Healthcare Assistant roles in Dorchester
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Dorchester, 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 Dorchester
Dorset County Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Poundbury and Fordington, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Dorset Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Poundbury, Fordington, Victoria Park and Prince of Wales and out towards Maumbury, Charminster and Charlton Down. DT2 and DT1 come up most often, and work extends through Dorset.
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 Maumbury 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 Victoria Park.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Fordington is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
Who we are looking for
- ✓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
Why people stay with us
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Poundbury and Maumbury, 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 Dorchester itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Weymouth and Wareham 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 Prince of Wales. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Dorchester, 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Poundbury, Fordington, Victoria Park, Prince of Wales and Maumbury, covering DT2 and DT1, and out into Dorset. Dorset County 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 Dorchester
Looking for work in Dorchester?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Poundbury, Victoria Park and the wider Dorset area.