Healthcare Assistant roles in Blackpool
Healthcare Assistant work in Blackpool 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 you would be based in Blackpool
Blackpool Victoria Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Bispham and Layton draw staff from the same pool. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs services locally, with Blackpool Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Bispham, Marton and Layton, with regular work further out at Grange Park, South Shore and Squires Gate. Postings run through FY1, FY4 and FY3, including out at Norbreck.
What the role involves
- ✓ Taking and recording clinical observations under supervision
- ✓ Companionship, conversation and keeping people connected
- ✓ Reporting changes and keeping clear records
- ✓ Helping people wash, dress and stay comfortable
- ✓ Supporting with meals, drinks and nutrition
- ✓ Assisting with mobility and safe moving and handling
Hours, shifts and contracts
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering South Shore on earlies and Squires Gate on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Bispham and Anchorsholme.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Layton to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Who we are looking for
- ✓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
- ✓A caring, patient and reliable approach
Why people stay with us
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 Blackpool itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Southport, Preston and Lancaster are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Blackpool both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Bispham, 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 Blackpool, 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 Blackpool 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 Blackpool 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 Bispham, Marton, Layton, Grange Park and South Shore, covering FY1, FY4, FY3 and FY2, and out into Lancashire. Blackpool Victoria 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 Blackpool?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Bispham, Layton and the wider Lancashire area.