Justphysio

What Justphysio does

JustPhysio is a specialist physiotherapy recruitment agency operating exclusively within the UK healthcare staffing market. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Waltham Abbey, Essex, the firm operates as a trading brand of The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC alongside sister healthcare recruitment brands including Mediplacements, JustOT, JustNurses, TPG Medical and TPG International. The company serves NHS trusts, private hospitals and clinics, schools, and digital healthcare providers by placing qualified physiotherapists in temporary (locum) and permanent roles across all UK regions.

The core offering is an online recruitment platform that combines job search, candidate registration, fast-track application, and a compliance management system for credential verification, DBS checks, and right-to-work documentation under NHS framework requirements. Supporting services include international relocation support for Australian and New Zealand candidates seeking UK registration, daily-updated job listings, weekly-paid locum payroll operations, and a £250-per-referral candidate scheme. Technology is presented as standard recruitment workflow tooling rather than AI-enabled automation.

Monetization follows two primary transactional streams: weekly payroll margins on locum placements (acting as employer of record with hourly bill rates of £19-£36 spread against contractor pay) and placement fees on permanent hires at typical NHS salary bandings of £30k-£55k. Distribution is dual-sided: direct enterprise sales to NHS trusts and healthcare facilities on the client side, and self-service online portal plus consultant-led matching on the candidate side. Strategic activity in 2025 included a contract with Oviva to supply remote Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Prescribers, Dietitians and Consultant Endocrinologists, marking a diversification beyond physiotherapy into digital healthcare staffing.

Name

Justphysio

Legal name

The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC

Website

https://justphysio.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JustPhysio is a UK specialist physiotherapy recruitment agency, placing locum and permanent physiotherapists with NHS trusts, private healthcare providers, schools, and — since 2025 — digital health firms. It operates as a brand within The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing / Physiotherapy Recruitment Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Physiotherapy recruitment
• Locum staffing services
• Permanent healthcare placement
• NHS framework supplier
• International physiotherapy relocation

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham Abbey

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Commission charged to healthcare employers for successful permanent candidate placements. The company places physiotherapists in permanent roles across NHS and private sector.
2. Locum/Temporary Staffing Margins: Weekly payroll service for locum physiotherapists where JustPhysio acts as employer, billing healthcare clients hourly rates while paying contractors. Margins earned on the spread between bill rate and contractor pay rate.
3. Referral Programme: Referral bonus scheme where existing candidates earn £250 for referring qualified physiotherapy professionals who secure placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JustPhysio is a UK specialist physiotherapy recruitment company that supplies qualified physiotherapists to NHS trusts, private hospitals, clinics, schools, and digital healthcare providers. It places clinicians into both temporary (locum) and permanent roles, handles credential verification, DBS checks, and NHS framework compliance, and supports Australian and New Zealand candidates with HCPC registration and visa sponsorship. A newly launched remote staffing line extends services into digital healthcare placements via an Oviva partnership.

Product overview

JustPhysio is a specialist physiotherapy recruitment platform operating exclusively within the UK physiotherapy sector. The company offers a unified platform combining job search, candidate registration, and application management for both temporary (locum) and permanent physiotherapy positions across NHS trusts, private healthcare, and community settings. The platform is supplemented by Fast Track Application for quick registration, a Refer a Friend Scheme (£250 per referral), and international relocation services for Australian/New Zealand physiotherapists. Recent expansion includes remote staffing services through an Oviva partnership for digital healthcare placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JustPhysio Physiotherapy Recruitment Platform Specialist online recruitment platform connecting qualified physiotherapists with UK NHS trusts and private healthcare employers for temporary and permanent positions. Includes job search, candidate registration, job alerts, and application management, and is targeted at both physiotherapist candidates and healthcare hiring managers.
• Temporary Physiotherapy Staffing Locum/temporary physiotherapy staffing service placing qualified physiotherapists in NHS trusts, private hospitals, and healthcare facilities across the UK on short-term contracts, with weekly payroll and consultant support.
• Permanent Physiotherapy Recruitment Long-term recruitment solution matching qualified physiotherapists with permanent positions across NHS trusts, private healthcare providers, and community health services, paid via placement fees.
• International Relocation Services End-to-end relocation support for Australian and New Zealand physiotherapists moving to the UK, including HCPC registration guidance, visa and sponsorship support, relocation logistics, and NHS interview preparation, delivered by dedicated Aus & NZ consultants with timezone support.
• Remote/Digital Healthcare Staffing Newly launched remote staffing service placing healthcare professionals in digital healthcare roles, initially supporting Oviva with remote Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Prescribers, Dietitians, and Consultant Endocrinologists.
• Compliance and Vetting Services Comprehensive compliance and vetting service covering credential verification, DBS checks, right-to-work documentation, health and safety compliance, and NHS framework regulatory adherence for both candidate placements and client engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% REC Compliance Test Score
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OvivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025JustPhysio announced a new contract agreement with Oviva, one of Europe's fastest-growing providers of digital healthcare programmes for weight-related conditions. At the outset, JustPhysio is supporting Oviva with Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Prescribers, Dietitians and Consultant Endocrinologists. All roles are delivered remotely, marking JustPhysio's expansion into digital healthcare staffing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maxxima: Maxxima is a UK specialist recruitment firm focused on allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, speech therapists, and radiographers. Direct peer with overlapping NHS framework contracts, locum deployment model, and AHP-only candidate positioning.
• Tripod Partners: Tripod Partners is a specialist UK healthcare recruiter placing therapists and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, into NHS and community roles. Direct peer with comparable AHP/specialist therapy focus, NHS framework participation, and locum/perm coverage.
• Service Care Solutions: Service Care Solutions is a UK healthcare and social care recruitment agency supplying allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, to NHS trusts and local authorities. Direct peer with comparable AHP-focused placement model and NHS/commissioner client overlap.
• Hunter AHP: Hunter AHP (Allied Health Professionals) is a specialist UK recruitment agency for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and other AHP roles. Direct peer given its exclusive AHP focus, NHS framework participation, and locum/perm placement model that closely mirrors JustPhysio.
• Pulse Healthcare: Pulse Healthcare is a UK-wide medical staffing agency placing allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, into NHS and private roles. Directly comparable as a multi-discipline healthcare recruiter with similar locum and permanent placement models across the same client base.
• MedicsPro: MedicsPro is a UK healthcare staffing agency supplying allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, on locum and permanent contracts. Direct peer with comparable AHP focus, NHS and private client mix, and similar reliance on framework agreements.

Broad incumbents

• Global Medics: Global Medics is a UK and international healthcare staffing group placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. Broad incumbent with overlapping AHP coverage and parallel NHS framework positioning, though larger and more diversified than JustPhysio.
• Pertemps Healthcare: Pertemps Healthcare is the healthcare arm of Pertemps, one of the UK's largest recruitment groups, providing nursing, AHP, and medical staffing including physiotherapy. Broad incumbent with overlapping locum and permanent AHP placement services but a much wider industry footprint.
• Medacs Healthcare: Medacs Healthcare is a major UK and international healthcare staffing provider covering doctors, nurses, AHPs and allied professionals including physiotherapists. Broad incumbent with a substantially larger operational footprint but overlapping NHS framework and locum placement activities.
• ID Medical: ID Medical is one of the largest UK healthcare recruiters placing doctors, nurses, and AHPs into NHS and private settings. Broad incumbent offering physiotherapy recruitment as part of a much larger multi-discipline portfolio with overlapping NHS framework access.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JustPhysio
• Facebookfacebook.com/theplacementgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justphysio
• Instagraminstagram.com/justphysiorecruitment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 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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