Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Kettering

Kettering • Northamptonshire

Trusted care and staffing across Kettering

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers across Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area. 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.

Our offices are based in the South of England, in Edgware and Bournemouth, so we are honest that we do not run a branch in Kettering itself. What we do offer is genuinely national reach. As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency we coordinate care and place vetted professionals in Kettering 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 Kettering

• ✓ 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 Kettering

Kettering is a busy market town in North Northamptonshire, sitting on the River Ise between Corby and Wellingborough. Its neighbourhoods each have their own character, from the older streets around St Peter's and All Saints in the town centre to the family estates of Ise Lodge, Avondale Grange and Barton Seagrave to the south east, and the outlying communities of Rothwell, Desborough and Burton Latimer. Care needs vary just as much across these areas, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service. Most of the town falls within the NN15 and NN16 postcodes, with NN14 covering the surrounding villages.

The town is perhaps best known for Wicksteed Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in Britain, which opened beside the Ise Brook in 1921 and is still a much loved spot for generations of local families. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, with its tall crocketed spire, remains a familiar landmark on the skyline. Knowing the town helps us plan care sensibly, from parking and access on the tighter town centre streets to the more spread out newer estates.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Kettering General Hospital, the district general hospital on Rothwell Road that serves North Northamptonshire and part of south Leicestershire. The hospital is run by Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and includes an accident and emergency department and a maternity unit. 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.

Adult social care in the town is overseen by North Northamptonshire Council, which is based locally at Sheerness House on Meadow Road. 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 Kettering

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Kettering 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. You can see the full range on our staffing services page.

Areas of Kettering we cover

We work across the town and the wider North Northamptonshire area, including:

• Barton Seagrave
• Ise Lodge
• Avondale Grange
• St Peter's
• All Saints
• Northfield
• Brambleside
• Pipers Hill
• Rothwell
• Desborough
• Burton Latimer
• Broughton