213 care employers in Coventry could find you

Working in care in Coventry

Why is so much of Coventry's care work in people's homes?

Look at Coventry's care employers and one thing stands out straight away: home care services outnumber care homes by more than two to one. In practice that means plenty of roles visiting people in their own houses across the city's estates and suburbs, with care homes and nursing homes a smaller part of the picture.

Coventry is also changing quickly. Its population grew by almost 9 per cent between 2011 and 2021, faster than England as a whole, and its median age of 35 was the second lowest in the West Midlands. Students make up a growing share of residents, and many look for part time work that fits around study. The census also recorded rising numbers of people born in Poland, and India remains the most common birthplace outside the UK, so if you speak Polish, Punjabi, Gujarati or another community language, add it to your profile.

Coventry City Council offers direct payments, and its pages explain that people who employ their own staff become the employer of a personal assistant. Penderels Trust is paid by the council to help with rotas, timesheets, payroll and tax, so people taking on a PA have support behind them.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire runs University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust provides community and mental health services. If you want to train first, Coventry College runs Level 2 and Level 3 Health and Social Care courses, and some of its students have gone on to nursing degrees.

73% of the inspected care employers in Coventry are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 79% across the West Midlands and below England as a whole (85%).