Healthcare Assistant roles in Port Talbot
Healthcare Assistant work in Port Talbot 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 Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Aberavon and Baglan draw staff from the same pool. Swansea Bay University Health Board runs services locally, with Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Aberavon, Sandfields and Baglan, with regular work further out at Margam, Taibach and Cwmavon. Postings run through SA12 and SA13, including out at Bryn.
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 Taibach on earlies and Cwmavon on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Aberavon and Port Talbot Town.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Baglan to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
What you will need
- ✓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
How we work with you
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Neath Port Talbot services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Port Talbot itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Neath, Swansea and Bridgend are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Port Talbot both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Aberavon, 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 Port Talbot, 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 Port Talbot 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 Port Talbot 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 Aberavon, Sandfields, Baglan, Margam and Taibach, covering SA12 and SA13, and out into Neath Port Talbot. Neath Port Talbot 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 Port Talbot
Looking for work in Port Talbot?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Aberavon, Baglan and the wider Neath Port Talbot area.