Healthcare Assistant

Job Description

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant looking for a role where your care can make a meaningful difference every day? Join our community team in Birmingham and Solihull and help provide personalised, dignified end-of-life care to people in the comfort of their own homes.

In this rewarding role, you will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping people feel safe, comfortable and respected at a highly important time in their lives. You will support individual care plans by assisting with personal care, skin integrity, nutrition and hydration, mobility, rest and sleep, and maintaining a clean and safe care environment.

You will also play an important part in observing and responding to changes in a person’s condition, supporting symptom management within the agreed care plan, and escalating any concerns promptly to registered healthcare professionals. Just as importantly, you will offer calm, sensitive and professional communication to patients and those important to them, helping to preserve dignity, choice and wellbeing.

If you are kind, caring and passionate about person-centred care, this is an opportunity to use your experience to support people and families when it matters most. We would love to hear from you.

• Contract: As & When
• Job Shifts: Night shifts from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, Monday to Sunday, including Bank Holidays
• Salary: Marie Curie Pay Scale Band 2, aligned with AFC, at £12.92 per hour. Enhanced rates apply for night shifts, weekends, with uplifts of up to 41%, and up to 83% for night shifts worked on Sundays and bank holidays.
• Location: Community-based in Birmingham and Solihull

What we are looking for: 

• Recent experience of providing care in a health or social care setting, with the confidence to support people with dignity, compassion and respect.
• An understanding of person-centred care, ideally including palliative or end-of-life care, and a genuine commitment to making a difference to patients and those important to them.
• The ability to communicate sensitively and professionally, recognising when to escalate concerns or changes in a person’s condition to the wider clinical team.
• A caring, flexible and resilient approach, with the ability to work independently while remaining part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Good basic IT skills, including the ability to use email, online training, mobile technology and care recording systems.
• An NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, is desirable but not essential.
• For this community-based role, you will need a valid driving licence, access to a vehicle with business insurance, and the flexibility to travel up to 25 miles from your home address across Birmingham and Solihull, including during unsocial hours.

Benefits of joining Marie Curie as a Bank Healthcare Assistant:

• Flexible bank shifts, giving you the opportunity to work as and when required while supporting patients overnight in their own homes.
• 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.

What’s in for you:

• 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

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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.

Advert Closes: 17 November 2026

Interviews: Expected to take place between 18 and 20 November.  

For more information or an informal chat please contact [email protected]

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 [email protected]

Qualifications

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 [email protected].

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.

Compensation: N/A to 12.92 (GBP) (HOURLY)