QR code linking to this job posting Healthcare Assistant – Hertfordshire in Hertfordshire inHertfordshire PUBLISHED WED 5 NOV 2025

Band 2: Competitive rates  PERMANENT 

Marie Curie

Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in Hertfordshire and work towards providing holistic, person centred, end of life care and support needs of people in their own homes.

Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include monitoring and assisting with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, observing and supporting nutritional needs, attending to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep, providing mobility support, and maintaining a clean and orderly care environment.

About us
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. Weare the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the onlyprovider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice careacross the country, while providing information and support on all aspects ofdying, death, and bereavement.Our leading research pushes the boundariesof what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a worldwhere everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living withan illness, theyre likely to die from.The care and support we provide is highly valued by thepeople we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reachingaround 10% of dying people at the end of life.Right now, one infour people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or supportthey deserve at the end of their lives.We providefree specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses whilstoffering vital emotional support for their families. It's all about giving themthe best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meetindividuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.We want a differentsociety than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is toclose the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at theend-of-life.

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Date posted
05 November 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 2

Salary
£24,465 a year Plus Nighttime Enhancements

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Part-time

Reference number
MCJob location
sHerts ValleyHertfordshireSG14 1SB

Job description

Job responsibilities
As aHealthcare Assistant you will practice empathetic communication with thepatient and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner andprovide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

Contract
:Permanent, Reduced hoursWork Schedule:Night Shifts: Monday toSunday, including bank holidaysShift hours:10:00pm 7:00am

Salary
:£24,465 (Prorated) per Annum, PlusNighttime enhancementsBased:Community-based in Hertfordshire (HertsValley), covering Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Tring, Potters Bar,Berkhamsted, Borehamwood, Radlett, Abbots Langley, and Bushey.Whatwe are looking for:Recent

Experience
delivering care in ahealth or social care setting, including supporting patients during end-of-lifecare.Preferred: NVQ Level 2 in Health andSocial Care or equivalent.Be person-centred and compassionatewhen caring for the person and those important to them.Ability to develop and evaluate caremanagement plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those importantto them.Emotionalresilience and the capacity to work independently.Avalid driving license and access to a car for travel to peoples homes.Marie Curie BenefitsPackage:Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)Marie Curie Group Personal Pension SchemeLoan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systemsHelp with eyecare cost (T &Cs apply)Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light CardEntitled to Benefit Hub Discount SchemeLife assuranceWhat's in it for you:Annual leave allowance -27 days plus 8 public holidays(pro-rated)Competitive Policy for parental/sick LeaveContinuous Professional development (Marie Curie supports andencourages personal and professional development)Industry leading training programmesMileage allowanceof 45p per mileGenerousEnhancementsAdvert Closes:25-November-2025Application ProcessTo apply,please submit an online application and detailing your

Experience
, how you meet the personspecification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.For moreinformation or an informal chat please contact Curie is committed to its values, whichunderpin our work. We take stringent stepsto ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment orvolunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguardingall our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those whouse or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating notjust a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.We are committed to a world where everyone canthrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justiceimperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion, andequity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourageand welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives andlived

Experience
s.We're happy toaccommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requeststo role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBScriminal record check.Wereserve the right to close this vacancy early.Agenciesneed not apply.

Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications
DesirableNational Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification

Experience
EssentialRecent

Experience
delivering care in a health or social care setting, including supporting patients during end-of-life care.

Experience
of care in a community setting, assisting in curating individual assessments.

Person Specification

Experience
EssentialRecent

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.Employer

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