Healthcare Assistant roles in Poole
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Poole, 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.
Poole and the area we cover
Poole Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Poole Old Town and Poole Quay, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Poole Council commissions much of the care in the area, and University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Poole Old Town, Poole Quay, Parkstone and Lower Parkstone and out towards Upper Parkstone, Branksome and Canford Cliffs. BH12 and BH17 come up most often, and work extends through Dorset.
What you would be doing
- ✓ 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
Shifts, and how they are booked
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Upper Parkstone 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 Parkstone.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Poole Quay is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
What we look for
- ✓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
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
What we do for you
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Poole Old Town and Upper Parkstone, 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 Poole itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Wareham and Wimborne 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 Lower Parkstone. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Poole, 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 Poole 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 Poole 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 Poole Old Town, Poole Quay, Parkstone, Lower Parkstone and Upper Parkstone, covering BH12 and BH17, and out into Dorset. Poole 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 Poole
Looking for work in Poole?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Poole Old Town, Parkstone and the wider Dorset area.