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Working in care in Wirral

Is the Wirral a good place to build a career in care homes?

On the Wirral the care home is the heart of the local market. Residential and nursing homes together far outnumber domiciliary agencies on the peninsula, a less common pattern, and it means plenty of shift based work in a fixed building rather than a day spent driving between visits. Birkenhead has the biggest cluster of employers, followed by Wallasey and then Prenton.

The peninsula is ageing steadily. Over the decade to 2021 the typical resident got two years older, from 42 to 44, and the 65 to 74 age band swelled by about 21%, yet the overall headcount stayed almost flat at roughly 320,000. Getting about is easier than in many places, because Merseyrail's Wirral lines run through Birkenhead and out to West Kirby, New Brighton and Chester, so plenty of carers reach work by train rather than car.

Not every role is in a home, though. Wirral Council offers direct payments, normally on a prepaid card, and its own pages describe what working as a personal assistant involves, from personal care to trips out and medication reminders. The council has commissioned People Places Lives to hold a register for people who want PA work and to run a payroll service for the people who employ them.

For hospital work, Wirral University Teaching Hospital runs Arrowe Park Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital and the Wirral Women and Children's Hospital, and describes itself as one of the largest employers on the peninsula. Wirral Metropolitan College runs a Level 1 award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care and a Level 2 certificate in health and social care for adults.

74% of the inspected care employers in Wirral are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across the North West and below England as a whole (85%).