Healthcare Assistant - West Midlands

Job summary

We are seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join our multidisciplinary community team in the West Midlands. In this role, you will provide holistic, person-centred end-of-life care and support to patients in their own homes, delivering compassionate and high-quality care when it matters most

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include monitoring and maintaining patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, supporting their nutritional needs, ensuring they get adequate rest and sleep, and assisting with mobility. You will also help keep the care environment clean and organised and provide essential support in symptom management.

You will demonstrate empathetic and professional communication with patients and their significant others, consistently providing high-quality personal care and support to enhance overall wellbeing.

About us

Marie Curie is the UKs 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 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.

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.

Details

• Date posted: 03 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 2
• Salary: £25,272 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: MC030243
• Job locations: Community Based, West Midlands, England, B91 1LE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

If you are passionate about making a difference in peoples' lives, we would love to hear from you.

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays

Shift pattern: Shifts rostered between 7:30am and 8:00pm

Salary: £25,272 per annum

Base: Community-based across the West Midlands, with a hospice base. The postholder will primarily provide care in peoples own homes, with occasional support on the inpatient unit.

What we are looking for:

• Recent experience providing care within a health or social care setting, including an understanding of palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience of delivering care in a community setting and contributing to person-centred assessments.
• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent Level 2 qualification, is desirable but not essential.
• Person-centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them.
• Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Emotional resilience and the capacity to work independently.
• Possession of valid driving license, access to a car, and be willing to drive up to 25 miles.

Benefits of joining Marie Curie as a Healthcare Assistant:

• Enhanced pay for night shifts, weekends and public holidays.
• Mileage allowance of 55p per mile to support travel between community visits.
• Access to industry-leading training and ongoing learning to help you feel confident and supported in delivering high-quality end-of-life care.
• The opportunity to develop your skills as part of a compassionate, values-led team making a real difference to patients and families.

Whats in for you:

• Annual leave: 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• NHS-aligned annual leave (subject to eligibility)
• Pension scheme with up to 7.5% employer match
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension
• Loan schemes for bikes, computers, and satellite navigation
• Support with eye care costs (terms apply)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Discounts via the Benefit Hub Scheme
• Life assurance

Advert Closes: 15-July-2026

Interviews: Interviews are expected to take place from 16 July onwards

Application Process

To apply, complete the online application and upload your latest CV, outlining your relevant experience, how you meet the person specification, and why you want to work for Marie Curie.

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

Additional Information

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.

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 take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. 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.