Healthcare Assistant roles in Darlington
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Darlington, 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.
Working around Darlington
Darlington Memorial Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Cockerton and Haughton, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Darlington Borough Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Cockerton, Haughton, Firthmoor and Hurworth and out towards Harrowgate Hill, Mowden and Skerne Park. DL1, DL2 and DL3 come up most often, and work extends through County Durham.
A typical shift
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Taking and recording clinical observations under supervision
Shifts and contracts
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Harrowgate Hill 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 Firthmoor.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Haughton is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
What you will need
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓A caring, patient and reliable approach
- ✓Good spoken and written communication
- ✓Previous care experience is welcome but not essential, as training is provided
How we work with you
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Cockerton and Harrowgate Hill, 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 Darlington itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough 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 Hurworth. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Darlington, 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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Cockerton, Haughton, Firthmoor, Hurworth and Harrowgate Hill, covering DL1, DL2 and DL3, and out into County Durham. Darlington Memorial 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 Darlington
Looking for work in Darlington?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Cockerton, Firthmoor and the wider County Durham area.