Healthcare Assistant roles in Pontefract
Healthcare Assistant work in Pontefract 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 the work is in Pontefract
Pontefract Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Tanshelf and Chequerfield draw staff from the same pool. Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust runs services locally, with Wakefield Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Tanshelf, Monkhill and Chequerfield, with regular work further out at Carleton, Ackworth and Darrington. Postings run through WF7, WF8 and WF9, including out at Knottingley.
The job day to day
- ✓ 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
When you would work
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Ackworth on earlies and Darrington on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Tanshelf and Featherstone.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Chequerfield to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Before you apply
- ✓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
- ✓Good spoken and written communication
Working with Protocol
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which West Yorkshire services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Pontefract itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Castleford, Wakefield and Barnsley are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Pontefract both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Tanshelf, 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 Pontefract, 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 Pontefract 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 Pontefract 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 Tanshelf, Monkhill, Chequerfield, Carleton and Ackworth, covering WF7, WF8, WF9 and WF10, and out into West Yorkshire. Pontefract 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 Pontefract
Looking for work in Pontefract?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Tanshelf, Chequerfield and the wider West Yorkshire area.