New Digital Support Pathway Launches for International Care Workers Across the South East
A new digital support pathway has launched to help international care workers and displaced recruits access trusted guidance, local services and practical wellbeing support across the South East.
The pathway has been created through a partnership between Bridgit Care and Tresacare. It brings together digital guidance, wellbeing support, peer community and local signposting in one place.
For many international care workers, moving to the UK can be a big life change. People may be starting a new role, adjusting to a new area, managing practical pressures or facing uncertainty around work, finances or immigration.
That is why this new pathway has been designed to make support easier to find, easier to understand and easier to return to when it is needed.
Supporting international care workers across the South East
The new digital support pathway will provide support across a wide area of the South East, including:
- Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- Slough
- West Berkshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Wokingham
- Buckinghamshire
- East Sussex
- Brighton and Hove
- Hampshire
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Medway
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
- West Sussex
This matters because international recruits may not always know where to go for help. Local systems can feel confusing, especially when someone is new to the UK or has recently experienced disruption in their employment.
The pathway aims to give workers a clear place to start. It will connect people to practical advice, local support, wellbeing activities and trusted signposting.
It will also connect workers to the Tresacare and SESCA WhatsApp community, which already supports more than 300 displaced workers sharing job vacancies, tips, advice and peer support.
What support will be available
The pathway has been designed around the real needs of international care workers and displaced recruits.
Support available through the platform will include:
- Local signposting to relevant services and support across each area
- Wellbeing activities, events and calendars
- Training workshops and webinars shaped by the needs of the community
- Practical sessions such as CV support, job interview preparation, immigration advice and financial wellbeing
- Peer support through coffee catch-ups and community groups
- Personalised 1-to-1 support through bookable 20-minute office hour appointments
- Wraparound help including food bank referrals, immigration support, financial signposting and employment-related support
- Opportunities for workers to share lived experience and contribute to advocacy through the Humans not Commodities campaign
The aim is simple. Workers should not have to piece support together on their own.
Instead, they should be able to find clear guidance, trusted people and relevant local help in one place.
Why this pathway matters
International care workers make a huge contribution to the UK care sector. However, many people still face challenges once they arrive.
Some may be navigating unfamiliar systems. Others may be dealing with employment uncertainty, financial pressure, wellbeing concerns or questions about immigration and training.
At the same time, displaced care workers may need urgent practical support. They may also need safe spaces to talk, rebuild confidence and connect with others who understand their experience.
This pathway is about making that support easier to access.
It combines:
- Digital guidance
- Peer community
- Professional signposting
- Local service connections
- Practical wellbeing support
Together, these can help people feel less isolated and more able to take the next step.
A partnership between Bridgit Care and Tresacare
Darren Crombie, Founder of Bridgit Care, said:
“International care workers make an incredible contribution to our care system, but too often people are left trying to navigate complex systems on their own. This project is about making sure people have someone with them on that journey. Through this digital support pathway, we can provide practical, local and personalised support at the point someone needs it, while connecting them into real people, real communities and trusted services.”
Elizabeth Beh, Founder of Tresacare, said:
“We are excited to be working with Bridgit Care and SESCA to make support easier to access for international recruits and displaced workers. Tresacare’s work has always been about creating safe, human and community-led spaces where people can feel supported, connected and heard. This pathway helps bring that support together in one place.”
Robin Hall, Project Lead for SESCA, said:
“International recruitment has been vital for the care sector, but we must also recognise the ongoing support workers need once they are here. This project gives workers easier access to practical help, local information and community support, while helping regional partners respond more consistently across the South East.”
The launch marks the start of a wider partnership approach. It will support international recruits and displaced workers through practical guidance, peer support, professional signposting and local service connections.
Professionals will also be able to use the portal to create quick advice signposts. This will help team members provide consistent guidance and email workers a personalised support link they can return to.
Helping workers feel supported, connected and heard
This new pathway is not just about information. It is about making support feel more human.
For international care workers, that means being able to find practical help when life feels uncertain.
For displaced recruits, it means having somewhere to turn for guidance, community and reassurance.
And for regional partners, it means having a more consistent way to connect people with the right support.
By working together, Bridgit Care and Tresacare are helping to make support easier to access across the South East.
Because when care workers are supported, connected and heard, everyone benefits.