What Holistic Recruiters does

Holistic Recruiters Ltd is a UK-based healthcare recruitment agency founded in 2015 and headquartered in Colchester, Essex. The company supplies vetted healthcare professionals — including nurses, care workers, support workers, and allied health professionals — to care homes, hospitals, supported living services, domiciliary care providers, mental health recovery services, and clinics across the UK and selected international markets. Named customers span NHS-commissioned services (Royal London Hospital / Barts Health NHS Trust, NHS Mental Health Recovery House), enterprise care operators (Sunrise Care Homes, HomeFirst Domiciliary), and private clinics and pharmacies (Lloyds Pharmacy Group, Harley Street Clinic).

Name

Holistic Recruiters

Legal name

Holistic Recruiters Ltd

Website

https://holisticrecruiters.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Holistic Recruiters is a UK healthcare recruitment agency supplying vetted nurses, care workers, and allied professionals to care homes, hospitals, NHS services, and domiciliary providers, with complementary DBS processing, CPD-accredited training, and international recruitment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare recruitment services
• Medical staffing agency
• Nursing recruitment services
• Care home staffing
• International healthcare recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Colchester

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staff Recruitment: Placement fees for placing healthcare professionals including nurses, care workers, support workers, and allied health professionals into care homes, hospitals, and other healthcare settings.
2. DBS/PVG Check Processing: Processing DBS checks for England & Wales at £90.00 and AccessNI checks for Northern Ireland at £70.00. Standard and Enhanced DBS checks available.
3. Online Training Courses: CPD-accredited online courses ranging from £199 to £449, covering mandatory care training, clinical skills, international preparation, and professional development. Pay-per-course model.
4. International Recruitment Services: Visa sponsorship support, professional registration assistance (NMC/GMC), IELTS/CBT/OSCE training, and relocation onboarding for international healthcare professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holistic Recruiters is a UK-based healthcare recruitment agency that places vetted healthcare professionals — including nurses, support workers, social workers, and allied health staff — into care homes, hospitals, supported living services, domiciliary care providers, and clinics on a permanent or temporary basis. The agency complements its core recruitment service with DBS and PVG check processing, a catalogue of CPD-accredited online training courses, and international recruitment that includes visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.

Product overview

Holistic Recruiters operates as a healthcare recruitment agency offering a unified service platform with multiple integrated modules. The core offering is the Healthcare Recruitment Agency Services connecting care providers with qualified professionals. This core service is supplemented by three key modules: DBS & PVG Services for compliance background checks, the Online Training Platform for CPD-accredited courses, and International Recruitment Services for global talent acquisition. The product portfolio functions as an integrated ecosystem where recruitment services leverage the training platform for candidate compliance, DBS services for pre-employment verification, and international recruitment for overseas talent pipelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Staff Recruitment Services End-to-end permanent and temporary recruitment of vetted healthcare professionals for UK care homes, hospitals, supported living services, domiciliary care providers, and clinics. The service includes candidate sourcing, screening, and matching to employer requirements.
• International Healthcare Recruitment with Visa Sponsorship Recruitment of healthcare professionals from international source markets with associated visa sponsorship and relocation support, enabling UK healthcare employers to access overseas talent pipelines.
• DBS and PVG Check Processing Processing of UK DBS and Scottish PVG background checks for healthcare candidates and employers, delivered through an online application workflow to support pre-employment compliance.
• CPD-Accredited Online Training Courses A catalogue of CPD-accredited online training courses covering healthcare and care-related competencies, offered to individual learners and healthcare employers for workforce development and statutory training requirements.

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Emey CarecoreOthersAffiliate company under the Holistic Recruiters umbrella. Emey Care (https://emeycare.co.uk/) is a related healthcare services company sharing branding and operational alignment.
• Care Quality Commission (CQC)coreOthersRegulatory body accreditation ensuring compliance with UK healthcare standards. CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England.
• Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)coreOthersIndustry association membership demonstrating adherence to professional recruitment standards and codes of practice in the UK.
• Association of Professional Recruitment Consultants (APRC)coreOthersProfessional body membership for recruitment consultants ensuring ethical standards and professional conduct in healthcare recruitment.
• Holistic TechsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing IT infrastructure and systems support for the recruitment platform and training delivery systems.
• PeninsulasupportingOthersHR and employment services provider offering compliance and advisory support for employment law matters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pulse (Acacium Group): Large UK healthcare staffing specialist placing allied health professionals, nurses, and doctors into NHS and private settings — overlaps with Holistic Recruiters on clinical and allied health placement but operates at substantially greater scale.
• A24 Group (Nightingale, Mendip, Harmony): UK healthcare staffing group operating specialist nursing, mental health, and homecare recruitment brands — comparable mix of clinical placements, mental health focus, and international candidate sourcing.
• Service Care Solutions: UK recruitment agency focused on healthcare, social care, and criminal justice staffing with NHS framework access — comparable in regulatory positioning and target customer segments.
• Newcross Healthcare: UK-based healthcare staffing provider placing nurses, care workers, and support staff into care homes, NHS settings, and domiciliary care — directly comparable in customer segments, service model, and geographic focus.
• Sanctuary Personnel: UK healthcare and social care recruitment agency supplying permanent and temporary staff to NHS trusts, local authorities, and private providers — directly comparable specialism and customer base.
• Prestige Nursing & Care: UK provider of nursing and domiciliary care staffing combining recruitment with homecare service delivery — overlaps on the care worker and nursing placement side and on domiciliary customer segments.
• MedicsPro: UK-based specialist healthcare recruitment agency placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals into NHS and private settings — comparable niche focus and placement model.

Regional players

• Cpl Healthcare: Ireland-headquartered healthcare recruiter placing nurses, doctors, and allied health staff across Ireland and the UK — comparable niche and candidate pool, with primary geographic focus on Ireland.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: One of the UK's largest generalist recruitment firms with a substantial healthcare staffing division — competes with Holistic Recruiters on healthcare placements but operates across many other sectors at vastly greater scale.
• Hays UK & Ireland: Global recruitment group with significant UK healthcare and life sciences practice — overlaps on healthcare professional placement but competes across many verticals with much larger resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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