222 care employers in Nottingham could find you

Working in care in Nottingham

Caring in Nottingham, the youngest city in the East Midlands

Nottingham packs a lot into a small space. The city council's area covers under 30 square miles, and the Care Quality Commission calls it one of the most densely populated cities outside London. It is also strikingly young: the median age at the 2021 census was 31, the lowest in the East Midlands, and around half of residents are under 30. With two universities, full-time students make up a large slice of the adult population, and many of them fit care shifts around their studies.

None of that means care is a small business here. Home care agencies make up about two thirds of the city's care employers, and the distances between calls are short, which suits carers who rely on buses or a bike. The city is diverse too. Asian and Black residents together make up around a quarter of the population, and almost one in eleven households has nobody who speaks English as their main language at home. If you speak another language, add it to your profile: it can make you the right match for someone who struggles to explain what they need in English.

Nottingham City Council says direct payments are mainly used to employ a personal assistant, so PA work is a big part of the local picture. The council's guidance for PAs points to a free accreditation scheme, Support with Confidence, which includes e-learning and a DBS check and adds you to the shared PA directory on Your Notts Directory.

If you are tempted by NHS work, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital. Nottingham College offers an Adult Care Worker apprenticeship, an online Level 2 course in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, and a Level 5 Leader in Adult Care apprenticeship for those aiming at management.

80% of the inspected care employers in Nottingham are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 82% across the East Midlands and below England as a whole (85%).