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Recruiting in Cheshire West and Chester

Three hubs and a long border with Wales and the Wirral

Recruiting here depends on which part of the borough you are in. Chester sits right on the Welsh border, so city services lean heavily on carers living in Chester itself and the villages around it, from Blacon to Tarvin. Ellesmere Port sits next to Wirral and is close to the M53 and M56, so carers may come from Birkenhead or Bebington. Northwich and Winsford look more towards Crewe, Middlewich and Warrington.

Nursing is the pressure point. With more nursing homes than residential homes, registered nurses are in demand, and the Countess of Chester and the Mid Cheshire trust are recruiting from the same pool. A home in Winsford or Frodsham may find nurses who live closer than any hospital they could work at, which is a real selling point.

Carer Badge is a place to find those people directly, whether they live in the Port, in a Chester suburb or out in the villages, and to see at a glance who drives.

81% of the inspected care employers in Cheshire West and Chester are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across the North West and below England as a whole (85%).