Job Description

As a Healthcare Assistant with the Marie Curie team based in Middlesbrough, you'll be supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need. We provide free 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 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.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
29 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year per annum (pro rata) + enhancements
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
MC030266
Job locations
Middlesbrough Community
Middlesbrough
England
TS1 1EG
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Middlesbrough.
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 24,465 pro rata per annum + enhancements
Hours/Contract: Full Time 37.5 hours per week (Nights 10pm 7am)
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Middlesbrough Community
Closing date: 7th September 2025
As a Healthcare Assistant with the Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Middlesbrough, you will be providing essential support to patients and their families during their most challenging times. Our team offers free specialist palliative care and support to individuals with life-limiting illnesses, while also providing crucial emotional support to their loved ones.
With your experience in End of Life care, you are well-equipped to make a significant impact. Our approach is centred on one-to-one care, ensuring that you will have ample opportunities for meaningful interactions with patients and their families in their own homes. Working independently, you will be able to use your initiative in accordance with the patient's established care plan. Your responsibilities will include assisting patients with their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms, administering medications, maintaining detailed records, and offering emotional support to both patients and their families.
What were looking for:

• S/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 is essential with travel up to 25 mile radius from your own home

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
• 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

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.
For more information or an informal chat please contact Recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk
Additional information
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 the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Middlesbrough.
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 24,465 pro rata per annum + enhancements
Hours/Contract: Full Time 37.5 hours per week (Nights 10pm 7am)
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Middlesbrough Community
Closing date: 7th September 2025
As a Healthcare Assistant with the Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Middlesbrough, you will be providing essential support to patients and their families during their most challenging times. Our team offers free specialist palliative care and support to individuals with life-limiting illnesses, while also providing crucial emotional support to their loved ones.
With your experience in End of Life care, you are well-equipped to make a significant impact. Our approach is centred on one-to-one care, ensuring that you will have ample opportunities for meaningful interactions with patients and their families in their own homes. Working independently, you will be able to use your initiative in accordance with the patient's established care plan. Your responsibilities will include assisting patients with their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms, administering medications, maintaining detailed records, and offering emotional support to both patients and their families.
What were looking for:

• S/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 is essential with travel up to 25 mile radius from your own home

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
• 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

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.
For more information or an informal chat please contact Recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk
Additional information
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

• 6 Months care delivery experience (current) in a Health or Social Care Environment.

Desirable

• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for dying patients.

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

• 6 Months care delivery experience (current) in a Health or Social Care Environment.

Desirable

• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for dying patients.

Skills Required