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Recruiting in Wigan

How far will a Wigan carer travel for your service?

The borough is compact on a map but behaves like several neighbouring labour markets. A carer living in Tyldesley may be happy covering Leigh and Atherton but not Standish, and someone in Ashton-in-Makerfield may be as close to St Helens as to Wigan town centre. A service in Hindley sits between the two and can draw from both if the travel works.

Nursing employers have a tougher time than most, since nursing homes are a big slice of care provision here and WWL, as a teaching hospitals trust with three main sites, recruits nurses from the same pool. Wigan and Leigh College works with the trust and runs care apprenticeships, which suits employers who would rather grow their own staff than compete for experienced ones, and its adult learning base is in Leigh itself.

Before booking an interview, Carer Badge tells you whether a Leigh based carer would really make the trip to your Wigan home.

93% of the inspected care employers in Wigan are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 84% across the North West and above England as a whole (85%).