Filipino carer & companion jobs in London
FDS candidate roles in this branch are for non-clinical companionship and agreed practical support. They are not a promise of nursing, regulated personal care or medical work. Register only if your experience fits that introductory companion-care scope.
What kind of carer work does this FDS candidate page cover?
This page covers non-clinical companion roles: companionship, conversation, outings, shopping and agreed practical support that does not become regulated personal care. The exact duties must be defined in the individual household brief.
CQC says social support such as help with shopping can sit outside the regulated activity of Personal care when no personal-care tasks are being provided. FDS is an introductory agency and this candidate page is intentionally narrower than a general care-worker job page. If a household needs personal care, nursing or another regulated activity, the appropriate regulated-care route and assessment are required.
Current companion vacancy status
Only a real, verified household requirement should appear as a live vacancy.
No verified dated FDS companion vacancy is published on this page today. You can register an interest in non-clinical companion work, but registration does not guarantee a current opportunity or placement.
If a role is later advertised, its duties must stay explicit enough that a candidate can tell whether the work remains companionship and practical support or crosses into personal care. Do not accept a vague “carer” title without understanding the actual tasks.
What experience is relevant to a companion role?
Use examples of support you have actually provided.
Conversation and social continuity
Explain settings where you spent structured time with an older adult or person needing day-to-day companionship.
Accompanying someone safely in ordinary life
Appointments, walks, community activities or social visits may be relevant where they were genuinely part of your work.
Agreed practical support
Shopping, errands and light practical tasks can belong in a companion brief where clearly defined.
Supporting ordinary day-to-day structure
Describe the non-clinical routine you followed without turning general companionship into a claim of personal-care competence.
Knowing when to report a concern
A companion should know the household's agreed contact and escalation arrangements rather than diagnose health changes or improvise clinical advice.
Recognising work outside the FDS companion scope
Personal care, nursing or other regulated health and social-care activity belongs outside this candidate page's intended scope.
From our work: the candidate title matters less than the duties in the brief
The FDS registration process asks candidates for role interest, working arrangement, experience, availability and location. For companion work, those fields are only the beginning because the word “carer” can mean very different things across the wider care sector.
We therefore treat the household's actual requested support as the controlling description. If the need is companionship, shopping, outings and agreed practical help, a non-clinical companion profile can be relevant. If the need includes personal care or another regulated activity, the role has moved beyond the companion scope this page is designed to recruit for.
This protects the candidate as well as the household. A person should not accept a title believing it means companionship and then discover that intimate personal-care tasks are expected without the right framework, assessment or agreement.
When registering, describe the support you have actually provided and the environments in which you provided it. Do not upgrade ordinary companion experience into clinical or regulated-care claims because the job title sounds similar.
That boundary is also why the registration form labels this route as companion or carer work with a non-clinical qualifier rather than presenting FDS as a regulated care employer.
Know the boundary before you accept a role
The CQC position depends on the nature of the activity, not the label on the job advert.
CQC says Personal care is a regulated activity when personal care is provided to people who cannot provide it for themselves because of old age, illness or disability. It also says services that only provide housing or social support such as help with shopping, without personal-care tasks, do not need registration for that regulated activity.
There are specific regulatory exceptions and legal structures that can apply in individual arrangements, including direct employment. This page does not interpret those exceptions for a candidate. If the proposed duties include washing, dressing, toileting or other personal-care tasks, ask for the exact role and appropriate professional/legal assessment rather than assuming an FDS companion registration covers them.
Companion candidate questions
Is an FDS companion role the same as a care-worker job?
No. Wider care-worker jobs can include personal care and regulated activities. This FDS candidate page is deliberately limited to non-clinical companionship and agreed practical support. Always read the actual duties, not just the title.
Can I help with shopping and outings?
Yes where those tasks are part of the agreed companion brief. CQC gives social support such as help with shopping as an example that can sit outside Personal care when no personal-care activities are being provided.
Can I provide personal care through this role?
This page does not recruit personal-care services as part of the FDS companion scope. If a household requires personal care or another regulated activity, the arrangement needs the appropriate assessment and provider/employment framework.
Are there companion jobs open today?
No verified dated companion vacancy is published on this page today. Registering interest lets FDS review your profile when a suitable non-clinical household requirement arises, but it does not guarantee a vacancy or interview.
Do I need right-to-work evidence?
Yes. Before employment starts, the employer must check the candidate's right to work using an accepted method. The evidence route depends on individual circumstances; use current GOV.UK guidance.
What if an older person's needs become more complex?
A household may need a care-needs assessment or another regulated-care route if support moves beyond companionship. NHS guidance says a local-authority needs assessment can help identify the type of care and support required.
Sources and care boundary
FDS operational content is based on the candidate-registration process. Care-scope statements use current CQC and NHS guidance and remain general rather than an individual care assessment.
Register for the candidate scope you can genuinely support
The companion route stays isolated from client care sales pages and from regulated-care claims.