Healthcare Assistant

Marie Curie; Stafford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Mileage allowance 55p per mile

Industry-leading training

Career development in end-of-life care

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our community team serving Staffordshire and Stoke, delivering person-centred, end-of-life care in people’s homes and ensuring dignity, comfort and safety for patients and families. This role is 18 hours per week across two night shifts (10:00 PM–7:00 AM) with enhanced pay for unsocial hours; DBS check required.

A driving licence and ability to travel up to 25 miles are beneficial; join a supportive multidisciplinary team and

Qualifications

• Recent experience in health or social care setting.
• Understanding of person-centred care, palliative/end-of-life care desirable.
• Ability to communicate sensitively and professionally.
• Good IT skills including email, online training, care recording systems.
• Driving licence and access to vehicle; travel up to 25 miles.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility, rest and sleep.
• Maintain a clean and safe care environment.
• Observe and respond to changes in a person’s condition.
• Escalate concerns promptly to the clinical team.
• Provide calm, professional communication to patients and families.
• Support end-of-life care in line with care plans.

Job description

Your role in our mission

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant looking for a role where your care can make a meaningful difference every day? Join our community team in Staffordshire and Stoke and help provide personalised, dignified end-of-life care to people in the comfort of their own homes.

In this rewarding role, you will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping people feel safe, comfortable and respected at a highly important time in their lives. You will support individual care plans by assisting with personal care, skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility, rest and sleep, and maintaining a clean and safe care environment.

You will also play an important part in observing and responding to changes in a person’s condition, supporting symptom management within the agreed care plan, and escalating any concerns promptly to registered healthcare professionals. Just as importantly, you will offer calm, sensitive and professional communication to patients and those important to them, helping to preserve dignity, choice and wellbeing.

If you are kind, caring and passionate about person-centred care, this is an opportunity to use your experience to support people and families when it matters most. We would love to hear from you.

Contract Type: Permament; 18 hours per week, worked across 2 shifts

Job Shifts: Night shifts from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, Monday to Sunday including Bank Holiday

Salary: Marie Curie Pay Scale Band 2 (aligned with AFC), £12.92 per hour, with enhanced pay for unsocial hours.

The total hourly rate, including the applicable enhancement, is £18.22 for eligible weekday and Saturday night shifts and £23.64 for eligible Sunday and Bank Holiday shifts.

Location: Community-based in Staffordshire and Stoke

What we are looking for:

• Recent experience of providing care in a health or social care setting, with the confidence to support people with dignity, compassion and respect.
• An understanding of person-centred care, ideally including palliative or end-of-life care, and a genuine commitment to making a difference to patients and those important to them.
• The ability to communicate sensitively and professionally, recognising when to escape concerns or changes in a person’s condition to the wider clinical team.
• A caring, flexible and resilient approach, with the ability to work independently while remaining part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Good basic IT skills, including the ability to use email, online training, mobile technology and care recording systems.
• An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, is desirable but not essential.
• A valid driving licence, access to a vehicle with business insurance, and flexibility to travel up to 25 miles from your home address across Staffordshire and Stoke, including during unsocial hours.

Benefits of joining Marie Curie as a Healthcare Assistant:

• Enhanced pay for night shifts, weekends and public holidays.
• Mileage allowance of 55p per mile to support travel between community visits.
• Access to industry-leading training and ongoing learning to help you feel confident and supported in delivering high-quality end-of-life care.
• The opportunity to develop your skills as part of a compassionate, values-led team making a real difference to patients and families.

Benefits Package:

• Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Help with eyecare cost (T and C’s apply)
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% discount in Marie Curie shops
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card

What’s in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays
• Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility)
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Life Assurance

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Agencies need not apply.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.