Care home nurse jobs in Merton

Skills for Care recorded 125 filled registered nurse posts in Merton in 2024/25, out of 150 registered nurse posts in total. Around 10 of those registered nurse posts in Merton were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 10.8% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Merton.

The registered nurse role is 2.7% of the 4,600 filled adult social care posts in Merton. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Merton ran at 32.1%. New starters were 33.5% of registered nurse posts in Merton over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Merton ranks 12th of the 33 London areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of London sits at 100 filled registered nurse posts, against 125 in Merton. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Merton workforce, the same release records 225 filled senior care worker posts, 100 filled registered manager posts and 2,700 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Merton was £22.49 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £43,300 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Merton only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Merton earn a median of £38,471 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Merton at £26,900, £11,571 below it.