Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Wakefield

Wakefield • West Yorkshire

Trusted care and staffing across Wakefield

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers right across Wakefield and the wider West Yorkshire district. 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.

Our home base is in the South of England, in Edgware and Bournemouth, but as an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency our staffing reach is genuinely national. We coordinate care and place vetted professionals in Wakefield the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS 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 Wakefield

• ✓ 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 Wakefield

Wakefield is a cathedral city and the administrative heart of a metropolitan district of well over 350,000 people in West Yorkshire. The district stretches from the city centre out to distinct communities such as Ossett, Horbury, Sandal, Crigglestone, Lupset, Thornes, Crofton and Newmillerdam, and takes in the neighbouring towns of Pontefract, Castleford and Normanton. Most homes here fall within the WF postcode area, from WF1 and WF2 in and around the city to WF4 towards Horbury and Sandal, WF5 in Ossett and WF8 and WF9 out towards Pontefract. Care needs vary as much as the postcodes do, from terraced streets close to Wakefield Cathedral and the Hepworth Wakefield gallery on the waterfront to the quieter villages near Newmillerdam Country Park, and 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 Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, which is the main acute hospital and major trauma unit for the district and part of the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS 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 as someone settles back in.

Adult social care in the district is overseen by Wakefield Council. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. 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 Wakefield

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Wakefield rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. 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 range on our staffing services page.

Areas of Wakefield we cover

We work across the city and the wider Wakefield district, including:

• Ossett
• Horbury
• Sandal
• Crigglestone
• Lupset
• Thornes
• Crofton
• Newmillerdam
• Pontefract
• Castleford
• Normanton
• Wrenthorpe