Healthcare Assistant - Bradford & Airedale

You are hiring Healthcare Assistants to support the Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service across Bradford, Airedale, and nearby areas.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant with the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Bradford & Airedale, you will provide one to one end of life care to patients in their own homes, offering vital practical and emotional support to both patients and their families. You will assist with personal care, symptom monitoring, medications, recordkeeping, and compassionate emotional support. Working independently and following established care plans, you will make a meaningful difference to people during their time of greatest need, drawing on your experience in palliative and end of life care.

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, 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 care, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they are 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.

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting Healthcare Assistants to join our Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Bradford & Airedale and surrounding areas.

Hours: Part Time 27 hours per week, various 9 hour night shifts (10 pm - 7 am) available.

As a Healthcare Assistant with the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service in Bradford & Airedale and surrounding areas, you will 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.

With experience of End of Life care, you are ready and able to make a real difference. Ours is a one-to-one approach to care, so you are sure to enjoy plenty of meaningful contact with patients and their families - usually in their own homes. Working without close supervision, you will have the opportunity to use your own initiative in line with the patient’s established care plan. You will 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 we’re looking for:

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

What’s in it for you:

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

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

Additional information

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We provide care for all, and that commitment extends beyond the people we serve. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you, your experience, perspective and voice.

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

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

Experience

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

Additional criteria

• Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance is essential.
• Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent ongoing training and support.

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.