Care Home roles in Wigan
Care home work in Wigan suits people who want to know the people they look after rather than meet someone new every day. Protocol Healthcare Services fills shifts and permanent posts in nursing and residential settings, for nurses and for care staff alike.
Where you would be based in Wigan
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Ince and Orrell draw staff from the same pool. Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs services locally, with Wigan Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Ince, Pemberton and Orrell, with regular work further out at Aspull, Hindley and Ashton-in-Makerfield. Postings run across Greater Manchester.
What the role involves
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Mobility support and safe moving and handling
Hours, shifts and contracts
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Hindley on earlies and Ashton-in-Makerfield on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Ince and Standish.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Orrell to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Who we are looking for
- ✓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
Why people stay with us
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Greater Manchester services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Wigan itself, which we would rather say plainly.
St Helens, Bolton and Warrington are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Wigan both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Ince, and we will do the rest. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Care Home Jobs in Wigan, 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 Wigan 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 Wigan 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 Ince, Pemberton, Orrell, Aspull and Hindley, and out into Greater Manchester. Royal Albert Edward Infirmary 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 Wigan
Looking for work in Wigan?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Ince, Orrell and the wider Greater Manchester area.