153 care employers in Dudley could find you

Working in care in Dudley

Stourbridge, Halesowen or Brierley Hill: where would you like to care?

Dudley borough is really a cluster of towns on the southern edge of the Black Country, and care work here follows that pattern. Stourbridge has the largest share of the borough's care employers, with Halesowen and Brierley Hill next and Kingswinford some way behind, while Dudley town sits in the middle of them all. Care homes slightly outnumber home care agencies, so carers who like working in one building with a settled team have real choice. The towns sit close together, so journeys are short, although a car makes early calls and split shifts much easier.

The population is a touch older than average. At the 2021 census Dudley's median age was 41, against 40 for England, and the number of residents aged 50 to 64 rose by more than a tenth in ten years, a generation that will be reaching later life over the next couple of decades.

Personal assistant work is something the council actively wants more of. Dudley Council's adult social care market position statement says about a third of direct payment spending goes on directly employed PAs, with most direct payment money supporting adults with a learning disability, and it sets out an aim to expand the local PA market. People who employ a PA can get independent advice from People Places Lives and can apply to Skills for Care for funding to train both themselves and their assistant.

For NHS comparisons, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust runs Russells Hall Hospital, outpatient centres in Dudley and Stourbridge, and adult community services in more than 40 local centres and in people's homes. Dudley College of Technology offers an Adult Care Worker Level 2 apprenticeship, and Halesowen College runs full time Health and Social Care courses from Level 1 to Level 3.

75% of the inspected care employers in Dudley are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 79% across the West Midlands and below England as a whole (85%).