Healthcare Assistant

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in Hampshire and work towards providing holistic, person centred, end of life care and support needs of people in their own homes.

Your responsibilities will include monitoring and assisting with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, observing and supporting nutritional needs, attending to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep, providing mobility support, and maintaining a clean and orderly care environment.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will practice empathetic communication with the patient and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. Weare 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 careacross the country, while providing information and support on all aspects ofdying, 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 withan illness, theyre likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by thepeople 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 infour 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 themthe best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

Wewant a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the nextfive years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what theyneed at the end-of-life.

Contract: Permanent, available as full-time or reduced hours; multiple openings

Work Schedule: Day shifts:
Six hours,Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays

Shift hours: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Based:Community Based - Hampshire

Whatwe are looking for:

• Recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients atthe end of life.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent(preferred, not required).
• Be 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.
• Avalid driving license and access to a car for travel to patient homes are required.
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• 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

Advert Closes:28-January-2026

Application Process

To apply,please submit an online application and include a copy of your most recent CV detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification andwhy you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Interview Schedule

Face-to-face interviews will be conducted at our Hampshire location:45-46 Basepoint, Aerodrome Road, Gosport, PO13 0FQ
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For more information or an informal chat please contact ash

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