What Locum Express does

Locum Express is an Ireland-based healthcare staffing agency and job portal operating as a dedicated division of PE Global Group. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Cork, the company supplies locum (temporary) doctors to public and private healthcare organisations across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK, and has progressively extended into Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Assistants, and Social Care Workers. Its core product is a web-based vacancy portal that lets hospitals post roles and doctors filter by specialty, grade, location, and employment type, complemented by an online registration system, email job-alert functionality, and a "Relocate to Ireland" service that supports international candidates with documentation, Garda Vetting, and visa compliance.

The company holds HSE Tier 1 Agency status for locum doctor supply, originally awarded in 2011 and renewed in 2017 and 2023, giving it pre-qualified access to HSE hospital groups including CHO Areas 1, 2, 8, 9, Saolta, RCSI, and Ireland East. It also claims to be the No.1 provider of locum doctors in Ireland's private sector. Revenue is generated through transaction/placement fees on each filled locum assignment; specific rates and pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales: recruiters match candidates directly to HSE sites and private hospitals, with no intermediary resellers in the distribution chain.

Locum Express is a small unit (11–50 employees) embedded within the larger PE Global Group, which provides shared infrastructure including a London office and a Dublin regional presence. The technology stack is conventional — a recruitment database, job board, and content/SEO-led candidate acquisition — with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary automation. The company's growth has been driven primarily by contract renewals and scope extensions with the HSE rather than by new geographies or product platforms.

Name

Locum Express

Legal name

Locum Express

Website

https://locumexpress.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Locum Express is an Ireland-based healthcare staffing agency and job portal, part of PE Global Group, supplying locum doctors and allied health professionals to HSE and private healthcare organisations across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK via a transaction-fee placement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

Keywords

• Locum doctor staffing
• Healthcare recruitment
• Medical staffing services
• Allied health professionals
• Hospital temporary staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cork

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Locum Doctor Recruitment and Placement: Supply of locum doctors to healthcare organisations on a temporary, contract, or permanent basis. Revenue generated through placement fees for filling locum positions across HSE hospitals and private healthcare clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Locum Express provides temporary, contract, and permanent locum doctor staffing services to HSE and private healthcare organisations across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK. The company places doctors of all grades (Consultant, Registrar, SHO, Intern, GP) and across specialties (Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology, ENT, Pediatrics, General Practice), supported by an online recruitment database and job portal. It also directly manages HSE recruitment for Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Assistants, and Social Care Workers under a Tier 1 managed-service arrangement.

Product overview

Locum Express is a healthcare staffing platform operated by PE Global, functioning as a job board and recruitment agency for locum doctors. The core offering consists of a vacancy portal where healthcare facilities post positions and doctors search and apply for roles. Supporting services include online registration and job alert creation for candidates, Garda Vetting for compliance, and specialty-specific recruitment across Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Anaesthetics, General Medicine, Surgery, GP, and other disciplines. The platform operates as both a job search tool and a managed service, having achieved HSE Tier 1 Agency status for supplying locum doctors and Allied Health Professionals to public healthcare organizations across Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Doctor Staffing Services Core placement service connecting healthcare organisations with qualified medical professionals for temporary, contract, and permanent locum positions across all grades (Consultant, Registrar, SHO, Intern, GP) and specialties in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK.
• Allied Health Professional Staffing Recruitment and managed-service placement of Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Assistants, and Social Care Workers into HSE facilities nationwide.
• HSE Managed Service Provider (MSP) Tier 1 Agency managed-service arrangement with the HSE covering short-term locums (1 day to 6 months) for hospital sites across CHO Areas 1, 2, 8, 9, Saolta Hospital Group, RCSI Hospital Group, and Ireland East Hospital Group, including recruitment, documentation, and visa compliance.
• Specialty-Specific Recruitment Services Specialised locum staffing across medical specialties including Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology, ENT, Pediatrics, and General Practice.
• Garda Vetting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of locum positions filled annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PE Global GroupcoreOthersLocum Express is a healthcare division of PE Global Group. The website is owned and operated by PE Global. PE Global provides the infrastructure and brand umbrella for Locum Express operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TTM Healthcare: Ireland-headquartered healthcare staffing agency supplying locum and permanent medical, nursing, and allied health professionals. Competes head-to-head with Locum Express for HSE and UK framework work.
• Global Medics: International medical recruitment agency specializing in locum doctor placements in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Comparable in vertical focus and locum-only positioning.
• National Locums: UK specialist locum recruitment agency for doctors, working across NHS trusts and private providers. Direct competitor for UK-side placements and a peer for cross-border candidate sourcing.
• Cpl Healthcare: Irish-based healthcare recruitment firm placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals across Ireland and the UK. Direct competitor to Locum Express in HSE and private hospital locum markets.
• Holt Doctors: UK-focused locum doctor recruitment agency placing GPs, consultants, and specialty doctors into NHS and private hospitals. Comparable model and candidate base to Locum Express.
• Medacs Healthcare: Global healthcare staffing provider with established Ireland/UK operations placing locum doctors across hospitals. Direct peer in the locum doctor placement category and a competitor for hospital clients.

Broad incumbents

• Sigmar Recruitment: Large Irish generalist recruitment firm with a healthcare division placing doctors, nurses, and allied professionals. Broader incumbent competing in the same HSE and private healthcare verticals.
• Cpl Resources (Cpl Group): Diversified Irish recruitment group with a dedicated healthcare arm (Cpl Healthcare). Competes with Locum Express across Irish healthcare verticals and shares the multi-vertical recruitment model.

Others

• PE Global (parent): Parent conglomerate of Locum Express providing shared recruitment infrastructure, compliance back-office, and adjacent verticals (nursing, industrial). Functionally an internal peer and enabler for Locum Express's operations.

Emerging players

• Doctorjobs: Ireland-focused doctor recruitment platform listing locum and permanent positions. Comparable in offering but typically narrower in scope and contract scale than Locum Express.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/locumexpress
• Facebookfacebook.com/locumexpresspeglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/locumexpress

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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