Healthcare Assistant - UHP
Role: Band 3 Healthcare Assistants
Contract: Permanent Full-time & Part-time
Location: University Hospitals Plymouth (on-site)
Salary: £24,937 per annum (increasing to £25,760 from 1st April 2026) , plus enhancements and a whole range of employee benefits (more info below)
As a Healthcare Assistant with Marie Curie at University Hospitals Plymouth, you’ll be an essential part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering compassionate, person-centred care to patients approaching the end of life. Your role will involve supporting patients with their personal care needs, including hygiene, nutrition, mobility, and comfort, always maintaining dignity and respect. You’ll assist with holistic assessments and care planning, monitor skin integrity, help with rest and sleep, and ensure a clean and safe environment for patients.
You’ll communicate sensitively with patients and their loved ones, reporting concerns promptly and supporting their choices and wishes. Working closely with registered nurses and other healthcare professionals, you’ll help manage symptoms, observe and report changes in condition, and contribute to advance care planning. By providing high standards of care and emotional support during life’s most challenging moments, you’ll make a meaningful difference to patients and those important to them.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification
- Recent experience in caring for and supporting patients at the end of life.
- Someone who understands the importance of prioritising a patients care, comfort and privacy
- A clear, appropriate and sensitive communicator who can make informed decisions in a timely manner, confident in having difficult conversations
- A passion, knowledge and understanding of how to deliver person centred care
- The ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- Experience working within a Multidisciplinary team, assisting in curating individual assessments and advanced care plans.
Additional Information
What's in it for you:
- Annual leave allowance up to 27 days plus 8 public holidays
- 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 childcare cost (T & C’s apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance – for all employees
To read our job description, please click here.
For more information please contact Ana.Martyn@mariecurie.org.uk
Advert closes on 10th April 2026.
Interviews: TBC
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.