310 care employers in Wiltshire could find you

Working in care in Wiltshire

From Salisbury to Marlborough: finding care work across Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a big county without a big town at its centre. Salisbury, its one cathedral city, sits in the south, while Chippenham and Trowbridge anchor the north and west, and a ring of market towns such as Warminster, Melksham, Devizes, Westbury and Marlborough fills in the gaps. Care employers follow that pattern. Salisbury has the largest group, Chippenham and Trowbridge come next with similar numbers, and the smaller towns each have a handful.

Around 510,000 people lived in Wiltshire in 2021, and the median age was 44, four years older than England. The share aged 65 to 84 rose between the last two censuses, and home care services are now the biggest single type of care employer in the county. Much of that work is in villages between the towns, so driving is usually part of the job. If you have a car, put it on your profile along with an honest travel distance.

Wiltshire Council offers direct payments for people who would rather arrange their own support than have the council do it, which is how many personal assistant roles come about. These tend to suit carers who want regular hours with one person close to home.

Your nearest NHS hospital depends on which corner of the county you live in. Salisbury District Hospital serves the south, while people in the north and west often look to the Royal United Hospital in Bath or the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. Wiltshire College and University Centre teaches Health and Social Care at Chippenham, Trowbridge and Salisbury, with hospital training wards at Salisbury and Trowbridge, and offers adult care apprenticeships from Level 2 up to Level 5.

89% of the inspected care employers in Wiltshire are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 90% across the South West and above England as a whole (85%).