I AM A LOCAL CARE PROVIDER - HOW DO I ENGAGE WITH THE JObs base IN BNSSG?

Back in April the government announced that it would require care providers to first prioritise displaced workers that were already in the UK, before looking to hire new sponsored care workers from abroad, or on a different immigration route.

As of 22nd July 2025, the UK government has closed the immigration route to bring new sponsored care workers into the UK. This means that you will no longer be able to assign Defined Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC Codes 6135 (Care Workers) and 6136 (Senior Care Workers). It also means that there is longer a requirement for care providers to prioritise displaced workers before hiring new staff from overseas.

There is no requirement to engage with the displaced worker pool after 22 July 2025.

However, there are still displaced workers looking for new sponsors and so it has been decided that a process that gives care providers the opportunity to support displaced workers should continue. Providers are strongly encouraged to continue to engage with the existing pool of redeployed workers.

This has been renamed the Jobs Base

What is the new process?

The Jobs Base will still be managed by South West Councils in the South West, so please continue to liaise with them. Their email is commissioning.swadass@swcouncils.gov.uk

However, the new process is slightly different from the previous one in that the provider engagement will involve sharing details of the role that you are looking to fill. This role will be added to the database, now called the 'Job Base' and then shared with overseas workers looking for a new sponsor. You will then be contacted directly by a displaced workers who would like to apply for the role that you have shared.

To register with the new process as a BNSSG care provider please complete the MS Form for the council to which you provide your services, and which is most appropriate for where the role is located:

Bristol -  https://forms.office.com/e/DuqnXiDyt7

North Somerset -  https://forms.office.com/e/kJpr7kcDd5

South Gloucestershire -  https://forms.office.com/e/9DnPgcGJUd

Please note: Only post roles to the Jobs Base if you currently have a sponsor licence.

The information you provide will be added to a 'Jobs Base' and this will be shared with workers in the redeployment pool within your operating area, and within five working days.

Any sponsored workers who are looking for a new sponsor will have access to the provider vacancies based in their location. Once their information has been processed, it will be passed on to the local authority team who will be in touch with them within five working days. All workers who have registered with the Job Base will have a reference number — please ask them to quote this when contacting you.

Please note: It is your responsibility, as a provider, to assess the potential candidates are suitable for the roles you are looking to fill.

We would ask you to continue to support displaced workers across BNSSG, but this process is new and as such may take some getting used to.

You can also contact SWADASS directly by emailing: commissioning.swadass@swcouncils.gov.uk

If, in the meantime, you have any questions please contact us: sponsorship@careandsupportwest.com

Are you sponsored worker needing a new sponsor?

If you are a sponsored worker click here to see information about registering with the jobs base.