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Recruiting in Greenwich

Home care demand is rising in Greenwich: finding the people to meet it

Greenwich's care market leans heavily towards home care, and the population behind it is growing. Residents aged 50 to 64 rose by about 35% between the last two censuses, so demand for support at home is unlikely to ease. There is some good news for recruiters: more local people are in work than before, with the share of residents aged 16 and over in employment rising from 55.9% to 60.0%, one of the biggest rises in England.

The borough runs a long way along the south bank of the Thames, from the Peninsula out past Woolwich to Thamesmead, with Eltham to the south, so a carer living at one end may not want rounds at the other. Neighbouring Lewisham and Bexley are often just as close for staff as the far side of Greenwich itself. Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich and Oxleas community teams recruit from the same pool of healthcare assistants and nurses, so short, predictable journeys are one of the strongest things a care employer here can offer. Carer Badge helps you find people already living near a Woolwich or Eltham round, even if their address is over the border in Bexley or Lewisham.

73% of the inspected care employers in Greenwich are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 88% across London and below England as a whole (85%).