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Recruiting in Dorset

Finding carers for Dorset services, from the coast to the north Dorset villages

Recruitment looks quite different at each end of the county. Services around Ferndown and Wimborne compete with the whole BCP conurbation for staff but can also draw on it. In the west, Dorchester and Weymouth are the main pools of workers, and a home in Sherborne may find people across the border in Somerset, around Yeovil, easier to reach than candidates from the Dorset coast.

With the joint oldest population in the South West, the need for care is spread across every town and village. Home care in rural west and north Dorset depends heavily on carers who drive. Nursing homes in the west compete for registered nurses with Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare's community services, while those in the east are up against University Hospitals Dorset in Bournemouth and Poole.

Carer Badge shows a carer's driving and travel range up front, so a Bridport or Blandford service can see quickly who could cover the lanes it serves.

94% of the inspected care employers in Dorset are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 90% across the South West and above England as a whole (85%).