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Weldmar Hospicecare is a Dorset charity providing specialist end of life care. All of our care is free.

Weldmar Hospicecare is an independent Dorset charity that provides free end of life care for adults with a life limiting illness, and support for their loved ones. Our compassionate approach supports patients and their families in the community, at home, and in our hospice. We have a dedicated team of nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers and counsellors, but only 21% of our funds are provided by the NHS – the rest is raised for our Dorset charity thanks to the support of the local community. Our aim is to ensure all patients needing end of life care in Dorset have access to excellent services, delivered when they are needed, meeting individual needs of patients and their loved ones.

02/01/2026

A lovely moment captured on Thursday, when two bookworms visited our Lyme Regis charity shop and took a few minutes to warm up and read with Mr Fox in Kids' Corner!

01/01/2026

Do something amazing in 2026!

Whether it's the adrenaline rush of a tandem skydive; the epic coastal miles of the Jurassic Coast Ultra at your choice of distance; the local buzz of race day at Weymouth Half Marathon; or an unforgettable overseas adventure walking the Camino de Santiago alongside fellow fundraisers, there's a charity challenge with your name on it.

Which would you choose?

31/12/2025

Before your social media feed goes bonkers this evening, we wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your amazing support during 2025.

It's been a big year at Weldmar, from launching our new Specialist Hospice at Home service to Stampede by the Sea - our biggest ever fundraising project featuring sixty incredible elephant sculptures!

Whatever 2026 brings, we know that with the support of the Dorset community, we'll be there for local adults who are diagnosed with a life limiting illness, and expected to be in the last year of life. We'll be there for their loved ones, too.

We'll need to raise £27,000 every day in 2026 to keep our services available, and provided for free, for those who need our care.

All of our nurses, doctors, therapists, counsellors, and all of those behind the scenes such as fundraising, finance, housekeepers, chefs, charity shop teams, and everyone else at Weldmar, wish you a happy and healthy new year.

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30/12/2025

Thank you for all of your support during 2025 - the year that we launched our Specialist Hospice at Home Service, and held our biggest ever fundraising event - Stampede by the Sea. And so much more happened too...

30/12/2025

The lovely Fran is at our Sturminster Newton shop this morning ready to answer your questions about all things Weldmar. What do we do? How you can get involved with volunteering? What could a career with us could look like?

Pop in for a chat, find out how donating to our shops directly helps provide specialist care to local families experiencing life limiting illness, and pick up a copy of the latest Weldmar magazine - a great read to accompany a cuppa and the last of the Quality Street in the void between Christmas and New Year.
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27/12/2025

You’ll be joining Weldmar’s Specialist Hospice at Home team in South Dorset, delivering outstanding patient within the community in Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland and surrounding areas.

Our South Hub is based at our Inpatient Unit in Dorchester. As Health Care Assistant you will provide reassurance to patients and family members, who will have access to a range of support from those working within the hub, other clinical specialists from our multi-disciplinary team, and to our patient and family support services, as well as to hands on care if required. This will enable them to live as well as possible at home, and reducing the likelihood of hospital admissions.

Demonstrating our Values, you’ll work collaboratively with your clinical colleagues and external agencies to provide an agile and responsive service based on patient needs identified by the Specialist Hospice at Home team. You’ll passionate about delivering quality care and have experience in a similar role, ideally with experience of supporting those at end of life. You’ll have access to bespoke training and development provided by Weldmar to ensure that you have all the skills, knowledge and expertise to deliver compassionate care.

This unique opportunity sees you having the time to make a real difference, not only to our patients at end of life, but also to their families and carers who we support also. The role requires you to possess a full valid driving licence, your own transport and business insurance.

Your core hours will be Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, with a requirement to provide weekend cover on a rota basis, anticipated to be 1 in 6 weeks.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is required for this role, please refer to the job description.

26/12/2025

Enjoy the convenience of your Christmas tree collected from your door for a donation of just £10.

We're picking up trees on the 10th, 11th and 12th January from locations across Dorset. Book your collection today before our slots fill up!

We're working in partnership with Trinity Street Christmas Trees (book and get a discount on your 2026 tree) and Knighton Countryside Management Ltd, who recycle the trees to create sustainable biomass fuel!

Every penny raised through Weldmar Hospicecare's Treecycle will help provide specialist end of life care for adults in Dorset who have a life limiting illness, and support for their loved ones.

25/12/2025

As part of our Light up a Life services this year, a number of our Weldmar colleagues read a beautiful poem called Warm Winter Lights. Remember, if you need some time for reflection and to remember a loved one this Christmas, our streamed Light up a Life service is still available to watch on our website.

25/12/2025

A very Merry Christmas from all the team at Weldmar Hospicecare. Whatever the day holds in store for you, we hope it's a special one 💙💚

24/12/2025

Thank you to our long standing friend and supporter Martin Clunes, who popped into our hospice in Dorchester for a pre-Christmas visit.

23/12/2025

We’re looking for a caring and enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate to join our Specialist Hospice at Home Service in North Dorset.

You’ll be working collaboratively with the multi-skilled team in our North Hub which is based in Sturminster Newton, other clinical colleagues and external agencies to provide an agile and responsive service based on patient needs in Sturminster Newton, Sherborne, Blandford, Shaftesbury and surrounding areas.

You’ll provide reassurance to patients and family members, who will have access to a range of support from those working within the hub, other clinical specialists from our multi-disciplinary team, and to our patient and family support services, as well as to hands on care if required. This will enable them to live as well as possible at home, and reducing the likelihood of hospital admissions.

Demonstrating our Values, you’ll work collaboratively with your clinical colleagues and external agencies to provide an agile and responsive service based on patient needs identified by the Specialist Hospice at Home team.

You’ll possess an NVQ Level 4/5 qualification or a foundation degree in health and social care, or equivalent qualification such as Nursing Associate – or a willingness to work towards. Working under the direction of our Weldmar Community Nurses, you will participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of delegated interventions, as well as undertake a broad range of support, advice and informal teaching to ensure delivery of the highest standard of palliative and end of life care to patients and their families.

22/12/2025

Is your worst post-Christmas job bundling the Christmas tree into the car, trekking to the Recycling Centre, then getting home to hoover your footwells?

What if we told you that for a suggested donation of just £10 you could cross that job off of your to-do list, help a local charity provide free care for patients with life limiting illnesses and support their loved ones, AND ensure your tree is disposed of in an environmentally friendly way?

Well you CAN. 🎄

If you live in one of the following postcodes, you can pop to our website, fill in some info, make your donation, and then all you have to do is make sure your tree is outside on the day of collection. Easy trees-y!

Our team of volunteers collect across Dorset from: DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, SP7, SP8

Weldmar's Treecycle is in partnership with Trinity Street Christmas Trees, and supported by Knighton Countryside Management Ltd who turn all of the collected trees into sustainable biomass fuel!

You might not want to think about the tree coming down just yet, but if you book now future you will thank you for it 👇

Address

Herringston Road
Dorchester
DT12SL

Telephone

+441305215300

Website

http://www.weldmarhospicecare.org/

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