Healthcare Assistant - London
Healthcare Assistant - London
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Job Description
Marie Curie is the UKs leading endoflife charity. We are the largest nonNHS provider of endoflife 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 leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good endoflife and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness theyre 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 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 endoflife through:
- Growing and transforming our direct care and support
- Delivering more practical information and support
- Leading in shaping the endoflife experience
Your role in our mission..
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in London. This position will primarily be based at the Roy Shaw Centre London and work towards providing holistic person centred end of life care and support needs of patients and those important to them.
Your duties will include monitoring and assisting in maintain patients skin integrity and personal hygiene conducting nutrition assessments attending to comfort needs to assist with rest/sleep provide support with mobility monitor vitals and overall promote and maintain a clean and tidy care environment.
You will hold person centred conversations practice empathetic communication with the person and those important to them in a supportive professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.
Job Structure:12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Hours:37.5 Hours per Week. MondayFriday; Day Shifts
Salary:24169 per Annum Plus HighCost Area Supplement
Based:Hybrid working Home / Roy Shaw Centre London
Advert Closes: 30May2025
To view the job description please clickhere
Application Process
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.
For more information or an informal chat please contact
Marie Curie is committed to its values which underpin our 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.
Were happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable email any requests to
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy need not apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
