Healthcare Assistant - West Midlands
Job Description
Job summary
We are seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join our multidisciplinary community team in the West Midlands. In this role, you will provide holistic, person-centred end-of-life care and support to patients in their own homes, delivering compassionate and high-quality care when it matters most.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include monitoring and maintaining patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, supporting their nutritional needs, ensuring they get adequate rest and sleep, and assisting with mobility. You will also help keep the care environment clean and organised and provide essential support in symptom management.
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, they are 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
You will demonstrate empathetic and professional communication with patients and their significant others, consistently providing high-quality personal care and support to enhance overall wellbeing.
If you are passionate about making a difference in peoples' lives, we would love to hear from you.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays
Shift pattern: Shifts rostered between 7:30am and 8:00pm
Salary: £25,272 per annum
Base: Community-based across the West Midlands, with a hospice base. The postholder will primarily provide care in peoples own homes, with occasional support on the inpatient unit.
What we are looking for:
- Recent experience providing care within a health or social care setting, including an understanding of palliative and end-of-life care.
- Experience of delivering care in a community setting and contributing to person-centred assessments.
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent Level 2 qualification, is desirable but not essential.
- Person-centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them.
- Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
- Emotional resilience and the capacity to work independently.
- Possession of valid driving license, access to a car, and be willing to drive up to 25 miles.
Marie Curie Benefits Package:
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- 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
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 and encourages personal and professional development)
- Industry leading training programmes
- Mileage allowance of 45p per mile
- Generous Enhancements
Advert Closes: 17-June-2026
Application Process
Please apply online by submitting your CV and clearly demonstrating how your experience meets the person specification, together with your reasons for applying to Marie Curie.
For more information or an informal chat please contact [email protected]
Additional Information
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.
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 [email protected].
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent Level 2 qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience providing care in a health or social care setting, with knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Marie Curie
Address
Community Based - West Midlands
West Midlands
England
B91 2PQ
United Kingdom
