Healthcare Assistant - Somerset

We are looking for 2 x part-time Healthcare Assistants to join our nighttime Hospice Care @ Home service in Somerset.

Main duties of the job:

• As a Hospice Care at Home Healthcare Assistant, you will play a truly meaningful role in supporting people at the end of their lives, helping them stay comfortable in the place they know best - their own home.
• You will provide compassionate, hands-on personal care, help with day-to-day needs, and be a reassuring presence for patients and the people who matter to them.
• Working as part of a supportive clinical team, you will build trusting relationships, listen to what matters most, and help ensure every person feels safe, respected and cared for with dignity.

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.

Job responsibilities:

• Role: Band 2 Healthcare Assistant
• 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 will provide compassionate, person-centred care to people at the end of life in the comfort of their own homes.
• This is a lone working role during the night, giving you autonomy while still being closely connected to your wider team.
• You will follow individual care plans to provide personal care, comfort, symptom support and emotional reassurance.
• You will monitor and report changes, maintain dignity, and help create a calm, safe environment for patients and those important to them.

What we are 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:

• 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.
• 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 are happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

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.