270 care employers in Cambridgeshire could find you

Working in care in Cambridgeshire

From Cambridge to the Fens: where does care work take you in Cambridgeshire?

Cambridgeshire is really several different places under one county council: Cambridge itself, South Cambridgeshire's commuter villages, Huntingdonshire, East Cambridgeshire around Ely, and Fenland in the north. The CQC's 2025 assessment of the council notes that the county's over 65 population grew by 26% between the last two censuses, well above the national rise, and that rural areas saw the bigger growth in older people even though towns grew faster overall.

Cambridge has by far the most care employers, then Huntingdon, Ely and St Neots, with March and Wisbech level with each other further north. Home care makes up around half of all employers, and in the flat, spread out Fenland villages that usually means driving between calls. Between Cambridge, St Ives and Huntingdon the Guided Busway gives you a car free option, which can widen the jobs within reach if you don't drive.

Private PA work exists here too: Cambridgeshire residents on county council direct payments can take on personal assistants, with a contracted support service handling recruitment and payroll. One rule to know: the council does not allow direct payments to pay a family member or partner who lives at the same address.

If NHS healthcare assistant work interests you, Cambridge University Hospitals runs Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust runs Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services. Cambridge Regional College teaches a Level 2 in Health and Social Care at both its Cambridge and Huntingdon campuses, and its Cambridge campus offers a T Level supporting the adult nursing team.

91% of the inspected care employers in Cambridgeshire are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 82% across the East and above England as a whole (85%).