Care Home roles in Kilmarnock
Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for nursing and residential homes in and around Kilmarnock, covering everything from a single shift to a permanent contract. We place Registered Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, senior carers and support staff.
Working around Kilmarnock
Work comes up near Shortlees, Bellfield and Onthank, much of it within reach of University Hospital. Between East Ayrshire and East Ayrshire Council, most of what we staff around New Farm Loch sits under one of the two.
Shifts land right across the patch: Shortlees, Bellfield and Onthank one week, New Farm Loch, Riccarton and Bonnyton the next. East Ayrshire is well within the area we cover.
A typical shift
- ✓ Mobility support and safe moving and handling
- ✓ Medication support appropriate to your role and training
- ✓ Activities, companionship and keeping families informed
- ✓ Clear record keeping and handover between shifts
- ✓ Personal care, washing, dressing and continence support
- ✓ Supporting residents at mealtimes and with nutrition
Shifts and contracts
Full-time and part-time patterns both work. If Bonnyton is easier for you to reach than Altonhill, say so and the rota follows it. Once you are established we keep the work regular rather than sporadic, usually in the same two or three services around Altonhill.
We recruit for temporary and permanent posts. Trying several settings between Shortlees and New Farm Loch first tends to make the permanent choice obvious.
What you will need
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Reliability and a genuinely person-centred approach
- ✓NMC registration if you are applying for a Registered Nurse post
- ✓Previous care home experience is helpful but not always required
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
How we work with you
We are a two-office team, not a call centre. The person booking your East Ayrshire shifts knows which settings suit you. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Kilmarnock itself, which we would rather say plainly.
If you can travel, there is steady work in Ayr, East Kilbride and Paisley as well, and many people cover two of those alongside Kilmarnock.
Tell us which parts of East Ayrshire you can reach and we will match you to what is open. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Care Home Jobs in Kilmarnock, answered
Not always. Previous care home experience is helpful but not always required We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Kilmarnock that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Kilmarnock before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across nursing homes, residential homes, dementia units and specialist care settings. In practice that means Shortlees, Bellfield, Onthank, New Farm Loch and Riccarton, and out into East Ayrshire. University Hospital is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Care Home Jobs near Kilmarnock
Looking for work in Kilmarnock?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Shortlees, Onthank and the wider East Ayrshire area.