148 care employers in Doncaster could find you

Working in care in Doncaster

Doncaster is more than the city centre: does that change where you look for care work?

The City of Doncaster covers far more than the town that gained city status in 2022. The borough stretches out to Thorne and Hatfield in the east, Askern in the north, Mexborough and Conisbrough to the west and Bawtry and Tickhill on the Nottinghamshire border, with smaller towns such as Edlington and Stainforth in between. Close to 310,000 people live here, according to the 2021 census, and care work is spread across all of these communities rather than gathered in one place.

Home care agencies and care homes are close to level in number here, so you have a genuine choice between visiting people in their own homes and working shifts in one building. The borough's median age of 41 is a year above England's, according to the ONS, and older people needing support live right across the borough, not just in the centre. If you live in Thorne or Mexborough, there may be work much closer to home than you expect.

City of Doncaster Council offers direct payments to most people who qualify for support, and its guidance covers employing a personal assistant, including finding the right person and handling contracts. The council's pages also share advice from experienced PAs and the people who employ them, which is useful reading if you are thinking about PA work.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough and Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop. Doncaster College runs a Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care online, plus Adult Care Worker and Lead Adult Care Worker apprenticeships.

88% of the inspected care employers in Doncaster are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 84% across Yorkshire and Humberside and above England as a whole (85%).