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End of Life Care Healthcare Assistant - Central Cornwall
Role summary
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The End of Life Care Healthcare Assistant supports patients with advanced illness in their own homes or care settings across Central Cornwall. Duties include personal care, comfort measures, emotional support, observing and reporting changes in condition, assisting with mobility and nutrition, maintaining dignity, and working closely with nurses, families and other professionals. Candidates should have caring experience, good communication skills, reliability, emotional resilience and a commitment to person-centred care. Experience in palliative, end-of-life or community care is helpful but relevant healthcare or social-care experience may also be considered. The role requires flexibility, confidentiality, accurate record keeping and the ability to work independently, including shifts, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A driving licence and access to transport may be required for community visits.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Marie Curie
Marie Curie is one of the UK's leading charities providing hospice and community-based care for people living with any terminal illness, as well as support for their families. Its services include nursing care at home, hospice care, emotional and practical support, bereavement assistance, research and professional education. Marie Curie works closely with the NHS and local care partners to help people receive compassionate, dignified care in the place they prefer. Staff support patients with complex physical, emotional and social needs and are expected to uphold the organisation's values of kindness, respect, inclusion and teamwork. In Cornwall, the charity provides specialist end-of-life services across local communities, helping reduce hospital admissions and enabling patients to remain closer to home. Employment may offer training, development opportunities, pension benefits and access to employee wellbeing support, subject to the specific contract.