Healthcare Assistant

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 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 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.

Are you a compassionate, dedicated Healthcare Assistant looking for a role where your care makes a meaningful difference every day? Join our community team covering central and south Oxfordshire, including Oxford city in providing personalised end-of-life care to people in the comfort of their own homes.

In this role, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, helping people feel safe, comfortable and respected at a highly important time in their lives. You will support individual care plans by assisting with personal care, skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility, rest and sleep, and maintaining a clean and safe care environment.

You will also play an important part in observing and responding to changes in a person’s condition, supporting symptom management within the agreed care plan, and escalating any concerns promptly to registered healthcare professionals. You will communicate calmly and sensitively with patients and loved ones, preserving dignity, choice and wellbeing.

Bring your passion for person-centred care and make a real difference to people and families when they need it most. Join us - we would love to hear from you.

Permanent, with full-time or reduced hours available

Night shifts from 10:00 PM to 06.30 AM, Monday to Sunday including Bank Holidays

Marie Curie Pay Scale Band 2 (aligned with AFC), £25,272 per annum. Plus, enhanced pay for nights, weekends and public holidays, with up to a 41% uplift on the Band 2 hourly rate

Community-based, primarily covering south Oxfordshire. Applicants must live within a 25-mile radius of central Oxfordshire and be able to travel across the south of the county

• Recent experience of providing care in a health or social care setting, with the confidence to support people with dignity, compassion and respect.
• An understanding of person-centred care, ideally including palliative or end-of-life care, and a genuine commitment to making a difference to patients and those important to them.
• The ability to communicate sensitively and professionally, recognising when to elevate concerns or changes in a person’s condition to the wider clinical team.
• A caring, flexible and resilient approach, with the ability to work independently while remaining part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Good basic IT skills, including the ability to use email, online training, mobile technology and care recording systems.
• An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, is desirable.
• A valid driving licence, access to a vehicle with business insurance, and flexibility to travel up to 25 miles from your home address across…