Senior Palliative Care Outreach Assistant

Marie Curie UK; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

CPD

Industry-leading training

Group Personal Pension

Blue Light Card eligibility

Discounts

Life assurance

Eye care support

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Marie Curie is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join a new service across South Liverpool. You will work in GP practices, community hubs and PCN sites to help people access palliative and end-of-life care earlier, building connections and signposting to services.

You will collaborate with Clinical Nurse Specialists and primary care colleagues, provide direct care where appropriate, and contribute to holistic assessment and care planning while maintaining compassionate conversations with

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience providing care to people with palliative/end-of-life needs.
• Comfortable discussing serious illness and end-of-life wishes with patients and families.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with patients, families and professionals.
• Experience delivering high-quality, person-centred care and support.
• Able to recognise condition changes and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Self-motivated, autonomous planning and prioritisation of workload.
• Works well within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Outreach and building relationships to support referrals.
• Signpost people to appropriate services and navigate care options.
• Provide direct care within scope and contribute to holistic assessment and care planning.
• Support symptom management, advance care planning and compassionate conversations.
• Collaborate with Clinical Nurse Specialists and PCN professionals.
• Work across GP practices, community hubs and other locations.

Skills

Palliative care knowledge

Experience caring for end-of-life

Compassionate communication

Building trusting relationships

High-quality, person-centred care

Autonomous working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Marie Curie is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join a new service across South Liverpool. You will work in GP practices, community hubs and PCN sites to help people access palliative and end-of-life care earlier, building connections and signposting to services.

You will collaborate with Clinical Nurse Specialists and primary care colleagues, provide direct care where appropriate, and contribute to holistic assessment and care planning while maintaining compassionate conversations with