Healthcare Assistant - MiddlesbroughNHS

Job summary

Were looking for a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service, providing vital care and support to patients in their own homes across Middlesbrough and the surrounding area. This role covers locations within a 25-mile radius of your home address

Main duties of the job

Join Marie Curies Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service and provide compassionate, one-to-one care to people with a life-limiting illness across Middlesbrough.

Working independently overnight, youll support one patient per shift in their own home, following their care plan and offering practical, personal and emotional support when it matters most.

If you have experience in palliative or end of life care and feel confident working in the community, wed love to hear from you.

Job description

We are recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to join our Hospice Care at Home (Overnight Service), working within a 25 mile radius of home address across Middlesbrough

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 £25,272 pro rata per annum + enhancements

Hourly Rate: £18.22 Saturday and weekday and £23.64 for Sunday and Bank Holiday between the hours of 8pm and 6am

Hours/Contract: Part Time up to 27 hours - (various 9-hour night shifts, 10pm - 7am)

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Hospice Care at Home Middlesbrough

Closing date: 16th October 2026

Interview date: TBC

Join the Marie Curie Hospice Care at Home Overnight Service supporting people with a life-limiting illness across Middlesbrough. As part of the Planned Service you will visit one patient per evening and provide compassionate, one-to-one care in patients homes, and offer practical and emotional support to families at a time when it matters most.

Within this rewarding role you'll be working independently overnight, following each patients established care plan and using your initiative when needed. Duties will include personal care and hygiene support, monitoring symptoms, supporting with medicines in line with the care plan and local guidance, maintaining accurate records, and providing reassurance and emotional support to patients and those close to them. If you have experience in Palliative and end of life care and are confident working in the community or as a lone worker, wed love to hear from you

What were looking for:

• S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is required
• Relevant palliative community experience
• Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support
• Recent experience of providing care and caring for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
• Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance is essential with travel up to 25 mile radius from your own home

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eyecare cost
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% staff discount in all Marie Curie Shops
• Life assurance for all employees
• Generous enhancements (between the hours of 8 pm and 6 am)
• 41% Saturday and weekday nights
• 83% Sundays and Bank Holidays

To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

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.

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, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering palliative and end of life care and support 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're likely to die from.