Care staff for services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
We recruit care and support staff for care homes, nursing homes, home care and supported living in Nottingham and across Nottinghamshire.
Skills for Care estimated the city’s adult social care vacancy rate at 11.0 per cent in 2024/25, well above the East Midlands average of 7.3 per cent.
Who regulates care in Nottingham
Care services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and children’s homes with Ofsted. Every worker we put forward has had identity and right to work confirmed, an enhanced DBS check with the barred list the role needs, and references from recent care work.
Nurses are checked on the NMC register, with the date their revalidation is due, before their first shift.
- 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.
- Councils
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- Nottingham City Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- NHS integrated care board
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- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Care services in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council runs social care in the city, and Nottinghamshire County Council in the rest of the county. A July 2026 decision to create two new unitary councils was paused in September 2026, and the East Midlands combined county authority area was given established mayoral strategic authority status in July 2026.
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is clustered with the Derby and Derbyshire and Lincolnshire boards, sharing a chair and chief executive while remaining separate legal bodies. In the city it works through the Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership.
Nottingham University Hospitals, which runs the Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, has around 20,000 colleagues and describes itself as the largest employer in Nottinghamshire. Skills for Care counted about 27,000 filled posts and 2,200 vacancies in the county’s adult social care in 2024/25.
The NET tram system runs for 20 miles across Nottingham, and the city is close to the M1 and to the A52 and A46.
In its March 2026 assessment of Nottinghamshire County Council, the CQC described a large county care market of over 300 nursing and residential care home providers, 106 community support enablement providers, 46 day opportunity providers and 39 home-based care providers. The council has estimated that the care workforce needs to grow by 28 per cent by 2035, and its staff were aware of shortages of nursing care with mental health support in some of the more deprived parts of the county.
Settings and roles we staff in Nottingham
We recruit for every setting and role below across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
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 Nottingham
Questions from managers in Nottingham
Do you cover the county as well as the city?
Yes. Tell us the town and the shifts. Nottinghamshire County Council runs social care outside the city, and the same CQC rules and checks apply.
Can your workers get to us by tram?
Some can. Tell us your nearest NET stop and the shift times, and we offer workers who can reach you for the start.
Can you find RMNs for a Nottinghamshire nursing home?
Yes, for temporary cover and permanent posts. The county council has noted shortages of nursing care with mental health support in some areas, so we look for RMNs within reach of your home and check each one on the NMC register.
Staff for your service in Nottingham
Call with the town and the shifts, or send the vacancy in writing.