159 care employers in Peterborough could find you

Working in care in Peterborough

Thinking about home care in Peterborough?

In Peterborough, care work mostly means home care. Agencies supporting people in their own homes make up roughly three quarters of the city's care employers, a much higher share than in neighbouring Cambridgeshire or Bedford, with comparatively few care and nursing homes. If you like variety and being out and about, that suits; if you would rather work in one building, there is less choice here than the size of the city suggests.

The city has changed quickly. Its population grew by 17.4% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, the third biggest rise in the East of England, and the CQC's assessment of the council notes the number of residents aged 65 and over rose by 23% over the same period. Peterborough is still a city with villages, though: its 22 wards mix urban estates with rural communities on the edge, so some rounds stay within a couple of miles while others head out along country roads.

It is a city of many backgrounds. After England, Poland and Lithuania are the most common countries of birth, and one in seven residents identifies as Asian. Languages you speak, whether Polish, Lithuanian, Urdu or Punjabi, belong on your profile.

Peterborough has its own Personal Assistants Register. Peterborough Council for Voluntary Services runs it for the city council, listing PAs who have been trained and DBS checked so that people using direct payments can find them. Registered PAs get access to training and a monthly support group. For NHS roles, Peterborough City Hospital is run by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, and Peterborough College offers an Adult Care Worker Level 2 apprenticeship.

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