Healthcare assistant recruitment · Cardiff
Healthcare assistant recruitment agency in Cardiff.
We supply vetted healthcare assistants and support workers to private hospitals, nursing and residential care homes, mental health and rehabilitation services, and to NHS Wales health boards such as Cardiff and Vale University Health Board at the University Hospital of Wales, across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, including Cardiff Bay, Llandaff and Penarth. Welsh-speaking and bilingual candidates available where your service requires it. One enquiry, locally-matched candidates, and full compliance handled by us.
Healthcare assistants for Cardiff employers
From a single shift to an entire rota, we place HCAs and support workers into private hospitals, nursing and residential care homes, mental health and rehabilitation units, NHS Wales health boards including Cardiff and Vale University Health Board at the University Hospital of Wales, and community settings across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Tell us the roles, the setting and the start date — we shortlist compliant, locally-based staff and handle the paperwork so cover arrives ready to work.
Roles we cover
- Ward, theatre, A&E and outpatient HCAs
- Care-home, nursing-home and complex-care assistants
- Mental health, rehabilitation and recovery support
- Days, nights, weekends, bank and ad-hoc cover
- Care Certificate holders and experienced HCAs
Compliance you can stand behind
Every HCA we supply is fully vetted before they reach you, to the standards private hospitals, care providers and NHS Wales buyers expect. You stay in control — you review and approve every candidate before they start.
Built into every placement
- Enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks
- Care Certificate and mandatory training confirmed
- References and full employment history
- Manual-handling and occupational-health clearance
National framework approvals
Framework-approved, public-sector ready
We hold places on national public-sector staffing frameworks and supply to the vetting and compliance standards used by NHS, Health & Social Care, university and public-sector buyers.
Also approved on local-authority temporary-staffing DPS arrangements, including Halton, Dorset and Luton.
Every placement is backed by enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and full compliance documentation. The company is registered with the ICO.
Cardiff, Wales
Healthcare assistants in Cardiff: the local picture
Adult social care in Cardiff is the responsibility of Cardiff Council. Most hospital services for the town are run by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Local hospitals include University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough.
What healthcare assistants need to work here
In Wales, care workers in home care and adult care homes must be registered with Social Care Wales, and we confirm that registration alongside right to work, an enhanced DBS check with the barred list check where the role needs it and references.
Who inspects services in Wales
Care and health services in Cardiff are inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales covering NHS services. Each placement comes with the compliance file a provider needs to show its staffing checks at inspection.
Live healthcare assistant jobs in Cardiff
Our current rates for healthcare assistants are £13 to £15 an hour, depending on the setting, shift pattern and experience.
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Need healthcare assistants in Cardiff?
Tell us the roles and the setting, whether for a care home, a private hospital, a rehab unit or an NHS ward. We’ll match vetted, compliant HCAs across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan — or talk it through with us first.