Healthcare Assistant roles in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Healthcare Assistant work in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the hospital local teams work alongside, and the homes and services around Southborough and Pembury draw staff from the same pool. Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust runs services locally, with Kent County Council commissioning the social care alongside them.
Most placements are in Southborough, Rusthall and Pembury, with regular work further out at Langton Green, Speldhurst and High Brooms. Postings run through TN1 and TN4, including out at Broadwater Down.
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 Speldhurst on earlies and High Brooms on nights is an ordinary week here. The aim is ongoing work in settings you already know, not a different address every week between Southborough and Hawkenbury.
Some people stay on agency indefinitely; others use a few months around Pembury to find the right permanent home. Both are fine.
Before you apply
- ✓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
- ✓A caring, patient and reliable approach
Working with Protocol
You get one consultant who knows your registration, your patch and which Kent services you have already worked in. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Royal Tunbridge Wells itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Maidstone, Crawley and Medway are close enough that plenty of our people work across them and Royal Tunbridge Wells both.
Let us know your hours and how far you will travel from Southborough, 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells, 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Southborough, Rusthall, Pembury, Langton Green and Speldhurst, covering TN1 and TN4, and out into Kent. Tunbridge Wells 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.
Looking for work in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Southborough, Pembury and the wider Kent area.