Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Lisburn

Lisburn • County Antrim

Trusted care and staffing across Lisburn

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers connected to Lisburn and the wider Lagan valley. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We should be clear about where we are based. Our home is in the South of England, so we do not run a local office in Lisburn. What we do have is a genuinely national healthcare staffing reach and a settled way of arranging home care wherever a family needs it. As an REC-affiliated agency we place vetted professionals into services across Northern Ireland the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced background and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Lisburn

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Lisburn

Lisburn sits on the River Lagan a few miles south west of Belfast and gained city status in 2002. It is a place with a strong linen heritage, remembered around Hilden and the Irish Linen Centre in the old Market Square, and its centre is anchored by Christ Church Cathedral, Castle Gardens and the green space of Wallace Park. Around the city are distinct communities such as Dunmurry, Lambeg, Hilden, Hillsborough, Moira, Drumbo and Stoneyford, reaching into both County Antrim and County Down. Most of the city falls within the BT27 and BT28 postcode areas, with Dunmurry in BT17, and care needs vary from the busy town centre to the quieter villages, so we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Lagan Valley Hospital, the main hospital serving the Lisburn area, which is run by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams, including those based at the Lisburn Primary and Community Care Centre.

In Northern Ireland health and social care are integrated, which works a little differently to the rest of the United Kingdom. Adult social care in Lisburn is arranged by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust rather than a council, and you can ask the Trust for a care needs assessment followed by a financial assessment. Home care providers here are regulated by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Lisburn

Care homes, supported living services and community teams serving Lisburn rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Because our reach is national rather than office by office, distance is no barrier. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache. You can see the full picture on our staffing services page.

Areas of Lisburn we cover

We arrange home care and support providers across the Lisburn area, including:

• Lisburn City Centre
• Dunmurry
• Lambeg
• Hilden
• Hillsborough
• Moira
• Drumbo
• Stoneyford
• Hillhall
• Old Warren
• Knockmore
• Ballinderry