114 care employers in Solihull could find you

Working in care in Solihull

North or south of the M42: where does care work take you in Solihull?

Solihull has two quite different halves. The M42 runs through the middle, with the town centre, Shirley and the big estates on one side and farmland and villages such as Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden and Dorridge on the other. Almost two thirds of the borough is green belt. In the north, Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst, Smith's Wood and Fordbridge were built for Birmingham families in the 1950s and 1960s and only became part of Solihull in 1980. The population is a little older than England's, with a median age of 43 at the 2021 census against 40 nationally, and home care agencies slightly outnumber care homes here.

So the shape of a job depends a lot on where it is. Rounds in the north and around Shirley tend to be close together, while visits out towards Knowle, Balsall Common or Meriden usually need a car. If you live in north Solihull or east Birmingham, put your postcode district and honest travel distance on your profile so employers can see which side of the borough suits you.

Solihull Council uses direct payments so people can employ their own personal assistants. The council also funds a Solihull PA Register, run by the direct payments team at Age UK Solihull. It is free for PAs to join, and people are matched on care needs, location and the hours they want.

For NHS comparison, University Hospitals Birmingham runs Solihull Hospital as well as Heartlands, Good Hope and the Queen Elizabeth. Solihull College and University Centre teaches a Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care at its Blossomfield campus, alongside a part time Access to Health course for anyone eyeing nursing later.

90% of the inspected care employers in Solihull are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 79% across the West Midlands and above England as a whole (85%).