Sensecare

What Sensecare does

Sensecare is a UK-based medical staffing agency founded in 2016 that supplies temporary and permanent healthcare professionals — including nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians), and locum doctors — to NHS Trusts, private hospitals, nursing and residential homes, and community care providers across England. The company holds NHS framework supplier status throughout the UK and is accredited through Health Trust Europe, REC, and UKAS/LRQA, providing pre-approved access to public-sector healthcare staffing contracts. Sensecare operates from 11 regional offices (Leeds HQ plus Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Chester, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Scarborough, Sheffield, Lincoln) and runs a 24/7, 365-days-a-year placement service with a stated focus on short-notice deployment.

The company's core technology is described as a healthcare staffing platform connecting qualified medical professionals with facilities, supplemented by downloadable application forms, timesheet portals, and AWR (Agency Workers Regulations) compliance documentation. There is no proprietary software product, mobile application, API, or disclosed AI/ML capability; the model is fundamentally people-mediated recruitment augmented by standard web-based candidate onboarding and referral tooling (£150 per qualified referral). Service lines are organized into Nursing Recruitment, Healthcare Recruitment, Allied Health Recruitment, Medical (locum doctor) Recruitment, and Permanent and International Recruitment, indicating intentional breadth across professional categories.

Sensecare generates revenue through usage-based placement fees billed to healthcare facilities at published hourly rates spanning £7.00–£14.00 for HCAs, £16.00–£24.00 for general RNs, £42.00 for specialist-area RNs, and £49.50 for RNs in charge of specialist areas, with pay-as-you-go billing cadence. The customer base is distributed across 17+ named enterprise buyers (Bupa, Barchester, Four Seasons, Mencap, Sue Ryder, Shaw Healthcare, Sanctuary Care, Care UK, Anchor, Lifeways, Scope, The Huntercombe Group) plus NHS Trusts, with no single customer appearing to dominate disclosed activity. The company is privately held, owner-operated by professionals with prior NHS clinical experience, and operates with 11-50 employees and no external venture capital or private equity backing identified in the source data.

Name

Sensecare

Legal name

Sensecare

Website

https://sensecarestaffing.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sensecare is a UK-based medical staffing agency providing temporary nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, and locum doctors to NHS Trusts, private hospitals, and care homes through 11 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Private-Duty Caregiver Staffing Agencies (HSABAMAB)

Keywords

• Medical staffing services
• Healthcare recruitment
• Nursing recruitment
• Locum doctor placement
• Allied health staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Healthcare Staffing: Provides temporary staffing solutions placing nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, and locum doctors with healthcare organizations. Revenue generated through placement fees charged to healthcare facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sensecare is a UK medical staffing agency that places nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, and locum doctors into NHS Trusts, private hospitals, nursing homes, and community care organisations on a temporary and permanent basis. The agency operates 24/7, 365 days a year across eleven UK branches under NHS framework supplier status, offering short-notice and ad-hoc placements. Revenue is generated through hourly placement fees charged to healthcare facilities.

Product overview

Sensecare is a UK-based healthcare staffing agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of recruitment and staffing services. The core offering consists of Medical Staffing Services, which encompasses specialized divisions for Nursing Recruitment, Healthcare Recruitment, Allied Health Recruitment, and Medical Recruitment for locum doctors. These services operate through an NHS framework supplier agreement, providing temporary staffing solutions 24/7 across NHS Trusts, private hospitals, nursing homes, and community care settings. The company also offers supplementary services including Permanent and International Recruitment for long-term placements, Pay Rates & Benefits Administration with competitive hourly rates (£7–£49.50), AWR Compliance Support for regulatory adherence, and an Application & Timesheet Portal for candidate onboarding. The company operates from multiple UK branch locations including Leeds (head office), Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Chester, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Scarborough, Sheffield, and Lincoln.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NHScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficially awarded NHS framework supplier status throughout the UK. Provides medical staffing services to NHS Trusts, PCTs, and other NHS healthcare organizations. Operates as approved supplier for temporary healthcare staffing needs.
• Health Trust EuropecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited staffing partner through Health Trust Europe framework for NHS staffing services. Provides access to NHS supply chain and contracts for healthcare staffing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: One of the UK's largest recruitment firms operating a dedicated healthcare division placing nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals into NHS and private clients. Directly comparable to Sensecare in service scope and customer base, but at substantially greater scale.
• Hays: Global staffing group with a UK Healthcare division providing temporary and permanent placement of nurses, allied health, and medical staff to NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers. Comparable in service mix and customer profile, with deeper geographic and technology reach than Sensecare.
• ID Medical: UK-headquartered healthcare staffing agency placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals into NHS and private sector organisations. Closely aligned with Sensecare on customer type (NHS framework), service lines, and reliance on temporary clinical staffing.
• Medacs Healthcare: International healthcare staffing provider with strong UK presence supplying locum doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to NHS Trusts and private hospitals. Directly competitive on temporary medical staffing frameworks and pricing.
• Pulse (Acacium Group): UK healthcare recruiter (now part of Acacium Group) placing nurses, doctors, allied health, and social care staff into NHS and private clients. Comparable service portfolio to Sensecare, operating at greater scale through the Acacium platform.
• Pertemps Medical: UK healthcare and medical staffing arm of the Pertemps network, placing nurses and healthcare assistants into NHS Trusts and care providers. Direct competitor in NHS temp staffing with a multi-branch national footprint similar to Sensecare's model.
• Day Webster: UK-based medical and healthcare recruitment agency specialising in locum doctors, nurses, and allied health placements into NHS and private hospitals. Closely matched service mix and customer profile to Sensecare, at similar mid-market scale.
• Service Care Solutions: UK recruitment firm with a dedicated healthcare division supplying temporary and permanent staff to NHS Trusts, local authorities, and private care providers. Comparable in service lines (nursing, allied health, HCA) and target customers to Sensecare.
• TFS Healthcare: London-based healthcare recruiter placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals into NHS and private sector clients. Similar temporary/permanent staffing mix and customer base to Sensecare, with comparable scale.

Emerging players

• Apollo Home Healthcare: UK provider of complex home healthcare staffing, placing nurses and care assistants into community and home care settings. Overlaps with Sensecare's healthcare assistant placement focus and community care customer segment, though more specialised in home-based complex care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sensecarestaffing

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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