Job Description

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Title: Healthcare Assistant

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC BAND 2 \xc2\xa311.62 per hour + enhancements depending on candidate experience.

Hours: As/When

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Community Based - Cardiff

Closing date: 6th October 2023

Interview date: TBC

What we are looking for:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our team in Cardiff. You will deliver care and support to patients with a terminal diagnosis in the last days of life whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families.

With experience of End-of-Life care, you\'re ready and able to make a real difference. Ours is a one-to-one approach to care, so you\'re sure to enjoy plenty of meaningful contact with patients and their families - usually in their own homes. Working without close supervision, you\'ll have the opportunity to use your own initiative in line with the patient\'s established care plan. You\'ll be required to carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms, assisting with medications and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

What\'s in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance
• Flexible Working
• Enhancements:

44% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)

88% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

Please be aware that you must have right to work in the UK to apply for this position.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Sian Tucker at sian.tucker@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 reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

About Us:

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We\'re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it\'s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

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