Locumotion

What Locumotion does

Locumotion is Ireland's longest-standing and only doctor-led medical recruitment service, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Dundrum, Dublin 16. The company places General Practitioners into permanent, contracted, locum, part-time, and out-of-hours roles across a network of 400+ GP family practices, out-of-hours cooperatives, and urgent care clinics nationwide, with a reported 350+ placements annually and a 90% retention rate. It operates as a subsidiary of Centric Health, Ireland's largest integrated primary care network, and serves as the preferred recruitment partner for Centric Health's 80+ practices. Locumotion sources candidates internationally from the UK, EU, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Malaysia, supporting candidates through IMC registration, visa pathways (Atypical Working Scheme, Critical Skills Employment Permit), clinical orientation, and family relocation logistics.

The core offering spans four primary placement categories (Locum, Permanent, Part-Time, and Out-of-Hours GP Recruitment) plus supporting services including a GP Booking Service for practices, a Refer-a-Friend incentive program (€1,000-€4,000 by placement type), Visa Pathway Guidance, and Clinical and Administrative Onboarding. The technology stack is built on third-party platforms: Tracker RMS (Evo Portal) processes job applications and registrations, Socrates is used for clinical software training during onboarding, Google Analytics provides site telemetry, and WhatsApp serves as a direct candidate channel. There is no proprietary technology platform; the competitive differentiation rests on the doctor-led model, with Medical Director Dr. Paddy Halligan personally interviewing each candidate.

The business model is professional services recruitment: candidate registration is free, while healthcare practices and providers pay fees for sourced, vetted, and placed GPs. End-to-end service includes sourcing, IMC registration support, compliance checks (including Garda vetting), visa/immigration guidance, and ongoing placement coordination. Distribution is direct sales to enterprise healthcare buyers combined with international event marketing (Expomedics, WONCA, GP Expo South Africa) and content-led demand generation. Locumotion is privately held within the Centric Health group structure with no disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or public listing.

Name

Locumotion

Legal name

Locumotion Limited

Website

https://locumotion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Locumotion is Ireland's longest-standing doctor-led GP recruitment agency, founded in 2000. It places permanent, locum, part-time, and out-of-hours GPs across 400+ practices nationwide and operates as a subsidiary of Centric Health with international sourcing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dundrum

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. GP Recruitment Services: Locumotion provides recruitment services to GP practices seeking doctor coverage. Practices and healthcare organisations engage Locumotion to source, vet, and place qualified GPs. The company handles compliance, IMC registration support, visa guidance, and placement coordination. Registration is free for candidates (GPs).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Locumotion is a doctor-led GP recruitment agency that sources, vets, and places General Practitioners into permanent, contracted, part-time, and locum roles across 400+ Irish GP family practices, urgent care clinics, and out-of-hours cooperatives. The company manages end-to-end placement including candidate screening, Irish Medical Council registration support, visa/immigration guidance, clinical and administrative onboarding, and ongoing placement support, operating as the preferred recruitment partner of the Centric Health primary care network.

Product overview

Locumotion is Ireland's longest-standing, doctor-led GP recruitment service founded in 2000, operating as a unified recruitment platform that connects General Practitioners with career opportunities across Ireland's primary care network. The core offering consists of four primary placement types: Locum GP Recruitment (temporary session-based work), Permanent GP Recruitment (long-term salaried and partnership roles), Part-Time GP Placement (flexible reduced-hour positions), and Out-of-Hours GP Services (cooperative evening/weekend shifts). Supporting services include a GP Booking Service for practices to engage vetted doctors, a Refer-a-Friend incentive program, Visa Pathway Guidance for non-EU doctors, and Clinical & Administrative Onboarding delivered at Dublin headquarters with Socrates software training. The company operates a strategic partnership with Centric Health, providing access to over 80 of their practices nationwide, while maintaining a broader network of 400+ GP family practices, out-of-hours cooperatives, and urgent care clinics. Job applications and registrations are processed through Tracker RMS (Evo Portal), a third-party recruitment management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum GP Recruitment Placement service for temporary (locum) GPs covering annual leave, sick leave, and capacity gaps across 400+ Irish GP family practices, urgent care clinics, and out-of-hours cooperatives. Targets both Irish and international GPs and the GP practices that need flexible session-based coverage.
• Permanent GP Recruitment Long-term GP placement service covering salaried roles, equity partnership positions, and GMS Partner roles across Irish primary care practices. For healthcare providers seeking permanent doctors and GPs seeking stable career positions in Ireland.
• Part-Time GP Placement Recruitment service for flexible reduced-hour GP roles including 2-4 day salaried positions, job-share arrangements, and structured recurring locum sessions. For GPs seeking work-life balance and practices needing part-time clinical coverage.
• Out-of-Hours GP Services Coordinated GP cooperative placement service for weekday evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and public holidays, operating within regulated clinical governance frameworks. For OOH cooperatives and GPs willing to work non-standard hours.
• GP Booking Service Booking service enabling healthcare providers to engage vetted, IMC-registered GPs who have completed mandatory compliance requirements including Garda vetting and clinical orientation. For GP practices and primary care providers sourcing GP coverage.
• Refer-a-Friend Program Referral incentive program paying €1,000 for Locum GPs, €2,000 for Contracted GPs, and €4,000 for Contracted GMS GPs, paid in two instalments after start and probation. For existing GP candidates referring peers into the Locumotion network.
• Visa Pathway Guidance Structured guidance on Irish Medical Council (IMC) registration and employment permit processes, including Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) and Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSP) support. For non-EU doctors relocating to practise in Ireland.
• Clinical & Administrative Onboarding Headquarters-based onboarding program in Dublin providing clinical orientation on Irish General Practice, training in Socrates clinical software, administrative setup support, and peer network introduction. For GPs placed into the Irish primary care system.
• Family Relocation Support Support service for GPs relocating to Ireland with families, including area matching discussions aligned to schooling and lifestyle priorities, coordination of contract start dates with registration timelines, and introduction to peer GP networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% retention rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Centric HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Locumotion is part of Centric Health, Ireland's largest integrated primary care network with over 80 practices. They serve as the preferred recruitment partner for Centric Health practices, supporting permanent, locum, and contract placements. The partnership provides significant benefits for practice owners, incumbent GP doctors, and patients. Centric Health offers admin, immigration, HR, finance, IT, quality risk and safety, and clinical leadership support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Head Medical: International medical recruitment firm placing doctors (including GPs) into the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Highly comparable international sourcing and relocation-led model.
• Morgan McKinley: Ireland- and UK-based recruitment firm with healthcare and professional services verticals. Directly comparable domestic Irish recruiter with similar multi-segment placement model.
• Cpl Resources: Ireland-headquartered recruitment group with a dedicated healthcare division (Cpl Healthcare). Operates in the same domestic market with a similar broad multi-segment placement offering that overlaps Locumotion's vertical.
• Sigmar Recruitment: Ireland-based generalist recruitment agency serving multiple sectors including healthcare. Competes in the same Irish talent market with a multi-discipline placement focus.
• Athona: UK-based healthcare recruitment agency placing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Closely matches Locumotion's GP-focused services and locum staffing model.
• Global Medics: International medical staffing firm placing doctors into UK and Ireland roles, with a comparable locum/permanent mix and international sourcing capability targeting similar source markets.
• MedicsPro: UK-based medical recruitment specialist placing locum and permanent GPs across the UK and Ireland. Directly comparable in locum GP recruitment vertical, candidate sourcing model, and practice-side demand dynamics.
• ID Medical: One of the UK's largest healthcare recruiters placing doctors across grades and specialties, including GPs. Comparable business model in locum and permanent doctor placement, with similar compliance and clinical screening rigor.

Broad incumbents

• Pertemps Medical: Medical recruitment division of the broader Pertemps recruitment group. Compares on capability set but operates as a wider portfolio business rather than a GP-specialist.
• Acacium Group: Large UK healthcare staffing provider offering locum, permanent and managed-service workforce solutions (including Team24). Broader scale and scope than Locumotion but overlapping customer base and services in healthcare recruitment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/locumotion

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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