Healthcare Assistant – Mid Essex
We are recruiting a committed Healthcare Assistant for our community team in Essex. The successful candidate will deliver holistic, person-centred end-of-life care and support to individuals within their homes.
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.
As a Healthcare Assistant you will practice empathetic communication with the patient and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.
Contract: Permanent position, reduced hours - 32 hours per week
Work Schedule: Night Shifts: Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays
Shift hours: 10:00pm – 6:00am
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, Band 2 (Aligned with AFC): £25,272 per year (pro-rated) plus nighttime enhancements
Based: Community-based in Chelmsford
What we are looking for:
- Recent experience delivering care in a health or social care setting, including supporting patients during end-of-life care.
- Preferred: NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
- Be 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.
- A valid driving license and access to a car for travel to people’s homes.
Marie Curie Benefits Package:
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Help with eyecare cost (T & C’s apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance
What's in it for you:
- Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
- Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
- Continuous Professional development – (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
- Industry leading training programmes
- Mileage allowance of 45p per mile
- Generous Enhancements
To view the job description, please click here
Advert Closes: 12-April-2026
Application Process
To apply, please submit an online application and include a copy of your most recent CV and a cover detailing your experience, 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 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.