194 care employers in Derby could find you

Working in care in Derby

Derby is a young city with an ageing future: where do carers fit in?

Derby is younger than most of England. Its median age at the 2021 census was 37, three years below the national figure, and the city has more people under 20 than average. That is starting to shift. The Care Quality Commission's assessment of the council says the share of residents aged 65 and over is projected to rise from 17% to just over 21% by 2043, so the need for care here is growing rather than standing still.

Most of the city's care employers are home care agencies, close to three for every care home, so a lot of the work means visiting people in their own homes. The city is compact, and calls in neighbourhoods such as Normanton, Allenton or Mickleover are rarely far apart. Derby is also diverse: around one in six residents identify as Asian or Asian British, and after England the most common countries of birth are Pakistan and India. If you speak a language other than English, put it on your profile, because an older person who can talk to you in their first language often settles more quickly.

Derby City Council lets people who receive direct payments hire their own personal assistant, and its guidance says that can be someone they know, such as a family member. The council also keeps a Personal Assistant Register on its MyCare Derby site, which people use to find PAs, so working directly for one person is a real option alongside agency and care home jobs.

If you are weighing up the NHS, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust runs the Royal Derby Hospital and the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in the city. Derby College offers an Adult Care Worker apprenticeship, a certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, and a Level 3 Diploma in Lead Adult Care for experienced carers ready to step up.

85% of the inspected care employers in Derby are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 82% across the East Midlands and in line with England as a whole (85%).