choir at the beautiful Lancaster Grand on the 25th January and enjoy the music from stage and screen including all your favourite singalongs. Book tickets here: https://lancastergrand.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173662549

The ballot for places in the 2026 Great North Run closes TONIGHT!St John's Hospice is giving you a chance to BEAT the ba...
11/01/2026

The ballot for places in the 2026 Great North Run closes TONIGHT!

St John's Hospice is giving you a chance to BEAT the ballot and line up with 60,000 runners at that iconic start line on 13th September! We have a limited number of charity places available, so you can GUARANTEE your place in the 2026 Great North Run, all while raising vital funds for local Hospice care. Please complete this form to apply for one of our charity places: https://forms.office.com/e/a2Tk4KppS2 💚

If you are one of the lucky ones to secure a spot, why not fundraise for your local hospice in our 40th year - we’d love you to join our team! Please email us at fundraising@sjhospice.org.uk to get involved.

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