A HOSPICE is set to have the 'biggest year ever' in 2022 after announcing service expansion plans.

St Mary’s Hospice in Ulverston is expanding the services it offers to the South Lakes and Furness community — with new jobs available to help meet demand.

A new dementia service — one of the first of its kind in the area — will launch early in 2022.

To help get the hospice ready for that development, two exciting new senior nursing roles are already available, with recruitment of the specialist dementia nurse and support staff to follow early in the new year.

Chief Executive Val Stangoe described the expansion as a 'really exciting' time for the hospice and for those wishing to join the team.

She said: “We aim to offer more services, to more people, each year — and with the dementia service ready to launch, it is a really exciting time for us, and an exciting time for anyone to join St Mary’s.

“Before we launch the dementia service, we’ve got to make sure we’re in the best shape we can be to continue growing without ever straying from the excellent level of care we provide, and upon which we’ve built our reputation in the local community.

"Two new senior nursing posts have been created — a quality assurance role and a practice educator role. These are already being advertised, and are at sister/charge nurse salary level.

"Specific roles for the dementia service will also be advertised soon."

To find out more about the roles available at St Mary’s, visit www.stmaryshospice.org.uk/jobs/current-vacancies/