Healthcare Assistant roles in Taunton
Healthcare Assistant work in Taunton 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.
Taunton and the area we cover
Musgrove Park Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Rowbarton and Bishop's Hull draw staff from the same pool. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust runs services locally, with Somerset Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Rowbarton, Priorswood and Bishop's Hull, with regular work further out at Trull, Comeytrowe and Galmington. Postings run across Somerset.
What you would be doing
- ✓ 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
Shifts, and how they are booked
Days, nights and weekends are all available, full time or part time. Someone covering Comeytrowe on earlies and Galmington on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Rowbarton and Wilton.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Bishop's Hull to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
What we look 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
What we do for you
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Somerset services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Taunton itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare and Exeter are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Taunton both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Rowbarton, 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 Taunton, 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 Taunton 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 Taunton 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 Rowbarton, Priorswood, Bishop's Hull, Trull and Comeytrowe, and out into Somerset. Musgrove Park 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 Taunton
Looking for work in Taunton?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Rowbarton, Bishop's Hull and the wider Somerset area.