Healthcare Assistant - Somerset

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role: Band 2 Healthcare Assistant

Contract: Permanent part-time

Working hours: 22:00pm 07:00am

Salary: £24,464 per annum (pro rata), plus enhancements and a full range of Marie Curie employee discount and benefits.

Location: Somerset (25 mile radius to your home address)

As a Healthcare Assistant in our Somerset Hospice Care at Home night service, you'll provide compassionate, person centred care to people at the end of life in the comfort of their own homes. Working as part of a small, supportive team aligned with the local Integrated Neighbourhood Team, you'll help ensure patients and their families receive the right care at the right time.

This is a lone working role during the night, giving you autonomy while still being closely connected to your wider team. You'll follow individual care plans to provide personal care, comfort, symptom support and emotional reassurance. You'll monitor and report changes, maintain dignity, and help create a calm, safe environment for patients and those important to them.

Because our service manages its own referrals, you'll benefit from smoother communication, better continuity of care and a strong sense of ownership within the team. If you're caring, reliable, confident working independently at night and passionate about supporting people at the end of life, wed love you to join us.

What we're looking for:

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification.
• Minimum of 6 months care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of Palliative Care and/or End-of-Life Care
• Knowledge and understanding of how to deliver person centred care and the components of open and sensitive communication
• Willingness to undertake work during the night, as advertised
• Proficient IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle

Additional information

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
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eye care costs
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: 6th February 2026

Interview dates: TBC

For more information or an informal chat please contact Alexa Elliot, Clinical Nurse Manager on Alexa.Elliott@mariecurie.org.uk

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 6 months care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of Palliative Care and/or 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

Somerset

United Kingdom

BA20 1AE

Employer's website

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