Healthcare Assistant roles in St Albans
Healthcare Assistant work in St Albans 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 you would be based in St Albans
St Albans City Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Fleetville and Jersey Farm draw staff from the same pool. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust runs services locally, with Hertfordshire County Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Fleetville, Marshalswick and Jersey Farm, with regular work further out at Bernards Heath, Sopwell and St Michael's. Postings run through AL1, AL3 and AL4, including out at Verulam.
What the role involves
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Supporting with meals, drinks and nutrition
- ✓ Assisting with mobility and safe moving and handling
Hours, shifts and contracts
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Sopwell on earlies and St Michael's on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Fleetville and Sandridge.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Jersey Farm to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Who we are looking for
- ✓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
Why people stay with us
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Hertfordshire services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in St Albans itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Borehamwood, Watford and Bushey are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and St Albans both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Fleetville, 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 St Albans, 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 St Albans 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 St Albans 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 Fleetville, Marshalswick, Jersey Farm, Bernards Heath and Sopwell, covering AL1, AL3 and AL4, and out into Hertfordshire. St Albans City 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 St Albans
Looking for work in St Albans?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Fleetville, Jersey Farm and the wider Hertfordshire area.