Healthcare Assistant - Hertfordshire

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare charity is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant in Hertfordshire to provide high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves assisting with personal hygiene and monitoring patients' comfort and well-being. Applicants should have at least six months of relevant experience in a health or social care environment and an NVQ Level 2 qualification is preferred. The position offers competitive benefits including mileage allowances and continuous professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays

Mileage allowance of 45p per mile

Life assurance for all employees

Qualifications

• At least six months of recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients at the end of life.
• Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assist with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene.
• Provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

Skills

Person-centred care

Compassion and empathy

Emotional resilience

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Tools

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in Hertfordshire and work towards providing holistic, person centred, end of life care and support needs of people in their own homes.

This is aCommunity-based role in Hertfordshire (Herts Valley), covering Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead,Tring, Potters Bar, Berkhamsted, Borehamwood, Radlett, Abbots Langley, andBushey.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include monitoring and assisting with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, observing and supporting nutritional needs, attending to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep, providing mobility support, and maintaining a clean and orderly care environment.

About us

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 provide free specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses whilst offering vital emotional support for their families. It's all about giving them the best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life.

Job responsibilities

As aHealthcare Assistant you will practice empathetic communication with thepatient and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner andprovide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

Contract: Permanent, Reduced hours

Work Schedule: Night Shifts: Monday toSunday, including bank holidays

Shift hours: 10:00pm 7:00am

Based: Community-based in Hertfordshire (HertsValley)

Whatwere looking for:

• At least six months of recent experience providingcare in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients atthe end of life.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent(preferred, not required).
• Be person-centred and compassionatewhen caring for the person and those important to them.
• Ability to develop and evaluate caremanagement plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those importantto them.
• Emotionalresilience and the capacity to work independently.
• Avalid driving license and access to a car for travel to patient homes arerequired.
• 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 for all employees

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 allowanceof 45p per mile

Advert Closes: 4-September-2025

Application Process

To apply,please submit an online application and include a copy of your mostrecent CV and a cover detailing your experience, how you meet the personspecification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

For moreinformation or an informal chat please contact [e-mail]

Marie Curie is committed to its values, whichunderpin our work. We take stringent stepsto ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment orvolunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguardingall our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those whouse or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating notjust a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone canthrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justiceimperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion, andequity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourageand welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives andlived experiences.

We're happy toaccommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requeststo [e-mail]

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

Wereserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Agencies need not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social
• Care OR an acceptable, alternative Level 2 Qualification
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience

• At least six months of recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients at the end of life.
• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for
• dying patients.

Additional criteria

• A valid driving license and access to a car for travel to patient homes are required.
• Emotional resilience and the capacity to work independently.

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.