Healthcare Assistant - Buckinghamshire

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Buckinghamshire is looking for dedicated Healthcare Assistants to provide compassionate end-of-life care to patients and their families. The role involves supporting hygiene, nutrition, and overall wellbeing in a multidisciplinary community team. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care and recent experience in a care environment. This position offers night shifts, a competitive salary of £24,465 with enhancements, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Mileage allowance of 45p per mile

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a Health or Social Care Environment, especially with end-of-life care.
• Possession of a valid driving license and willingness to drive up to 25 miles.
• Emotional resilience and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients' skin integrity and hygiene.
• Support patients' nutritional needs and promote rest.
• Provide essential support in symptom management.

Skills

Patient care

Compassionate communication

Support for nutritional needs

Mobility assistance

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

We invite qualified candidates to become part of our multidisciplinary community team in Buckinghamshire as a Healthcare Assistant. This role involves providing holistic, person-centred end-of-life care and support to individuals and their families, ensuring that they receive compassionate and thorough assistance during essential periods.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include monitoring and maintaining patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, supporting their nutritional needs, ensuring they get adequate rest and sleep, and assisting with mobility. You will also help keep the care environment clean and organised and provide essential support in symptom management.

You will demonstrate empathetic and professional communication with patients and their significant others, consistently providing high-quality personal care and support to enhance overall wellbeing.

If you are passionate about making a difference in peoples' lives, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. Weare the largest non‑NHS provider of end‑of‑life care in the UK, the onlyprovider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice careacross the country, while providing information and support on all aspects ofdying, death, and bereavement.Our leading research pushes the boundariesof what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a worldwhere everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living withan illness, they are likely to die from.

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

We providefree specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses whilstoffering vital emotional support for their families. It's all about giving themthe best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meetindividuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

We want a differentsociety than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is toclose the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at theend‑of‑life.

Job responsibilities

Contract: Permanent, available as full-timeor reduced hours; multiple openings

Work Schedule: Night Shifts: Monday to Sunday, including bankholidays

Shift hours: 10:00pm6:30am

Salary: £24,465 per Annumprorated, Plus Night‑time Enhancements

What we are looking for:

• Recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients at the end of life.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is preferred.
• Person‑centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them.
• Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Emotional resilience and the capacity to work independently.
• Possession of valid driving license, access to a car, and be willing to drive up to 25 miles.
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Help with eyecare cost (T &Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance

What's in it for you

• Annual leave allowance -27 days plus 8 public holidays(pro‑rated)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development (Marie Curie supports andencourages personal and professional development)
• Industry leading training programmes
• Mileage allowance of 45p per mile

Advert Closes: 28‑January‑2026

Application Process

To apply, submit an online application with your CV and preferably a cover letter detailing your relevant experience, how you meet the person specification, and why you want to join Marie Curie

For more information or an informal chat please contact [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 organization 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 are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to [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

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or an equivalent qualification.

Experience

• Recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients at the end of life.

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.

£24,465 a year Plus Night‑time Enhancements