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Recruiting in Reading

Recruiting in Reading means looking past the borough line

Because the borough is drawn so tightly, many people who think of themselves as living in Reading are actually in Wokingham or West Berkshire. For a home care service in Whitley or Caversham, a carer in Earley, Woodley or Tilehurst may be the closest candidate you have, even though they never appear in Reading's own figures.

Reading's density works in your favour on rounds, since carers can often get between calls on foot or by bus. But there is plenty of competition for the same people, from other agencies and the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Because Carer Badge shows the languages carers speak, you can also look for someone who shares a client's first language, which counts for a lot in a town as diverse as this.

Nursing homes are thin on the ground inside the borough, so nurses tend to be recruited from across Berkshire, where the hospital is competing for them too.

73% of the inspected care employers in Reading are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across the South East and below England as a whole (85%).