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Healthcare Assistant - Calderdale, Rapid Response Service

The closing date is 02 January 2026

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Job summary

As a Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant you'll be supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need. We provide specialist palliative care and support to patients with life limiting illness whilst offering vital emotional support for their families

Main duties of the job

With your background in End of Life care, you are well-equipped to make a significant impact. Our care model emphasises one-to-one support, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, typically within the comfort of their own homes. Operating independently, you will have the autonomy to apply your judgment while following each patients established care plan. Your responsibilities will include assisting with personal hygiene, monitoring symptoms, supporting medication management, maintaining thorough records, and providing compassionate emotional support to both patients and their families.

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 theyre 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.

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata + enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

MC0302602

Job locations

Dean Clough

Halifax

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 5AX


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Overnight Rapid Response Team in Calderdale and surrounding areas.

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 £24,465 pro rata per annum + enhancements

Hours/Contract: Part Time (36 hours per week) -7pm 8am (includes 1 hour break)

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Deans Clough

Closing date: 2nd January 2026

Interview date: TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our overnight Rapid Response Team in Calderdale and surrounding areas. You will work alongside a District Nurse to deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families.

The Marie Curie Rapid Response Service delivers rapid and flexible out of hours nursing care and support for terminally ill patients and their carers. We are a community based palliative care service whose aim is to respond quickly to support palliative patients and their carers within the community, usually in the patients own home. We aim to prevent inappropriate admission to hospital and the choice for the patient of preferred place of care.

What were looking for:

  • NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is required
  • Relevant palliative community experience
  • Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support
  • Recent experience of providing care and caring for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
  • Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance

What's in it for you:

  • Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
  • Continuous Professional development
  • Industry leading training programmes
  • Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
  • Defined contribution schemes for Pension
  • Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
  • Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
  • Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
  • Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
  • Life assurance for all employees
  • Generous enhancements:
    • 41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & night duty (8pm to 6am)
    • 83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Overnight Rapid Response Team in Calderdale and surrounding areas.

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 £24,465 pro rata per annum + enhancements

Hours/Contract: Part Time (36 hours per week) -7pm 8am (includes 1 hour break)

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Deans Clough

Closing date: 2nd January 2026

Interview date: TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our overnight Rapid Response Team in Calderdale and surrounding areas. You will work alongside a District Nurse to deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families.

The Marie Curie Rapid Response Service delivers rapid and flexible out of hours nursing care and support for terminally ill patients and their carers. We are a community based palliative care service whose aim is to respond quickly to support palliative patients and their carers within the community, usually in the patients own home. We aim to prevent inappropriate admission to hospital and the choice for the patient of preferred place of care.

What were looking for:

  • NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is required
  • Relevant palliative community experience
  • Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support
  • Recent experience of providing care and caring for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
  • Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance

What's in it for you:

  • Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
  • Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
  • Continuous Professional development
  • Industry leading training programmes
  • Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
  • Defined contribution schemes for Pension
  • Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
  • Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
  • Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
  • Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
  • Life assurance for all employees
  • Generous enhancements:
    • 41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & night duty (8pm to 6am)
    • 83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification i.e. NCFE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services, BTEC level 2 Health and
  • Social Care.
  • Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent

Desirable

  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Health and Social
  • Care OR an acceptable, alternative Level 3 Qualification
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant palliative community experience; recent experience of providing care and caring for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification i.e. NCFE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services, BTEC level 2 Health and
  • Social Care.
  • Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent

Desirable

  • National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Health and Social
  • Care OR an acceptable, alternative Level 3 Qualification
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant palliative community experience; recent experience of providing care and caring for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs

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

Dean Clough

Halifax

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 5AX


Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Dean Clough

Halifax

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 5AX


Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Lisa Gair

lisa.gair@mariecurie.org.uk

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata + enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

MC0302602

Job locations

Dean Clough

Halifax

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 5AX


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