Care staff for services in Newcastle upon Tyne
We recruit care and support staff for care homes, nursing homes, home care and supported living in Newcastle upon Tyne, for temporary cover and permanent posts.
Newcastle is a compact city, with about 300,100 people within a seven-mile radius, which makes it easier than most places to build a local team around a service.
Who regulates care in Newcastle
Newcastle care services are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and children’s homes with Ofsted. Before we introduce anyone to a Newcastle service, we check identity and right to work, an enhanced DBS check with the barred list the role needs, references from recent care employers and training records.
Nurses are checked on the NMC register, and social workers against the Social Work England register.
- Care regulator
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) for adult social care. Ofsted registers and inspects children’s homes.
- Criminal record checks
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Care roles are usually checked at enhanced level, with the adults’ or children’s barred list where the work is regulated activity.
- Workforce register
- No national register for care workers. Nurses are on the NMC register, and social workers must be registered with Social Work England.
- Council
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- Newcastle City Council
- NHS integrated care board
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- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care services in Newcastle
The CQC’s assessment of Newcastle City Council, published in May 2026, described a care academy that guarantees interviews for people completing entry-level training, and the council’s roll-out of the Real Living Wage for contracted providers. It noted that the council did not use zero hour contracts, and that overseas workers formed a growing part of the local care workforce.
Newcastle Hospitals, which runs the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital, has around 16,500 staff. NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board plans NHS services across the region.
The Tyne and Wear Metro has 60 stations, with trains up to every six minutes at peak times, which helps staff without cars reach services across the city and its neighbours.
The same assessment reported Newcastle’s adult social care vacancy rate at 4.61 per cent in the 2024 to 2025 workforce estimates, better than the England average of 7.04 per cent. In November 2025, according to the council’s own data, nobody was waiting for residential or nursing care, 3 people were waiting for home care and 10 people were waiting for supported living for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
Senior leaders told the CQC that delays in home care were mainly linked to staffing and to sourcing support for people with additional needs, and that they were working with providers through recruitment plans and the council’s brokerage team.
Settings and roles we staff in Newcastle
We recruit for every setting and role below across Newcastle and Tyneside.
Care settings
- Care homes Residential homes where people live with care and support around the clock.
- Nursing homes Care homes that provide nursing care, with registered nurses on the rota day and night.
- Home care Visits to people in their own homes to help with personal care, meals and medicines.
- Supported living People with their own tenancies and a support team who help them live the way they choose.
- Learning disability and autism Support for autistic people and people with a learning disability, in any setting.
- Mental health services Care homes, supported accommodation and community support for people with mental health needs.
- Children’s homes Residential homes for children and young people who cannot live with their families.
- Housing support Help to keep a tenancy and live independently, in supported housing or in people’s own homes.
- Respite and day services Short breaks for people and their carers, and daytime support and activities.
Roles
- Care assistant Personal care and everyday support in care homes, nursing homes and respite services.
- Senior care assistant Leads the care team on shift, gives medicines and keeps care plans up to date.
- Home care worker Works on runs of home visits, helping people keep living in their own homes.
- Support worker Helps people live independently in supported living, and learning disability and mental health services.
- Senior support worker Leads a support team on shift, guides colleagues and keeps support plans current.
- Registered nurse (RGN) Registered general nurses for nursing homes and care homes with nursing.
- Mental health nurse (RMN) Registered mental health nurses for nursing homes and specialist mental health services.
- Registered manager Runs a care service and is registered with the regulator as the manager responsible for it.
- Deputy manager Second in charge of a care service, leading the team when the manager is not there.
- Residential childcare worker Cares for children and young people living in children’s homes.
- Social worker Registered social workers for assessment, care planning and review in social care services.
- Housing support worker Helps people keep their tenancy and manage day to day, in supported housing or at home.
- Kitchen and domestic staff Cooks, kitchen assistants, housekeepers and laundry staff for care homes.
Areas near Newcastle
Questions from managers in Newcastle
Can you find care staff who don’t drive for a service near the Metro?
Yes. Tell us your nearest Metro station and the shift times, and we offer workers who can reach you for the start.
Do you cover Gateshead and North Tyneside?
Yes, and the rest of the North East. The same CQC rules and checks apply.
Is it hard to find home care staff in Newcastle?
Less so than in many places, since the city’s care vacancy rate is below the England average. The harder part is staffing packages for people with additional needs, so that is where we look hardest for experienced workers.
Staff for your service in Newcastle
Call with the service and the shifts, or send the vacancy in writing.