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Who you’re recruiting against
181 care employers recruit in Wakefield
The biggest group of care employers in Wakefield is home care agencies (46%), followed by care homes (44%) and nursing homes (10%). Carers here can choose between them. A profile search lets you reach people before they apply anywhere else.
Registered services from the Care Quality Commission register, updated regularly. A service registered for both home care and residential care is counted in each.
Recruiting in Wakefield
Recruiting across Wakefield district's towns and villages
Wakefield's care services are spread between the city and a dozen or so towns and large villages, and carers tend to want work close to home. A care home in Knottingley or South Elmsall often draws its staff from the same few miles, while services near the M1 and M62 can attract people from Leeds, Kirklees or Barnsley as well.
The district's fast population growth brings both more demand and more potential staff. Registered nurses are the hardest to find: nursing homes recruit against Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals, and Heart of Yorkshire's T Level students now do their placements with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, which gives the NHS an early link with the next generation of carers. Building your own relationship with Wakefield and Castleford colleges is worthwhile.
Carer Badge can help a Hemsworth or Normanton provider find people who live nearby, not just those willing to travel from Wakefield city centre.
79% of the inspected care employers in Wakefield are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 84% across Yorkshire and Humberside and below England as a whole (85%).
Who else is recruiting near you
Care employers around Wakefield
Every dot is a CQC-registered care service. We don’t name them, and locations are approximate.
- Home care agencies
- Care homes
- Nursing homes
Questions about recruiting in Wakefield
Can carers from Leeds or Barnsley appear for a Wakefield district service?
Yes. Search does not stop at the district boundary, so carers in places like Rothwell, Morley or Royston who are happy to travel can appear.
Is there a local pool of Polish speaking carers?
The 2021 census found the share of Wakefield residents born in Poland had nearly doubled to 2.5 per cent. Carers can list the languages they speak, so you can look for Polish speakers if a client would benefit.
Sources for this page
- Wakefield Council: using your personal budget (direct payments, employing a PA, Third Party Supported Accountant)
- Wakefield Council: care needs assessment
- ONS: How life has changed in Wakefield, Census 2021 (population up 8.4%, Polish born 2.5%)
- Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (Pinderfields, Pontefract, Dewsbury)
- NHS West Yorkshire ICB
- Heart of Yorkshire: Wakefield College health and social care
- Heart of Yorkshire: Castleford College health and social care
- Heart of Yorkshire: T Level placements at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
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Towns in Wakefield
Near Wakefield
- Leeds394 care employers
- North Yorkshire356 care employers
- Sheffield250 care employers
- Bradford211 care employers
- Kirklees210 care employers
- East Riding of Yorkshire198 care employers
- Doncaster148 care employers
- Rotherham137 care employers
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