Healthcare Assistant - Vale of York

NHS; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in York is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to provide specialized palliative care. You will support patients and families during critical times, offering essential emotional support while operating independently to follow care plans. Qualifications include a Level 2/3 NVQ in Health and Social Care and relevant care experience. This role includes various night shifts and offers competitive benefits, including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave allowance: 27 days plus 8 public holidays

Competitive Policy for parental/sick leave

Industry leading training programmes

Defined contribution schemes for Pension

Help with eye care costs

Qualifications

• Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance.
• Experience providing care to dying patients.
• Basics of Food Hygiene Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with personal hygiene and medication management.
• Monitor symptoms and maintain thorough records.
• Provide compassionate emotional support to patients and families.

Skills

Emotional strength

Ability to work independently

Relevant community experience

Education

S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or equivalent

Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy

Job description

As a Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant you'll be supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need. We provide specialist palliative care and support to patients with life limiting illness whilst offering vital emotional support for their families

Main duties of the job

With your background in End of Life care, you are well-equipped to make a significant impact. Our care model emphasises one-to-one support, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, typically within the comfort of their own homes. Operating independently, you will have the autonomy to apply your judgment while following each patients established care plan. Your responsibilities will include assisting with personal hygiene, monitoring symptoms, supporting medication management, maintaining thorough records, and providing compassionate emotional support to both patients and their families.

About us

As a Healthcare Assistant with the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Bradford & Airedale and surrounding areas, you'll be supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need. We provide free specialist palliative care and support to patients with life limiting illness whilst offering vital emotional support for their families.

With experience of End of Life care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. Ours is a one-to-one approach to care, so you're sure to enjoy plenty of meaningful contact with patients and their families - usually in their own homes. Working without close supervision, you'll have the opportunity to use your own initiative in line with the patient's established care plan. You'll be required to carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms, assisting with medications and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in the Vale of York covering Selby, Tadcaster, York and surrounding areas.

Hours: Part Time 36 hours, various 9 hour night shifts (10 pm 7 am) available

Advert closes: 1st December 2025

Interview Dates: TBC

As a Healthcare Assistant with the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in the Vale of York covering Selby, Tadcaster, York and surrounding areas, you'll be supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need. We provide free specialist palliative care and support to patients with life limiting illness whilst offering vital emotional support for their families.

With experience of End of Life care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. Ours is a one-to-one approach to care, so you're sure to enjoy plenty of meaningful contact with patients and their families - usually in their own homes. Working without close supervision, you'll have the opportunity to use your own initiative in line with the patient's established care plan. You'll be required to carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms, assisting with medications and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

What were looking for:

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

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
• Help with eye care costs
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees
• 41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am) and
• 83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

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

Additional information

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 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.

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

• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for dying patients.

Qualifications

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification i.e. NCFE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services, BTEC level 2 Health and
• Social Care.
• Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent
• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Health and Social Care OR an acceptable, alternative Level 3 Qualification
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

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.