Healthcare Assistant roles in Merthyr Tydfil
Healthcare Assistant work in Merthyr Tydfil 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.
Working around Merthyr Tydfil
Prince Charles Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Dowlais and Gurnos draw staff from the same pool. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board runs services locally, with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Dowlais, Penydarren and Gurnos, with regular work further out at Cyfarthfa, Cefn Coed and Troedyrhiw. Postings run through CF47 and CF48, including out at Merthyr Vale.
A typical shift
- ✓ 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
Shifts and contracts
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Cefn Coed on earlies and Troedyrhiw on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Dowlais and Aberfan.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Gurnos to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
What you will need
- ✓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
How we work with you
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Wales services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Merthyr Tydfil itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Cwmbran are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Merthyr Tydfil both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Dowlais, 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 Merthyr Tydfil, 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 Merthyr Tydfil 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 Merthyr Tydfil 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 Dowlais, Penydarren, Gurnos, Cyfarthfa and Cefn Coed, covering CF47 and CF48, and out into Wales. Prince Charles 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 Merthyr Tydfil
Looking for work in Merthyr Tydfil?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Dowlais, Gurnos and the wider Wales area.