Recruiting Today — Permanent Healthcare Recruitment Agency for Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals & Clinical Managers Across the UK

Executive Search & Direct Hire

Targeted headhunting for senior Clinical Managers, Heads of Nursing, Ward Managers, and Director-level roles. We approach passive candidates proactively, reaching talent your job adverts alone will never find.

Volume Permanent Recruitment Campaigns

Scalable hiring campaigns for NHS Trusts and large private providers needing multiple permanent nurses or AHPs simultaneously. We manage the entire pipeline — advertising, screening, interviewing, and compliance — reducing your HR workload significantly.

Compliance & Credentialing Management

Full DBS checks, NMC/HCPC registration verification, professional reference gathering, occupational health clearance, and right-to-work documentation — all handled before a candidate sets foot in your organisation.

International Nurse Recruitment

Ethical international recruitment from WHO Code-compliant source countries, with full OSCE/CBT preparation support, NMC registration pathway guidance, and pre-arrival pastoral care included in every placement package.

Retained & Preferred Supplier Agreements

Long-term supplier partnerships for NHS Trusts, integrated care boards, and large private groups. Priority access to our pre-cleared candidate network, dedicated account management, and SLA-backed delivery timelines.

Workforce Planning & Market Intelligence

Salary benchmarking, talent availability mapping, competitor analysis, and forward-looking workforce planning — intelligence that helps your HR and clinical leadership teams hire smarter and plan proactively.

NHS Trust — Emergency Nursing Deficit, East Midlands

Private Hospital Group — AHP Team Rebuild, Scotland

Recruiting Today completely transformed our approach to permanent nurse recruitment. We'd been haemorrhaging budget on agency locums for over two years. Within 14 weeks, they placed 26 permanent nurses — 22 of whom are still with us 18 months later. The compliance support alone saved our HR team hundreds of hours. I would not hesitate to recommend their service to any NHS Trust struggling with nurse vacancy rates.

We needed 18 specialist AHPs across Scotland following a major merger — a genuinely difficult brief. Recruiting Today assigned a dedicated team and had a strong shortlist in front of us within 72 hours. Every candidate was fully HCPC-registered, Disclosure Scotland-cleared, and genuinely prepared for the role. They finished the whole campaign three weeks ahead of our agreed SLA. Exceptional throughout.

Finding a Ward Manager with the right clinical background and leadership maturity is genuinely challenging. I've tried four different agencies over three years with limited success. Recruiting Today presented three candidates within 48 hours — all of them credible, all fully referenced. We appointed the strongest candidate, and she has been outstanding in the role. This is what specialist recruitment should look like.

We run a group of specialist dementia care homes and needed experienced Registered Managers with CQC compliance knowledge. Recruiting Today understood the brief immediately — they weren't just looking at CVs, they were identifying people with the right philosophy of care. All three managers they placed for us remain in post, and our last CQC inspection resulted in a 'Good' rating. We'll use them exclusively going forward.

How long does permanent healthcare recruitment typically take?

For Band 5–6 registered nurse placements in areas like Leicester and Nottingham where there is active candidate supply, Recruiting Today typically presents an initial shortlist within 48 hours and completes the appointment process in 3–6 weeks. For senior Clinical Manager and executive search assignments, timelines typically run 6–12 weeks depending on role seniority, geographic market conditions, and notice periods. International nurse recruitment requires an additional 8–16 weeks for NMC registration processing and travel arrangements.

What compliance checks does Recruiting Today carry out on permanent healthcare candidates?

Every permanent healthcare candidate placed by Recruiting Today undergoes: NMC or HCPC registration verification (including revalidation status), enhanced DBS/PVG check, right-to-work documentation, minimum two clinical professional references, occupational health clearance (including immunisation records), and mandatory training evidence including Basic Life Support. For senior managers, we also conduct Employment History and Fitness to Practice checks. All compliance documentation is securely stored and provided to the hiring organisation in a ready-to-audit format.

Does Recruiting Today offer a rebate or guarantee if a permanent placement leaves early?

Yes. Recruiting Today offers a structured rebate policy for all permanent healthcare placements: 100% rebate if a placed candidate leaves within the first 4 weeks, 75% rebate between weeks 5–8, 50% rebate between weeks 9–12, and a free replacement search for any placement that does not reach 6 months. In addition, our proactive 12-month post-placement support programme is specifically designed to identify and resolve retention risks early — which is a key reason our 12-month retention rate stands at 94%.

Can Recruiting Today fill temporary healthcare roles while permanent recruitment is underway?

Absolutely. Recruiting Today operates a parallel temporary and permanent recruitment capability. While your permanent search runs, we can supply compliant temporary registered nurses, locum AHPs, or interim clinical managers to maintain safe staffing levels. This dual approach is particularly valuable for NHS Trusts and care homes that cannot leave vacancies unfilled for the duration of a permanent search — and ensures that agency and bank spend is minimised at the earliest opportunity by transitioning roles to permanent as placements are made.

Which UK regions does Recruiting Today cover for permanent healthcare recruitment?

Recruiting Today covers the entirety of the UK for permanent healthcare recruitment. Our most active markets include London, the East Midlands (including jobs in Nottingham and Leicester), the North East (Sunderland, Newcastle, and surrounding areas), Scotland (including temporary jobs in Aberdeen during transitions and full permanent recruitment across Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee), Wales, Yorkshire and Humber, the South East, and the South West. We also support international healthcare organisations placing OSCE-qualified nurses into UK permanent roles.