Healthcare Assistant - Rotherham Identification and Support Service

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + 8 public hols

Season ticket loan

Pension scheme

Eye care support

Blue Light Card

Discount scheme

Job summary

Marie Curie in Rotherham is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join the Identification and Support Service. This part-time role (22.5 hours per week, 8 am–4 pm, Monday to Friday) is based at Woodside Community Hospital, offering direct patient contact, home visits, and signposting to hospice and community services.

You will work under the Clinical Nurse Specialist, undertake advance care planning discussions, and support patients and families as they approach end-of-life needs.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent
• Experience in caring for people with life-limiting illness or palliative care needs desired
• Advanced communication skills for sensitive conversations

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their homes and refer to hospice, voluntary or community services
• Initiate contact with patients, offer support and advance care planning
• Signpost to support services and discuss advance care planning with patients and families
• Work under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist and coordinate follow-up actions

Skills

Communication skills

Emotional resilience

Driving license

Education

NVQ Level 2/3

Job description

Healthcare Assistant - Rotherham Identification and Support Service

• Part-time
• Compensation: up to GBP 25,272 - yearly

Marie Curie is the UK’s 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 they’re 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 new Rotherham Identification and Support Service.

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned withAFC 2 £25,272 pro rata per annum

Hours: Part Time 22.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday – 8 am – 4 pm

Contract Type:Permanent

Based: Woodside Community Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2TZ

Interview date: TBC

This service will be based in Primary Care within Rotherham, where you will use a predictive analytic software tool used by the Rotherham NHS trust to search for patients who are not yet identified as having palliative care but are likely to be in the last year of life. You will be the initial contact with patients, offering support and the opportunity to complete advance care planning, and signposting to other services. You will visit patients in their own homes and refer them to either hospice, voluntary or community services.

With experience of palliative care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. You will work in close collaboration and under the line management of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the service to provide direct support to patients and their families who are newly identified as having a palliative diagnosis. The role will include making first contact, arranging follow up and offering signposting to support services and advance care planning discussions so excellent communication skills are a must. The role will also involve visiting local community hubs to provide awareness, education and information on advance care planning.

What we’re looking for:

• S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is required
• Relevant community experience, providing care and support for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to have difficult and sensitive conversations.
• Emotional resilience and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support
• Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance is essential

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 eyecare cost
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme

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

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

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

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.