Healthcare Assistant

Integrated Care System; Wirral; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-based healthcare provider in Wirral is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their night-time team. The role involves providing end-of-life care in patients' homes, ensuring comfort and dignity. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care and at least 6 months of relevant experience. This part-time position offers 27 hours per week with a salary of £24,465 plus benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave

Industry leading training programmes

Season ticket loan for commuting

Defined contribution schemes for Pension

Loans for bikes, computers, and navigation systems

Help with eye care costs

Marie Curie Blue Light Card

Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme

Life assurance for all employees

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment.
• Willingness to undertake work during the night.
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-of-life care in patients' homes.
• Plan your own work and respond to changes in patient conditions.
• Ensure comfort, dignity, and support during patients' final days.

Skills

Person centred care

Open and sensitive communication

Proficient IT skills

Flexibility to work across different projects

Driving

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our community-based team in Wirral, North-West.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) working in our night-time community team providing end-of-life care in patients' homes, you will play a vital role in ensuring comfort, dignity, and support during their final days.

About us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Job responsibilities

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, theyre likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life.Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our community-based team in Wirral, North-West.

Hours: Part-time 27 hours per week (nights)

Base: within 25 miles of your home address. Travelling to the Liverpool Hospice may be required from time-to-time.

Salary: £24,465 per annum, in line with, NHS Agenda for Change Band 2. Plus enhancements, and a whole range of Marie Curie benefits.

In this role, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, care planning, review and evaluation of holistic care management plans individual to each patient.

As this is a community-based role, you will be responsible for planning your own work, responding to changes in patient conditions, prioritising care needs (including hygiene, nutrition and hydration, comfort, monitoring vitals, and more) as detailed in the personalised care plan and ensuring you escalate appropriately to senior staff within the multidisciplinary team in a timely manner.

What were looking for:

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification.
• Minimum of 6 months care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of how to deliver person centred care and the components of open and sensitive communication
• Willingness to undertake work during the night, as advertised
• Proficient IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle
• Flexibility to work across different projects and services across the North-West, if required

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eye care costs (T&Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: 13th August 2025

For more information or an informal chat please contact Danielle Lloyd, on [e-mail].

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyones unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.

Were committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support via [e-mail]

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.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 6 months care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of how to deliver person centred care and the components of open and sensitive communication.

Additional criteria

• Willingness to undertake work during the night
• Proficient IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.