Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Derby

Derby • East Midlands

Trusted care and staffing across Derby

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers right across Derby and the wider East Midlands. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency, our reach extends well beyond our home base in the South of England. We coordinate care and place vetted professionals in Derby the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Derby

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Derby

Derby is a compact city on the River Derwent, home to around a quarter of a million residents living in distinctive neighbourhoods such as Allestree, Mickleover, Chaddesden, Littleover, Spondon, Alvaston, Oakwood and Normanton. Care needs vary from the quieter northern suburbs around Allestree and Darley Abbey through to the busier communities south of the ring road, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service. Families often value a familiar routine, so a carer might help a relative get to Markeaton Park, along the riverside walks near the Museum of Making, or to a service at Derby Cathedral.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Royal Derby Hospital on Uttoxeter Road, part of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams while someone regains their confidence.

Adult social care in the city is overseen by Derby City Council. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Derby

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Derby rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache.

Areas of Derby we cover

We work across the city and the wider East Midlands, including these districts and postcodes:

• Allestree (DE22)
• Mickleover (DE3)
• Chaddesden (DE21)
• Littleover (DE23)
• Spondon (DE21)
• Alvaston (DE24)
• Oakwood (DE21)
• Normanton (DE23)
• Darley Abbey (DE22)
• Sinfin (DE24)
• City Centre (DE1)
• Mackworth (DE22)