Job Description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in London. This position will primarily be based at the Roy Shaw Centre, London and work towards providing holistic, person centred, end of life care and support needs of patients and those important to them.

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're 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, through:


Growing and transforming our direct care and support Delivering more practical information and support Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience

Your role in our mission....

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We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in London. This position will primarily be based at the Roy Shaw Centre, London and work towards providing holistic, person centred, end of life care and support needs of patients and those important to them.


Your duties will include monitoring and assisting in maintain patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, conducting nutrition assessments, attending to comfort needs to assist with rest/sleep, provide support with mobility, monitor vitals and overall promote and maintain a clean and tidy care environment.


You will hold person centred conversations, practice empathetic communication with the person and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

Job Structure:

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hours:

37.5 Hours per Week. Monday-Friday; Day Shifts

Salary:

24,169 per Annum, Plus High-Cost Area Supplement

Based:

Hybrid working - Home / Roy Shaw Centre, London

Advert Closes:

30-May-2025


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Application Process

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.


For more information or an informal chat please contact ashish.sharma@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


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.



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.