Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Jobs in Leeds Logistics Hub LS9 | Immediate Start & Competitive Pay
Temporary Staff Agency is urgently recruiting dedicated Healthcare Assistants for a vital role at a major healthcare facility within the Leeds Logistics Hub LS9. This immediate-start position offers a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team, gain invaluable experience, and make a real difference in patient care.
Healthcare Assistant (HCA) Job Description
We are looking for compassionate, proactive, and reliable Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join our team supporting a leading healthcare provider at the Leeds Logistics Hub LS9. This role is critical in delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a dynamic clinical environment. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing essential support to both patients and qualified nursing staff.
This is more than just a job; it’s a chance to build a rewarding career in healthcare. Whether you are an experienced HCA looking for flexible shifts or someone seeking an entry point into the NHS and private healthcare sector, Temporary Staff Agency provides the gateway. We specialise in connecting dedicated professionals with immediate opportunities across Leeds, much like we do for Warehouse Assistant and other essential roles. Our process is designed for speed, so you can start earning quickly while making a positive impact.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
As a Healthcare Assistant in this role, your day-to-day tasks will be varied and patient-focused. You will be instrumental in ensuring the comfort, dignity, and wellbeing of patients under your care.
- Direct Patient Care: Assisting patients with personal care needs, including washing, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene, always promoting independence and dignity.
- Clinical Support: Supporting registered nurses with clinical duties such as taking and recording vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations), monitoring fluid intake/output, and performing basic wound dressings as directed.
- Mobility & Safety: Safely assisting patients with mobility, using appropriate equipment like hoists and slide sheets, and helping to reposition patients to prevent pressure sores.
- Nutritional Support: Helping patients to eat and drink, ensuring those with specific dietary needs are supported, and accurately documenting nutritional intake.
- Emotional & Social Support: Providing companionship, reassurance, and emotional support to patients and their families, often acting as a key communication link between the patient and the clinical team.
- Maintenance of Environment: Ensuring patient areas are clean, tidy, and well-stocked. This includes making beds and handling used linen appropriately, a task requiring similar diligence to that of a Laundry Attendant / Operative in a healthcare setting.
- Documentation: Maintaining accurate, timely, and confidential patient records in line with policy and procedure.
Essential Skills & Requirements
To be successful in this Healthcare Assistant role, you will need a blend of practical skills and the right personal attributes. We value character and a strong work ethic as much as formal experience.
- Proven Experience: Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, or in a similar care role is highly desirable. However, we also welcome candidates with a genuine passion for care and a willingness to learn.
- Excellent Communication: The ability to communicate clearly, sensitively, and effectively with patients, families, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- Compassion & Empathy: A naturally caring and patient demeanour, with a genuine desire to help others and improve patient outcomes.
- Reliability & Teamwork: You must be punctual, dependable, and an excellent team player who can also use their own initiative when required.
- Physical Resilience: The role can be physically demanding, involving standing for long periods, walking, and assisting with patient mobility.
- Basic IT Literacy: Comfort with digital systems for record-keeping and communication.
- Right to Work: Must have the legal right to work in the UK. A satisfactory enhanced DBS check will be required, which we can often facilitate.
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Salary, Pay & Benefits
We believe in fair compensation for vital work. Our pay rates for Healthcare Assistants in Leeds are competitive and reflect your experience, the specific shift patterns, and the client requirements.
What You Can Expect:
- Weekly Pay: Get paid reliably every week, directly into your bank account.
- Competitive Hourly Rates: Rates that are in line with or exceed market standards for agency HCAs.
- Holiday Pay: Accrued holiday pay in line with statutory requirements.
- Flexible Shifts: Choose from a variety of shifts – early, late, long days, nights, and weekends – to fit your lifestyle.
- Ongoing Work: This is not a one-off shift. We have ongoing demand for quality HCAs in the LS9 area and beyond.
- Career Pathway: Gain experience that can lead to permanent positions, specialist roles, or support applications for nurse training.
For a broader understanding of how agency pay compares, our resource The Ultimate Guide To Temp Work Staffing offers transparent insights into pay structures across sectors, from healthcare to Event Security.
How to Apply for This Healthcare Assistant Role
The application process is straightforward and designed to get you started as quickly as possible.
- Submit Your Details: Click the"Apply Now" button on this page. You will be directed to our secure application portal.
- Quick Registration: Complete our online registration form with your personal details, work history, and qualifications. This helps us match you perfectly to this and future roles.
- Compliance Check: We will guide you through the necessary compliance steps, which may include verifying your right to work, obtaining references, and initiating a DBS check.
- Interview & Briefing: You'll have a chat with one of our specialist healthcare consultants. This is not a formal interrogation but a conversation to understand your skills, preferences, and to brief you on the specific client.
- Start Your Placement: Once cleared, you'll receive your shift schedule and can begin your impactful work as a Healthcare Assistant.
If you are interested email your cv and info to [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
While previous experience in a care setting (e.g., care home, hospital, domiciliary care) is a significant advantage, it is not always mandatory. We value candidates with a genuine vocation for care. Transferable skills from roles requiring compassion, resilience, and teamwork—such as in hospitality or even as a Warehouse Assistant where safety and procedure are key—are highly regarded. We provide essential training and a full client briefing to prepare you.
The Leeds Logistics Hub LS9 is a major development area in East Leeds, well-connected by road and public transport. The specific healthcare facility we are recruiting for has detailed transport links and parking information which we will provide upon application. We ensure all our candidates have clear travel instructions before their first shift.
Healthcare is a 24/7 operation. We have shifts covering earlies, lates, long days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays. You can discuss your availability with your consultant, and we will work to find shifts that suit you. This flexibility is a core benefit of agency work, similar to the varied scheduling you might find in Event Security or other dynamic sectors.
Absolutely. Many of our temporary placements serve as extended working interviews for our clients. If you perform well, integrate into the team, and a permanent vacancy arises, you will often be the first candidate considered. We have a strong track record of supporting temp-to-perm transitions across all our sectors.
You will have a dedicated healthcare consultant who is your single point of contact. They will handle your onboarding, payroll queries, shift allocations, and be on hand to offer support and advice. We are not just a booking platform; we are your career partner. Learn more about our ethos on our About Us page.
Why Choose Temporary Staff Agency?
As a leading local agency, we bridge the gap between talented professionals and essential employers across Leeds and Yorkshire.
- Local Expertise: Deep knowledge of the Leeds LS9 healthcare and logistics job market.
- Speed & Efficiency: Our Quick Hire process is designed for urgent placements.
- Diverse Opportunities: From Healthcare Assistant to Warehouse and city-wide roles.
- Human-Led Service: A real consultant, not just an algorithm, manages your journey.
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This Healthcare Assistant role at Leeds Logistics Hub LS9 is an immediate opportunity to join a vital service, develop your skills, and be part of a team that truly matters. Don't let this chance pass you by.
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