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Recruiting in Derbyshire

Derbyshire recruitment: two very different halves of one county

Hiring in Derbyshire depends heavily on which end of the county you are in. The east, around Chesterfield, Alfreton, Ripley and Ilkeston, is more built up, with towns close together along the M1 corridor, and that is where most care employers sit. The west and north, around Buxton and Matlock, are hillier and more scattered, and the CQC notes that rural transport is a genuine problem for people there. A home care round in the Derbyshire Dales may depend on two or three drivers who live locally.

The county's older population is growing fast, and the large number of nursing homes means competition for registered nurses is real, with Chesterfield Royal Hospital and the Royal Derby Hospital recruiting from overlapping areas. Swadlincote, in the far south, looks as much towards Burton as to the rest of the county.

Carer Badge lets you look for carers who already live in the right valley or town, rather than hoping someone will drive over from the other side of the Peak.

84% of the inspected care employers in Derbyshire are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 82% across the East Midlands and in line with England as a whole (85%).