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Our Story

Caring is everything to us at Peninsula Care. Read our story.

Our story began with our inception in 2009, and in the subsequent time since, Peninsula Care have grown into one of the largest, specialist, and most highly respected independent providers of permanent and temporary recruitment within the care industry, as well as being a rapidly growing domiciliary care provider, and offering comprehensive training across Northern Ireland. We possess an excellent track record of placing skilled personnel in key positions across the healthcare industry.

As a result, we continually attract the very best temporary, long-term, full and part-time opportunities offering a wider choice of roles. At Peninsula Care we designed the business to offer: I. Nursing Recruitment Agency II. Domiciliary Care Agency ‚ Care At Home III. Training Academy We pride ourselves on providing quality staff and RQIA compliance ensuring the highest quality of staff are provided to the end user. As a result Peninsula Care have a very large pool of agency nurses and carers available to work. Read some testimonials from our happy staff who enjoy working for Peninsula, many of whom for a long time. Throughout our growth, and as we have expanded into new areas of care, Jonny Cook has striven to ensure that we never lose sight of the values on which Peninsula Care was founded:

Our Vision

To deliver personal & professional care to every service user, and to promote the highest standards of care across the sector.

Peninsula Care Services are proud to offer a 24 hour professional service to its service users. Our services include a range of nursing & domiciliary care assistance all of which are only a click or telephone call away. At Peninsula Care Services our philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do and simply reflects our vision and principles of our founder and Director Jonny Cook. He is supported by a dedicated team of office and management support to ensure each division of the business operates smoothly on a daily basis and that those using our service receive a positive customer experience.

MEET OUR TEAM

At Peninsula Care, it all about our team: Back in April 2009, Jonathan Cook decided he needed a new challenge within the healthcare & recruitment industry. After been working with key healthcare clients in providing temporary staff cover. He strongly felt there was a real need in the industry for an organisation like Peninsula Care. Since then he has built and grown a professional, qualified, passionate and successful team to meet the demands of the industry and ensuring our customers are our priority.

Jonny Cook

Director

Director of Peninsula Care Services and a team player in the delivery of caring services and management of the organisation as a whole. Jonathan with his care qualifications and management experience in domiciliary and healthcare recruitment agencies is the best person to ensure the service is delivered to a high standard which is expected from our valued clients.

George Black

Finance Manager

George has been working part time with Peninsula since our inception overseeing our payroll and accounts department. He uses various current software packages to ensure that our team are paid on time and that clients are invoiced. He is the main port of contact for any of our valued clients to discuss details of their account. George has over 12 years experience in the industry, in not only a finance position but also in various caring and management roles as well as being a trained counsellor and holding a Chartered Management Qualification.

Matthew Wylie

Registered Manager (Care at Home)

Matthew seen as one of the company veterans having joined the team in 2010. Following a downturn in the construction industry Matthew completed training with our Training Academy to work as a Community Care Worker. Matthew then became involved in the role of Recruitment Support whilst completing his Level 3 in Human Resources Practice and then taking on the challenge of gaining his QCF 5 Diploma Leadership & Management in Health & Social Care and is now in the role of Registered Manager for Care at Home, and is responsible for the daily operations of the Care at Home office and line manages its office team as well as recruiting Care Assistants for this department and ensures compliance with recruitment and employment legislation.,In his spare time Matthew enjoys playing Darts and Pool where in 2012 was part of the Northern Ireland team who won the European Championship.,

Helen Riordan

Principle Trainer

Helen started with Peninsula as a Health Care Assistant and worked her way up to a Senior HCA role. With many years experience working in the care industry and a background with Peninsula Care in a recruitment role she now works as the Principle Trainer in our Training Academy to ensure we maintain a high calibre workforce. Helen helps to organise staff training through working with many of our employees and clients to which she has also acquired an in depth knowledge of their skills and needs for future development. Helen teaches a wide variety of courses now following the completion of her Education & Learning Qualification and enjoys setting the standards for patient care through training and assessment of workers skills.

Erwina Smyth

Administrator

With an eye for detail Erwina is responsible for the administration involved in the recruitment process of our Care at Home team ensuring compliance with employment law. She then continues her compliance role ensuring that our care team receive the most up to date ongoing supervision, training & development. Erwina is known to have a “sweet tooth” and hobbies include singing along while listening to music, seeing bands and tribute acts and has an interest in fashion.

Lynne Groves

Senior Community Care Worker

Lynne is not a new face to us at Peninsula Care, having joined the team in August 2015 a Community Care Worker, she now takes up the role of Senior Community Care Worker following completion of her QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care and being named “Learner of the Year”. ,Lynne is responsible for visiting carers and service users on a daily basis to monitor the quality of service delivery. Having recently completed her ILM Train the Trainer qualification she is also responsible for the induction training of new recruits.,Lynne in 2017 won the title of Heart of Peninsula Care at our company awards event and in her spare time Lynne enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with family in her holiday home in Donegal.

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