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Working in care in Lewisham

No Tube, plenty of trains: getting into care work in Lewisham

Lewisham has no Underground station at all, and anyone who has done a home care round from Deptford down to Downham knows it. Instead the borough leans on its railways: the DLR ends at Lewisham station, the Overground stops at Brockley, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill and Sydenham, and National Rail lines fan out to Catford, Lee and beyond. Buses fill the gaps, but a round that cuts across the borough east to west can take longer than the map suggests, so set your travel distance with that in mind.

There is a good spread of work. Home care agencies are the biggest group of employers, and care homes make up most of the rest, with a handful of nursing homes. The borough is also ageing in a quieter way than you might expect. Between the last two censuses the number of residents aged 50 to 64 grew by about two fifths, which points to steady demand for care in the years ahead.

Lewisham Council pays direct payments on a prepaid card every four weeks, and its guidance covers employing a personal assistant, including checking right to work and arranging employer's liability insurance. The council also publishes an online directory where people can search for care agencies and personal assistants, so PA work is well established here.

If NHS work appeals, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust runs University Hospital Lewisham on the High Street. Lewisham College, on Lewisham Way, offers a part time Level 1 Certificate in Health and Social Care for adults and a Level 2 Diploma in Skills for Professions in Health and Social Care, which includes a work placement and prepares people for healthcare support worker roles.

76% of the inspected care employers in Lewisham are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 88% across London and below England as a whole (85%).