Care work in Pontefract

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Care employers in Pontefract

Most care employers in Pontefract are care homes (54%), followed by home care agencies (33%) and nursing homes (13%). Choose the settings you want and only those employers will see you.

54care employers
18home care agencies
29care homes
7nursing homes

Registered services from the Care Quality Commission register, updated regularly. A service registered for both home care and residential care is counted in each.

The local picture

What care work looks like in Pontefract

Care homes make up more of the work here than in much of England, with home care agencies at 33% of employers against 50% nationally.

71% of the inspected care employers in Pontefract are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across Yorkshire and Humberside and below England as a whole (85%).

Pontefract is part of Wakefield. Read about care work across Wakefield.

How it works

Three steps, then employers in Pontefract do the searching

  1. Build your profile

    Your role, where you live and how far you’ll travel, the care you’re experienced in, when you can work and whether you drive.

  2. Get verified

    We confirm your mobile by text code and check your email. Nurses’ NMC registration is checked too. Complete your free Care Certificate course and it shows as verified.

  3. Employers find you

    Local agencies, care homes and nursing homes search for people like you. When one wants to talk, you get a message and choose whether to share your details.

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  • Study on your phone, between shifts
  • Shows on your profile as verified

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