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Recruiting in Plymouth

Where Plymouth's care staff live, and how to reach them

Plymouth's care homes and agencies draw staff from a city of roughly 265,000 people, plus the Cornish towns across the Tamar and the edges of the South Hams. Within the city, distances are short and many carers rely on buses, so knowing whether someone can get to Plympton or Plymstock without a car is often as important as their experience.

Derriford Hospital, with around 1,000 beds, recruits healthcare assistants and nurses from the same local pool, so care providers here are competing for the same people. Carer Badge profiles show a carer's postcode district, whether they drive, how far they will travel and when they are available, and you search by distance rather than by council boundary. A home in the west of the city can therefore find people living in Saltash or Torpoint as easily as those in Devonport.

Recruiting against the hospital takes time, so nursing homes gain from seeing that a nurse's NMC registration has already been confirmed by us.

81% of the inspected care employers in Plymouth are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 90% across the South West and below England as a whole (85%).