Healthcare Assistant roles in Blackburn
Healthcare Assistant work in Blackburn is one of the most direct ways into a career in care. Protocol Healthcare Services recruits HCAs for temporary and permanent positions, with full training provided and a consultant who knows which settings suit you.
Where the work is in Blackburn
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Ewood and Little Harwood draw staff from the same pool. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust runs services locally, with Darwen Borough Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Ewood, Mill Hill and Little Harwood, with regular work further out at Wensley Fold, Livesey and Roe Lee. Postings run through BB2, BB1 and BB3, including out at Feniscowles.
The job day to day
- ✓ Helping people wash, dress and stay comfortable
- ✓ Supporting with meals, drinks and nutrition
- ✓ Assisting with mobility and safe moving and handling
- ✓ Taking and recording clinical observations under supervision
- ✓ Companionship, conversation and keeping people connected
- ✓ Reporting changes and keeping clear records
When you would work
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Livesey on earlies and Roe Lee on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Ewood and Witton.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Little Harwood to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Before you apply
- ✓A caring, patient and reliable approach
- ✓Good spoken and written communication
- ✓Previous care experience is welcome but not essential, as training is provided
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
Working with Protocol
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Lancashire services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Blackburn itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Preston, Burnley and Bolton are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Blackburn both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Ewood, and we will do the rest. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Blackburn, answered
Not always. Previous care experience is welcome but not essential, as training is provided We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Blackburn 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 Blackburn before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across nursing homes, residential care, supported living, community services and NHS settings. In practice that means Ewood, Mill Hill, Little Harwood, Wensley Fold and Livesey, covering BB2, BB1 and BB3, and out into Lancashire. Royal Blackburn Teaching 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.
Looking for work in Blackburn?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Ewood, Little Harwood and the wider Lancashire area.