Healthcare Assistant roles in Bridgend
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Bridgend, whether that is a few shifts a week around study or family, or a full-time permanent post, Protocol Healthcare Services can help you find it.
Where you would be based in Bridgend
Wales Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Bridgend Town and Porthcawl, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Bridgend County Borough Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Bridgend Town, Porthcawl, Maesteg and Pencoed and out towards Brackla, Pyle and Kenfig Hill. CF31 and CF36 come up most often, and work extends through Wales.
What the role involves
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Helping people wash, dress and stay comfortable
Hours, shifts and contracts
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Brackla work three or four shifts and keep the rest of the week their own. Most people settle into a handful of regular services, often within a few miles of Maesteg.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Porthcawl is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
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
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Bridgend Town and Brackla, and is reachable when a shift throws something up. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Bridgend itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Port Talbot and Pontypridd often suits the same people, so tell us how far you are willing to go.
Send your availability and what you are qualified for, and a consultant will call you back about work around Pencoed. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Bridgend, 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 Bridgend 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 Bridgend 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 Bridgend Town, Porthcawl, Maesteg, Pencoed and Brackla, covering CF31 and CF36, and out into Wales. Wales 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.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs near Bridgend
Looking for work in Bridgend?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Bridgend Town, Maesteg and the wider Wales area.