Healthcare Assistant - Wakefield

Marie Curie; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + 8 public hols (

Industry leading training programmes

Season ticket loan

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Blue Light Card

Employee discounts

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our Hospice Care at Home team in Wakefield on an as and when basis. You will visit patients in their homes, provide one-to-one overnight care, support families, monitor symptoms, and maintain records while following care plans.

This role is based from home with travel within a 25-mile radius, offers night shifts 10pm–7am, and pays on the Clinical Pay Scale Band 2 with enhancements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months' experience delivering care in health or social care.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
• NVQ Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards).
• Nurturing and compassionate approach, with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while being an integral part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Join Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service, supporting people with a life-limiting illness across Wakefield.
• Visit one patient per evening and provide compassionate, one-to-one care in patients’ homes.
• Offer practical and emotional support to families at a time when it matters most.
• Work independently overnight, following each patient’s established care plan and using your initiative when needed.
• Provide personal care and hygiene support.
• Monitor symptoms and support with medicines in line with the care plan and local guidance.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Provide reassurance and emotional support to patients and those close to them.
• Experience in palliative and end-of-life care and confidence working in the community or as a lone worker.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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, almost one in three people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.

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, through 3 ways:

• Growing and transforming our direct care and support
• Delivering more practical information and support
• Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience

Job Description

Are you passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care to individuals at the end of life? Marie Curie is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our Hospice Care at Home team in Wakefield on a as and when basis

What you will be doing:

• Join the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service, supporting people with a life-limiting illness across Wakefield.
• As part of the Planned Service, visit one patient per evening and provide compassionate, one-to-one care in patients’ homes.
• Offer practical and emotional support to families at a time when it matters most.
• Work independently overnight, following each patient’s established care plan and using your initiative when needed.
• Provide personal care and hygiene support.
• Monitor symptoms and support with medicines in line with the care plan and local guidance.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Provide reassurance and emotional support to patients and those close to them.
• We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in palliative and end of life care and are confident working in the community or as a lone worker.

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum of6 months’ experiencedelivering care in a health or social care setting
• Full UK driving licenceand access to your own vehicle
• NVQ Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care(or equivalent), or a willingness to work towards this qualification
• Anurturing and compassionate approach, with excellent communication skills
• The ability towork independentlywhile being an integral part of a multidisciplinary team

Salary:Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 2 (aligned with AFC) £12.92 per hour (with enhancements - £18.22Saturday and weekday and£23.64for Sunday and Bank Holidaybetween the hours of 8pm and 6am)

Contract:As and when position – Permanent (Night Shifts 10pm to 7am)

Based:Community Based (Based from home traveling within a 25 mile radius across Wakefield)

Benefits You’ll Love

• 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
• Life assurance – for all employees
• Generous enhancements (between the hours of 8 pm and 6 am)
  • 41% Saturday and weekday nights
  • 83% Sundays and Bank Holidays

Additional Information

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.