Healthcare Assistant roles in Yeovil
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Yeovil, 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.
Where the work is in Yeovil
Yeovil District Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Preston Plucknett and Abbey Manor, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Somerset Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Preston Plucknett, Abbey Manor, Houndstone and Pen Mill and out towards Hendford, Larkhill and Summerlands. Work extends across Somerset.
The job day to day
- ✓ 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
- ✓ Taking and recording clinical observations under supervision
When you would work
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Hendford 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 Houndstone.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Abbey Manor is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
Before you apply
- ✓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
Working with Protocol
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Preston Plucknett and Hendford, 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 Yeovil itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Dorchester and Taunton 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 Pen Mill. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Yeovil, 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 Yeovil 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 Yeovil 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 Preston Plucknett, Abbey Manor, Houndstone, Pen Mill and Hendford, and out into Somerset. Yeovil District 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 Yeovil
Looking for work in Yeovil?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Preston Plucknett, Houndstone and the wider Somerset area.