Healthcare Assistant - Rotherham Identification and Support Service

Based in Primary Care in Rotherham, this new service will help identify people who may be in their last year of life and connect them with earlier palliative care support.

As the first point of contact, youll support patients and families with advance care planning, signposting and referrals to hospice, voluntary and community services. Working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist, youll visit patients at home and help raise awareness through local community hubs.

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our new Rotherham Identification and Support Service.

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

Hours: Part Time 22.5 hours per week Monday to Friday - 8 am 4 pm

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Woodside Community Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2TZ

Closing date: 2nd September 2026

Interview date: TBC

This service will be based in Primary Care within Rotherham, where you will use a predictive analytic software tool used by the Rotherham NHS trust to search for patients who are not yet identified as having palliative care but are likely to be in the last year of life. You will be the initial contact with patients, offering support and the opportunity to complete advance care planning, and signposting to other services. You will visit patients in their own homes and refer them to either hospice, voluntary or community services.

With experience of palliative care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. You will work in close collaboration and under the line management of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the service to provide direct support to patients and their families who are newly identified as having a palliative diagnosis. The role will include making first contact, arranging follow up and offering signposting to support services and advance care planning discussions so excellent communication skills are a must. The role will also involve visiting local community hubs to provide awareness, education and information on advance care planning.

What were looking for

What's in it for you

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.

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.

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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.

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