How it all began

Julia's House: changing lives since 2003

Julia Perks was a dedicated paediatric nurse whose dream was to develop a support network for families struggling to care for a life-limited child without any help or respite. Although Julia’s House is named after Julia Perks, it was her friend Mike Wise who founded the charity. Julia sadly died of cancer before her dream became a reality but Mike, along with a small group of supporters, took up the baton.

The intention was to raise enough money to build a children’s hospice but in order to start supporting families as early as possible, we launched a fledgling community care service, employing two nurses to support families at homes. This service is still a central part of what we do today – more than 65 per cent our care is community-based - but now Julia’s House has grown to help even more families.

In 2013, we launched a small home-based care service for families in south Wiltshire. Despite living just a few miles over the border, these families had no access to the kind of support available to parents in Dorset for more than a decade.

We decided that Wiltshire needed a hospice, somewhere children could come and play in a safe, welcoming environment tailored specifically for them and in May 2017 opened Julia’s House Devizes, the first children’s hospice in Wiltshire.

Today, Julia’s House is there for families right across the two counties, offering flexible, frequent, life-changing care and support. Julia Perks would be so proud of all that has been achieved in her name.

Careers

Join our family and be part of our passionate, dedicated and friendly team with the freedom and opportunity to learn and grow your career.

Whether you’re a nurse, a carer, a committed fundraiser or looking to share your professional skills in a trustee role, you’ll be helping us to provide a lifeline of support to families caring for life-limited children.

We’re looking for like-minded people who want to go the extra mile too.

Why work for Julia's House?

All our staff members have access to a wide range of benefits and we are committed to supporting you, your wellbeing and development, to ensure you enjoy working with us.

Pension

A generous contributory pension scheme. Any current members of NHS pension scheme may retain membership when joining us.

Flexible working

Nurses and carers work flexibly within the community, while our fundraisers are always out and about meeting supporters.

Holiday

All of our full-time staff receive 30 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with part-time staff receiving this on a pro-rata basis.

EAP

Employee Assistance Programme offers information and counselling, free to staff and family living at the same address.

Make a difference

Every role helps us provide specialist care for children with life-limiting conditions, creating the magical moments every child deserves.

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