Find carers and nurses in Norfolk

Recruiting in Norfolk

Staffing care in Norfolk when your clients are miles apart

Geography shapes almost every hire in Norfolk. Employers bunch in Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn, yet the people needing support live across a mostly rural county with a long coastline, and the number of residents over 85 is set to double by 2040. Rural rounds stand or fall on drivers who live near them, while a carer in Norwich is unlikely to want a daily commute to the Fens or the north coast.

Care homes make up the larger share of the county's employers, so many recruiters are looking for people willing to work shifts in a specific town rather than across a patch. Nursing homes in places like Cromer or Thetford face a smaller local pool of registered nurses, and compete with three acute hospital trusts recruiting from the same towns.

On Carer Badge you can look for carers living in a particular corner of Norfolk, such as Breckland or the coast around Great Yarmouth, who already drive. The College of West Anglia and City College Norwich also train new entrants, which is worth knowing if you are prepared to take on people new to care.

69% of the inspected care employers in Norfolk are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 82% across the East and below England as a whole (85%).