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There are over FIVE BILLION reasons for the social care sector to adopt ME Passport.
ME Passport is a digital employment passport. An app that collates all the compliance and validation information of a worker into one place.
An online service for carers, where carers are empowered, own their data and can move freely across the sector.
Checks are completed once, are transferable, are updated in real- time and data is shared easily. The passport is available for all workers within social care.
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The Issues
Compliance and validation of care workers is critical and mandatory.
But outdated, paper-based processes means it take up to 16 weeks for these checks to be completed.
And it costs £2,500 per worker. Movement within the sector and the associated duplicated recruitment costs total £1.3 billion over 24 months.
What’s is more, the cost of advertising jobs is huge. The social care market spends £1.8 billion annually advertising for workers via one job board alone.
Providers need workers fast, so no surprise agency staff and the cost of agency staff has increased dramatically.
SPEED
a faster, more efficient compliance process
RELIABILITY
greater accuracy on all compliance information held
SECURITY
a safe, secure system that can be accessed anywhere
CAPACITY
making more people work ready and accessible
"ME Passport has not only transformed the way we manage compliance checks but has also addressed the pressing challenges faced by the social care sector. By streamlining onboarding processes and enhancing workforce capacity, ME Passport has improved the overall efficiency of our sector. The cost savings generated through reduced recruitment processes can be redirected towards improving the quality of care and supporting the well-being of both care staff and service users."
I have been working in the social care sector for many years, and I can confidently say that ME Passport has revolutionised the way we manage compliance checks. The platform's provides the ability for its user's to share their compliance data to gain employment at the click of a button which is absolutely revolutionary! There’s no other employment passport in the market that’s built, owned and shared by our social care workforce. ME Passport has made my job much to recruit and search for care staff much easier and more efficient.
"The Job Search and Application feature of ME Passport has simplified the job application process for me as a care staff member. I can now search and apply for jobs posted within the platform, saving time and effort. This accessibility and efficiency have opened up more opportunities for me and has made it easier to find suitable positions that align with my skills and preferences."
"The 'Open to Work' feature of ME Passport is AMAZING. It allows me to indicate my availability for additional shifts or part-time opportunities, helping me meet my financial commitments and utilise any idle time. This flexibility has improved my work-life balance and contributed to my job satisfaction."
As a care staff member, the Provider Search feature on ME Passport has been a game-changer for me. I now have easy access to all registered providers within my chosen areas, allowing me to make informed decisions about potential employment opportunities. This transparency promotes my trust and ensures that I can find the right working environment for myself and the individuals I care for."
Me Passport presents a huge opportunity to help address the workforce and skills challenge across care. With the huge recruitment challenges, ME Passport provides much-needed flexibility for workers across care, allowing them to move roles quickly and progress in their careers. Care City is an advocate for user-centred design and we are proud to recommend ME Passport, which has been developed by people who work in care for people who work in care.
Our Partnerships
Our Team
Meet some of our team dedicated to creating a new era in social care recruitment
John Timbs
Co Founder and Director
Co Founder and Director
20 year’s experience running a care provider. Knows the sector inside and out. Loves watching all sports.
Carly Rochester
Co founder and Director
Co founder and Director
Sector expert, used to managing 200+ workers. You’ll struggle to meet someone with more passion.
Caroline Little
CEO
CEO
Solution focussed programme and change manager with extensive public sector experience. Happiest walking the dog, via the beach to the pub.
Our Advisory Board
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan has worked in the field of digital identity for more than ten years. Initially with Post Office where he was the head of identity, responsible for Post Office's flagship GOV.UK Verify service and ecosystem development. In March 2019 he moved to Digidentity where he looks after their business development function working across several regulated sectors Jonathan Evans including health and social care. He is a former board member for the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) and is a regular contributor to working groups for the advancement and adoption of digital identity and digital signatures. Jonathan holds a master's degree in intellectual history and political thought. He is a strong proponent of standards-based persistent digital identity and identity wallets and their role in empowering and protecting the individual.
Keith Rosser
Keith is labour market expert having worked for the last 20 years for a range of private, public, and third sector organisations. Over 10 years ago he founded an employee screening business for Reed, the world’s largest family-owned recruitment business, growing it to annual revenues in excess of £7m. Keith is Chair of JobsAware, the UK’s largest worker-rights platform launched on BBC Breakfast to over 6m people across the UK. Keith is a Non-Executive Board Member of Keith Rosser a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) in UK Home Office and for an Executive Agency of Scottish Government. Within industry Keith is Chair of the Better Hiring Institute, an entity set up as a partnership between UK Government and industry to make UK hiring the fastest globally. Keith is currently an Officer on the Modernising Employment All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which is co-chaired by a Labour MP and a Peer who share an interest in how the UK can have the world’s most attractive labour market. Keith also chairs a variety of industry trade bodies. In 2023 Keith was awarded the lifetime Big Impact Award for industry presented by comedian Richard Ayoade. Previously he was recognised as a Community Leader at Buckingham Palace and received a Commendation Award from the UK Home Office for services to the labour market. Keith was part of the Ministerial Advisory Panel to the Taylor Review of Good Work and formed part of the “Name Blind” recruitment committee chaired by then Prime Minister, David Cameron. In 2023 Keith became an Honorary Teaching Fellow at Lancaster University.
Jeanine Willoughby
Jeanine Willoughby is National Workforce Capacity Lead at registered charity Skills for Care, supporting adult social care providers across England develop a better-led, skilled and valued workforce. With a strong interest in social justice and creating an equitable society for all, Jeanine has over 20 years’ experience supporting employers across all sectors positively impact their workforce and local communities. In recent years, Jeanine has specialised in supporting adult social care employers of all sizes tackle workforce capacity challenges, whilst ensuring people with the right values and behaviours are recruited safely and fairly and empowered to deliver the best quality care.
Dominic Headley
Dominic Headley is Director of Dominic Headley & Associates (DHA), a specialist consultancy practice that supports organisations with safe and inclusive recruitment and dealing with safeguarding related conduct concerns effectively. Dominic Headley Dominic is the UK’s foremost expert on criminal records and a trusted expert adviser to the government on criminal record policy. He developed the Safe and fair recruitment: a guide to carrying out pre-employment checks in social care with Skills for Care. He also worked with Skills for Care. Disclosure and Barring Service, Reed Screening, Better Hiring Institute and VBA Consulting to develop the Sharing effective references and conduct information toolkit. Dominic was formerly Legal Officer for the social justice charity Nacro; prior to his role at Nacro, Dominic was an intelligence officer and analyst at the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) (now NCA), where he was deployed in a variety of roles, which included creating the High- Risk Mitigation and Due Diligence Team.
Dr Jane Townson OBE
Dr Jane Townson OBE CEO, Homecare Association. Jane Townson is CEO of the Homecare Association. She has extensive experience in the social care, health, housing, and technology sectors. Formerly Chair of the Board of Kraydel; CEO Somerset Care Group; Chairman YourLife (JV with McCarthy & Stone); and Vice Chair UKHCA. Jane’s first career was in Dr Jane Townson OBE international leadership roles in research and development in ICI, AstraZeneca, and Syngenta, where she was Global Head of Bioscience Research. She then established her own business providing consultancy and training on the link between lifestyle factors and public health, working with private individuals and public sector organisations.
Teresa Kippax
Teresa has worked across health and social care for over 30 years, with all patient and service user groups. Having worked within and together with the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors provides a comprehensive appreciation of the challenges and opportunities that there are. Within her most recent role as National Teresa Kippax Safeguarding Advisor for the Care Quality Commission, which she held for over 8 years, she provided strategic development, working with national partner organisations. Another main element of the role was in providing oversight, expertise and guidance across the organisation, with a focus on inspection activity. Governance has been a central feature of all her roles. particularly while working for the regulator. Teresa believes a strong organisation is one which has transparency and accountability at its core.
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