Find carers and nurses in Manchester

Recruiting in Manchester

Finding carers for Manchester rounds and homes

Manchester's care market is dominated by home care, and the city runs a long way north to south, from Blackley and Moston down past Wythenshawe towards the airport. A carer who lives in Harpurhey may not want a Wythenshawe round, however good the Bee Network is, so knowing where someone lives matters more than the city name on their CV. Many good candidates live just outside the boundary in Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside or Oldham.

This is a young city, with a median age of 31 at the last census, and its universities mean a steady supply of people wanting part time hours that fit around study or a second job. That can fill early evening and weekend gaps if your rota allows it. On Carer Badge you can see who lives in Gorton or Moston and is free on Saturday mornings before you pick up the phone.

You are also competing with private employers. The Manchester Local Care Organisation's Direct Payments team helps residents advertise for and interview their own personal assistants, so some carers are weighing your offer against a PA role. For nursing homes, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest employers of nurses in the country, and a nurse in Withington may well prefer a home ten minutes away to a commute across the city.

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