117 care employers in Trafford could find you

Working in care in Trafford

Altrincham, Sale and beyond: where are the care jobs in Trafford?

Trafford stretches from Old Trafford and Stretford on the edge of Manchester, through Urmston and Sale, down to Altrincham, Hale and Timperley in the south, with Partington and Carrington out on their own to the west. Altrincham has the most care employers of any town in the borough, with Sale close behind, and home care agencies make up more than half of the total. The Metrolink line from Altrincham through Sale and Stretford into Manchester makes the central spine easy to work along without a car.

There is a bit of NHS history here too. Trafford General Hospital in Davyhulme is regarded as the first hospital of the NHS, opened as such by Aneurin Bevan on 5 July 1948. Today it is run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Altrincham Hospital, so healthcare assistant roles are available locally if you want to compare.

For personal assistant work, Trafford Council runs Trafford PA Web, an online platform where PAs can register their availability, skills, experience and the parts of Trafford they want to work in, and people on direct payments can advertise for a PA. The council's direct payments team also offers support brokers to help people set things up. The council runs a Shared Lives scheme as well, for people who can support an adult in their own home.

The census found Trafford's median age at 40, the same as England's, with around 4,600 more people aged 50 to 64 than ten years before. For training, Trafford and Stockport College Group has campuses in Altrincham and Stretford and runs a health and social care career academy with guaranteed interviews in neighbouring Stockport.

85% of the inspected care employers in Trafford are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 84% across the North West and in line with England as a whole (85%).