Focused, specialist recruitment plays a vital role in ensuring care organisations across England can deliver safe, compliant, and high-quality services. As the sector continues to evolve, recruiting the right people — particularly at senior, management, and corporate level — has become increasingly complex.

At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, we specialise in healthcare recruitment, social care recruitment, and management recruitment, working exclusively with private providers, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and CICs across England.

What Is Healthcare and Social Care Recruitment?

Healthcare and social care recruitment refers to the specialist process of sourcing, assessing, and appointing professionals within regulated care environments. Unlike general recruitment, recruitment for the care sector requires a deep understanding of:

• Regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements
• Governance and safeguarding responsibilities
• Leadership and operational pressures
• Cultural alignment and values-led recruitment

Specialist care recruitment focuses not only on skills and experience, but also on long-term suitability within highly accountable organisations.

Why Specialist Recruitment Matters in the Care Sector

The care sector faces unique challenges that generalist recruiters are often not equipped to manage. These include leadership shortages, regulatory scrutiny, and the need for stability at management level.

By working with a specialist recruitment consultancy, providers benefit from:

• Sector-specific candidate networks
• Knowledge of regulated care environments
• More accurate shortlisting and assessment
• Reduced risk and improved retention

At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, our sole focus on the care sector allows us to deliver informed and effective recruitment solutions.

Roles Commonly Recruited Within Health and Social Care

While frontline recruitment is important across the sector, many organisations face their greatest challenges at senior and leadership level. Our recruitment expertise includes:

• Registered and Service Management roles
• Regional, Operations, and Director-level positions
• Senior leadership and executive appointments
• Corporate and head office roles within care organisations

This integrated approach supports both operational excellence and long-term organisational sustainability.

Healthcare and Social Care Recruitment Across England

Care recruitment challenges vary by region, workforce availability, and organisational structure. Tonic Healthcare Recruitment provides healthcare and social care recruitment across England, supporting providers in every major region with tailored recruitment strategies.

Our nationwide approach ensures consistency, compliance, and access to senior talent regardless of location.

Choosing the Right Recruitment Partner

Effective recruitment across the care sector is about partnership, not transactions. Working with a specialist recruiter who understands your sector can significantly improve outcomes, reduce risk, and support long-term growth.

At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, we work closely with care providers, charities, and not-for-profit organisations to deliver ethical, professional, and results-driven recruitment solutions.

https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about/

https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/healthcare-and-social-care-recruitment-across-england-specialist-support-for-the-care-sector-in-2026/

https://www.acas.org.uk/recruitment

The post What Is Healthcare and Social Care Recruitment? A Guide for Care Providers in England appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

The healthcare and social care sector across England continues to face significant workforce challenges, particularly at senior and leadership level. At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, we specialise in healthcare recruitment, social care recruitment, and management recruitment, supporting organisations across the care sector to secure experienced professionals who can lead, stabilise, and grow their services.

We work with private providers, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and CICs, delivering expert recruitment for the care sector with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term success.

Specialist Recruitment for the Care Sector

Recruitment within healthcare and social care requires a deep understanding of the care sector and the operational pressures organisations face. As a specialist agency, Tonic Healthcare Recruitment focuses exclusively on both care management recruitment and general management recruitment, allowing us to provide informed, targeted, and effective recruitment solutions.

We support organisations with recruitment for roles such as:

• Registered Managers, Care Home Managers, and Service Managers
• Regional, Operations, and Director-level roles
• Senior leadership and executive appointments
• Corporate and head office positions within care organisations

Our approach to healthcare recruitment and social care recruitment ensures candidates are aligned not only with role requirements, but also with organisational values, regulatory responsibilities, and strategic objectives.

Management and Corporate Recruitment in Healthcare and Social Care

Strong leadership and well-structured corporate functions are essential for sustainable care organisations. Our management recruitment services extend beyond operational care roles to include senior corporate and professional appointments within healthcare and social care providers.

At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, we regularly recruit for positions including:

• Head of Finance, Finance Director, and senior finance roles
• Head of HR, HR Directors, and people leadership positions
• Business Development Directors and senior commercial roles
• Quality, Governance, and Compliance Leaders
• Senior Operational and Executive Management Positions

By specialising in recruitment for the care sector, we understand the challenges of operating within regulated environments, ensuring a rigorous and sector-aware recruitment process.

Nationwide Care Recruitment Across England

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment provides healthcare and social care recruitment across England, supporting organisations of all sizes, from independent providers to large care groups, as well as charities, CICs, and not-for-profit organisations.

We recruit across all major regions, including:

• Yorkshire and the Humber
• Midlands (East and West)
• North West England
• North East England
• East of England
• London
• South East England
• South West England

Our regional expertise allows us to deliver consistent, high-quality care recruitment solutions tailored to local workforce conditions.

A Trusted Partner in Social Care Recruitment

At Tonic Healthcare Recruitment, we recognise that recruitment is critical to service quality, leadership stability, and regulatory compliance. Every candidate we represent is assessed for sector experience, leadership capability, and cultural fit.

As specialists in social care recruitment and healthcare recruitment, we work closely with private providers, charities, and not-for-profit organisations to deliver recruitment solutions that support long-term organisational resilience.

Supporting the Future of Healthcare and Social Care

As the care sector continues to evolve, demand for experienced leaders and senior professionals will remain high. Management recruitment and corporate leadership recruitment play a vital role in ensuring organisations can meet regulatory standards, deliver high-quality care, and operate sustainably.

If you are seeking specialist care recruitment, management recruitment, or senior corporate professionals within healthcare and social care anywhere in England, Tonic Healthcare Recruitment is here to support you.

Some useful organisations to look at:

Institute of Health and Social Care Management – https://ihm.org.uk

CQC, the independent regulator of health and social care in England – https://www.cqc.org.uk

More about Tonic Healthcare Recruitment – https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about/

The post Healthcare and Social Care Recruitment Across England: Specialist Support for the Care Sector in 2026. appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

As a small, independent business, we don’t expect everyone to automatically know exactly what we do, how we do it, or who we do it for!

Sometimes, the easiest way to highlight the types of recruitment we do is to list some of the recent work we’ve done, in particular any vacancies we have recruited to and filled, and what types of clients these have been with. 

To sum up briefly what we do, Tonic Healthcare Recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy, focused on senior appointments and experienced hires across healthcare, social care, public health and health and wellbeing. 

We are a family-owned business with many years’ experience of offering recruitment solutions, coupled with the insight gained from our own hands-on business management experience.  We work with a wide range of organisations across a broad spectrum of health & social care settings. This includes recruitment for care providers of services for people with learning disabilities & complex care needs, public health providers, mental healthcare organisations, wellbeing and health & fitness businesses. 

We understand a wide range of business models and care services and have successfully placed people within services including supported living, residential services, day services, consultancy, software development, childrens services, substance misuse, addiction recovery, mental health, community health and a variety of charity and VCSE organisations. 

We have built long-standing relationships with organisations ranging from national charities and major healthcare providers through to niche, owner-managed care businesses. Our reach is UK-wide and we are happy to work on recruitment projects in challenging geographic locations.   

Whilst we have extensive experience of recruitment for operational positions within health and social care, this isn’t the only recruitment we do. Our knowledge and experience allows us to successfully source senior professionals across all functions within our clients’ organisations; operations, finance, HR, marketing, business development, IT. 

We offer both permanent and interim recruitment services for all of the above areas.   Appointments include Operations Directors, Managing Directors, Heads of Finance, CQC Registered Managers, Business Development Managers, Regional Management, Director of HR, People & Culture, Service Managers & Service Leads, Head of Learning & Development.   

We’re not a generic, corporate, high-volume recruiter. That’s not to say we can’t handle a heavy workload, but what we are about is targeted, tailored, sensitively-handled recruitment with a personal touch.

The list below is a small selection of vacancies we have recently recruited for across a range of clients in locations across the UK.

Regional Operations Manager, East of England – supported living services for adults with LD. (national charity.) 

Service Lead – Mental Health (private provider) Manchester, North West

Registered Manager, Residential Complex Care (LD, MH, physical disabilities). (National LD care provider.) East Midlands

Registered Manager – Elderly Residential & specialist dementia care. (Private provider) Lancashire

Payroll Officer (privately owned homecare/complex care/respite services) – Yorkshire

Supported Living Area Manager – for adults with LD & autism.(National care provider) East Midlands

National Lead – Clinical Psychology – National

Clinical Governance Manager – North of England 

Bid Manager (Public Health, National) 

Operational Engagement Manager (Community Health) London/National

Complex Care Coordinator (private provider of complex care at home, North East)

Are you a healthcare or social care organisation looking to recruit? We welcome any enquiries and we are always available to discuss any recruitment needs, especially hard to fill vacancies or specialist roles. 

Our email addresses are on the About Us page here https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about/https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about/

You can also visit our LinkedIn business page, and find our individual profiles and contact details on Linkedin as well:

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment – https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonic-healthcare-recruitment/?viewAsMember=true

Lewis Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewisdwilliams

Bec Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bec-williams/

The post Tonic Healthcare Recruitment – want to know what we do? appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

by Tonic Healthcare Recruitment Ltd

In recent years, technology has played a crucial role in transforming and streamlining health and social care services in the United Kingdom. From electronic health records to telemedicine, various technological advancements have significantly improved the efficiency, accessibility, and quality of care provided to patients across the country.

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

One of the key ways technology has streamlined health and social care in the UK is through the implementation of electronic health records (EHR). EHR systems allow healthcare professionals to access patient information quickly and securely, leading to better coordination of care, reduced medical errors, and improved patient outcomes. By digitising health records, healthcare providers can easily share information with other professionals involved in a patient’s care, leading to more integrated and efficient services.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine has emerged as a game-changer in the delivery of healthcare services, especially in remote or underserved areas. Through telemedicine platforms, patients can consult with healthcare providers remotely, reducing the need for in-person visits and improving access to care. This technology not only saves time and resources but also enables patients to receive timely medical advice and treatment without having to travel long distances.

Wearable Technology

The rise of wearable technology devices such as fitness trackers and smartwatches has also contributed to streamlining health and social care in the UK. These devices allow individuals to monitor their health metrics in real-time, providing valuable data that can help them make informed decisions about their well-being. Healthcare providers can leverage this data to track patient progress, identify potential health issues early on, and tailor treatment plans accordingly.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies are revolutionising healthcare by enabling predictive analytics, personalised medicine, and automation of routine tasks. AI-powered tools can analyse vast amounts of data to identify patterns, predict disease outbreaks, and optimise treatment protocols. By harnessing the power of AI, healthcare professionals in the UK can make more accurate diagnoses, improve treatment outcomes, and enhance overall efficiency in delivering care.

Remote Monitoring Systems

Remote monitoring systems have become increasingly popular in managing chronic conditions and providing continuous care to patients outside traditional healthcare settings. These systems enable healthcare providers to remotely track vital signs, medication adherence, and other relevant data, allowing for proactive interventions and timely adjustments to treatment plans. By leveraging remote monitoring technology, health and social care services in the UK can better support patients with chronic illnesses and improve their quality of life.

In conclusion, technology plays a pivotal role in streamlining health and social care services in the UK by enhancing efficiency, accessibility, and quality of care delivery. From electronic health records to telemedicine and wearable devices, technological innovations continue to transform the healthcare landscape, ultimately benefiting both patients and healthcare providers alike.

Challenges and Opportunities for Recruitment

While technology has undoubtedly enhanced the efficiency and quality of health and social care services in the UK, it has also presented challenges for recruitment within these sectors. The rapid pace of technological innovation means that organisations must continuously upskill their workforce to keep up with evolving technologies. This requires investing in training programs, professional development opportunities, and recruitment strategies that attract candidates with the necessary technical skills.

As healthcare becomes increasingly digitised, there is a growing demand for professionals who possess a combination of clinical expertise and technological proficiency. Individuals who can bridge the gap between healthcare delivery and IT systems are highly sought after in the job market. Therefore, recruitment efforts must focus on identifying candidates with a diverse skill set that encompasses both clinical knowledge and technological acumen.

In conclusion, technology plays a vital role in streamlining health and social care in the UK by enhancing efficiency, improving communication, enabling remote care delivery, and leveraging data analytics. These advancements have not only transformed the way healthcare services are delivered but have also impacted recruitment within the sector. To meet the evolving needs of a digitalised healthcare landscape, organisations must prioritise recruiting professionals with expertise in emerging technologies and invest in continuous training to ensure a skilled workforce capable of harnessing the full potential of technology in healthcare.

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment is a leading management recruitment consultancy for healthcare, social care and health and wellbeing. We have UK-wide coverage and have successfully placed many senior professionals across all business functions, including operational healthcare management, finance management, HR and business development.

The post The role of technology in streamlining health and social care appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

The services are located in the North West/Greater Manchester area and also in the Birmingham/West Midlands area. Realistically someone can be based anywhere in, or between these areas as they will be working from home.

Senior Manager – Regional Manager – Public Health, Community based integrated health services. Based from home – FLEXIBLE LOCATION – but covering services in the Midlands & North West . 

My client is a fast-growth private healthcare provider, due to further contract wins and new service openings is looking for an experienced manager to oversee several teams delivering public health services in the community. 

You will oversee four teams, each with their own service manager, across a wide region. The services include a range of integrated public health solutions (weight management, lifestyle and behaviour changes, smoking cessation etc), which are reaching out into groups within the community who will greatly benefit from their services. 

You will be able to lead and inspire a dispersed team, and your relationship-building skills allowing you to further develop productive relationships with a range of internal & external stakeholders, commissioners, and third parties. You will have a passion for the delivery of high quality services, with excellent levels of quality and governance oversight, and be keen to further the develop and extend their services being offered. 

This is a highly progressive organisation with an excellent reputation and an exciting trajectory of growth. You will be joining a passionate and highly capable senior leadership team, and whilst being supported when required, will be allowed the autonomy and freedom that you would hope for. 

Whilst they have enjoyed a great deal of growth and are looking towards further expansion, this is a well established business with a solid foundation. They have won several awards for the quality and innovation of their services, delivery of life-changing projects with huge social impact, and also plenty of recognition for their standards as an employer of choice with a superb working culture. 

This will be a rewarding, enjoyable position, and whilst challenging and requiring a driven, passionate individual, you will also have a sensible work life balance and the chance for further progression for the right person. 

Immediate interviews are available, as is a full job description and further information about the organisation and this unique senior management opportunity. 

Contact Lewis Williams for further details and a confidential discussion around the opportunity. https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment is a specialist, management recruitment consultancy operating within health and social care. We recruit for positions including Managing Director, Director of Operations, Heads of Service, Regional Management, Registered/Service Manager and leadership roles within corporate functions; Finance Manager/Head of Finance, Director of People and Culture, Head of HR & Recruitment, Business Development Managers, Head of IT and more.

The post Job opportunity of the week: Senior Manager for Public Health Services. appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment have engaged with a number of new organisations this week, with management recruitment campaigns underway for a highly-regarded learning disabilities charity, several SME supported living care providers, a privately owned domiciliary care business with an Outstanding CQC rating, and a very progressive holistic healthcare provider.

We welcome all applications and enquiries, whether for a specific recruitment campaign or advertised vacancy, or simply for a discussion around your CV and career options. Likewise, if you are recruiting for your organisation, please reach out to us to discuss how we can help with your management recruitment.

This week’s featured management vacancy is a senior management position with a growing private healthcare provider with services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Staffordshire, looking for an experienced leader to join as Head of Mental Health services, working with adults, children and young people and further developing their services.

Any interested parties can enquire confidentially for a discussion with Lewis Williams who can be contacted via email lewis@tonichealthcare.co.uk. Full job description, details of the recruitment process and interview stages are available as well as more details on the care business recruiting for this rewarding management vacancy:

Head of Service (Mental Health), Greater Manchester, Lancashire. 

My client is a progressive, successful multi-award winning private healthcare provider looking to expand their management team. They are looking for an experienced manager and inspirational leader to steer and develop their mental health services. 

Using your strong relationship-building skills you will be leading a multi-disciplinary team, managing internal and external relationships with all key stakeholders, commissioners, families and clients. Your experience will see strong operational management skills paired with a solid understanding of care services (ideally including children and young people), such as mental healthcare, behavioural support and therapeutic services. 

You will have a deep understanding of care quality, and be passionate about ensuring the most positive outcomes for all your clients. This position will give you the autonomy and support you to ensure you are able to constantly look to evolve the services, looking for any opportunity to develop and enhance the offerings and ways of working. 

This is a modern, progressive organisation making a real difference, with a very talented and committed senior leadership team. There is further growth and development planned, which offers excellent opportunities for further internal progression. They are financially stable, well established and hold several accreditations and awards recognising their levels of investment and quality as an employer. 

contact: Lewis Williams, lewis@tonichealthcare.co.uk www.tonichealthcare.co.uk

The post Featured management vacancy of the week appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, building a diverse leadership team is crucial for the success of health and social care organisations, recruitment consultancies can contribute to this. A diverse leadership team brings together individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which can lead to improved decision-making, innovation, and overall organisational performance. This article will explore the importance of diversity in leadership positions within the care sector and provide insights into how a recruitment consultancy can play a vital role in achieving this goal.

Why Diversity Matters in Leadership Positions

Diversity in leadership positions is essential for several reasons. Firstly, it promotes a more inclusive and equitable work environment. When individuals from different backgrounds are represented at the top levels of an organization, it sends a powerful message that everyone’s voice is valued and respected. This fosters a culture of inclusivity where employees feel comfortable expressing their ideas and opinions.

Secondly, diverse leadership teams bring a wide range of perspectives to the table. This diversity of thought can lead to more innovative solutions to complex problems. Different experiences and backgrounds can challenge traditional ways of thinking and encourage creative problem-solving approaches. In the healthcare industry, where new challenges arise regularly, having diverse perspectives can be invaluable.

Thirdly, diverse leadership teams are better equipped to understand and meet the needs of a diverse patient population. Health and social care organisations serve individuals from various cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Having leaders who reflect this diversity can help ensure that services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each group. This can lead to improved patient satisfaction, better health outcomes, and increased trust in the healthcare system.

Challenges in Building a Diverse Leadership Team

While building a diverse leadership team is essential, it comes with its own set of challenges. One common obstacle is unconscious bias. Unconscious biases are deeply ingrained stereotypes or prejudices that affect our judgments and decision-making processes without our awareness. These biases can lead to the underrepresentation of certain groups in leadership positions.

Another challenge is the lack of diverse candidates in the talent pool. Historically, certain groups have faced barriers to entry and advancement in healthcare management and leadership roles. This has resulted in a limited pool of diverse candidates for these positions. To overcome this challenge, organisations and recruitment consultancies need to actively seek out and attract diverse talent through targeted recruitment strategies.

The Role of Recruitment Consultancies

Recruitment consultancies play a crucial role in helping health and social care organisations build diverse leadership teams. They can provide expertise in identifying and attracting diverse candidates for management positions within the care sector. Here are some strategies that recruitment consultancies can employ:

1. Developing Inclusive Job Descriptions: Recruitment consultancies can work with organisations to ensure that job descriptions are inclusive and appeal to a diverse range of candidates. This includes using gender-neutral language, emphasizing the organisation’s commitment to diversity, and highlighting opportunities for career growth and development.

2. Expanding Candidate Search: Recruitment consultancies can go beyond traditional recruitment channels to reach a broader pool of diverse candidates. This may involve leveraging professional networks, attending diversity-focused job fairs, partnering with community organisations, or utilizing online platforms that cater specifically to under-represented groups.

3. Implementing Blind Hiring Practices: Blind hiring practices involve removing identifying information such as names, gender, and ethnicity from resumes during the initial screening process. This helps mitigate unconscious bias and ensures that candidates are evaluated solely based on their qualifications and experience.

By implementing these strategies, recruitment consultancies can help health and social care organisations overcome the challenges associated with building a diverse leadership team.

Conclusion

Building a diverse leadership team is crucial for health and social care organizations to thrive in today’s dynamic healthcare landscape. A diverse leadership team brings together individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and overall organisational performance. Recruitment consultancies can play a vital role in helping organizations achieve this goal by developing inclusive job descriptions, expanding candidate searches, and implementing blind hiring practices.

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment is a specialist management recruitment consultancy operating within all areas of health and social care. We recruit from middle-management to director level, for functions including operational care management, finance, estate management, HR, IT, marketing and clinical.

www.tonichealthcare.co.uk

The post Building Diverse Leadership Teams in Health and Social Care appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a person-centred approach that focuses on understanding and addressing the challenging behaviours exhibited by individuals with a range of learning disabilities, including autism. It is a critical framework for delivering effective services to both adults and children, as it promotes their overall well-being, enhances their quality of life, and supports their development and independence. Additionally, PBS offers numerous benefits to care providers and their clients, fostering a positive and supportive environment.

One of the key principles of PBS is the emphasis on understanding the function of challenging behaviours. Instead of viewing these behaviours as intentional or purposeful, PBS recognises that they often serve a specific purpose for the individual. By identifying the underlying causes or triggers of these behaviours, such as communication difficulties or sensory overload, support providers can develop strategies to address them effectively. This approach helps to prevent the occurrence of challenging behaviours and promotes the use of more appropriate and adaptive skills.

PBS also focuses on promoting positive behaviours by creating an environment that encourages individuals to engage in desired actions. This involves identifying and reinforcing positive behaviours through rewards, praise, or other forms of positive reinforcement. By highlighting and rewarding desirable behaviours, individuals are motivated to continue engaging in them, leading to increased independence and improved social interactions.

PBS also emphasizes the importance of individualised support plans tailored to each person’s unique needs and preferences. These plans are developed collaboratively with the individual, their family members, and other professionals involved in their care. By involving all stakeholders in the planning process, PBS ensures that everyone’s perspectives are considered, leading to more effective interventions and outcomes.

The benefits of implementing PBS extend beyond the individuals with learning disabilities themselves; they also positively impact care providers. Firstly, PBS promotes a proactive rather than reactive approach to support provision. By focusing on prevention and early intervention strategies, care providers can reduce the occurrence of challenging behaviours and create a more stable and predictable environment for both themselves and their clients.

Importantly PBS enhances the overall quality of care by promoting a person-centred approach. This means that the individual’s preferences, interests, and goals are at the forefront of decision-making processes. By understanding and respecting each person’s unique needs, care providers can deliver services that are tailored to their specific requirements, resulting in improved outcomes and satisfaction.

PBS fosters a positive and supportive environment for both care providers and their clients. By focusing on positive reinforcement and creating opportunities for success, individuals with learning disabilities experience increased self-esteem and confidence. This, in turn, leads to more positive interactions and relationships with their support providers. For care providers, witnessing the progress and achievements of their clients can be highly rewarding and motivating.

Positive Behaviour Support is critical for the delivery of effective services for both adults and children with learning disabilities. By understanding the function of challenging behaviours, promoting positive behaviours, and implementing individualised support plans, PBS enhances the overall well-being and quality of life for individuals with disabilities. It offers numerous benefits to care providers by promoting a proactive approach, enhancing the quality of care, and fostering a positive environment. 

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment are care sector recruitment specialists. We offer a targeted, quality driven recruitment service to the care sector, focusing mainly on management recruitment and senior, experienced-level hires. We recruit for both operational care management and positions within corporate functions; Finance, HR, Marketing, Business Development and IT.

We have opportunities across the sector and we are currently managing the recruitment of a Head of PBS for the East Midlands region. Interested candidates can contact us confidentially for more details – email bec@tonichealthcare.co.uk our full contact details can be found here https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/about/

A further article discussing PBS from CQC’s point of view can be accessed here https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180705_900824_briefguide-positive_behaviour_support_for_people_with_behaviours_that_challenge_v4.pdf

The post The Power of Positive Behaviour Support: Enhancing Effective Care Services  appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

Becoming a trustee of a charity can be a rewarding experience both personally and professionally. Trustees are responsible for the overall management and direction of a charity, ensuring that it is run in accordance with its objectives and legal requirements. If you are interested in becoming a trustee, here are some steps to follow:

1. Identify charities that align with your values and interests: Before applying to become a trustee, it is important to research charities that align with your values and interests. This will ensure that you are passionate about the work of the charity and will be committed to its success.

2. Understand the role of a trustee: Trustees have legal responsibilities and must act in the best interests of the charity at all times. They are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the charity, ensuring that it is financially stable, and overseeing its operations.

3. Check your eligibility: To become a trustee, you must be over 18 years old and not disqualified from acting as a trustee. Certain criminal convictions or bankruptcy may disqualify you from becoming a trustee.

4. Apply to become a trustee: Once you have identified a charity that you are interested in working with, you can apply to become a trustee. This may involve submitting an application form or attending an interview.

5. Attend training: Many charities offer training for new trustees to help them understand their role and responsibilities. This may include training on governance, finance, and fundraising.

Becoming a trustee can be a valuable experience for your career development. It demonstrates your commitment to social responsibility and can provide opportunities for networking and professional development. Serving as a trustee can also help you develop skills in leadership, strategic planning, and financial management.

In terms of how it might benefit your CV, being a trustee shows that you have experience in managing budgets, leading teams, and making strategic decisions. It also demonstrates your commitment to social responsibility and community involvement.

In conclusion, becoming a trustee of a charity can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience. It allows you to make a positive impact on your community while developing valuable skills and experience that can benefit your career.

If you are looking for a new management opportunity within the healthcare or social care sector, contact us at Tonic Healthcare Recruitment for impartial advice, or an appraisal of your current CV.

We can also assist Charities in recruiting Trustees, please contact us for more details.

https://www.tonichealthcare.co.uk/contact/

The post How to gain an advantage in a competitive job market – becoming a Charity Trustee appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.

An article in the ITIJ published the recent data showing an increase in recruitment in the care sector, with 2022 having a 37% increase in recruitment (based on job applications rather than just vacancies) across the sector.

The biggest increase was at entry level – healthcare assistant or equivalent – but several areas including nursing, specialist vacancies, and management recruitment all showed an increase in applications.

Obviously there is still a shortage of staff for the care sector with many vacancies left unfilled or taking extended periods of time to recruit into, and healthcare recruitment still remains challenging but many will be encouraged to see an uplift in the number of people looking to join either at entry level or moving into the care sector from other career paths.

The analysis came from a recruitment software business called Occupop, and aggregated data from across various sources including job boards such as Indeed, CV Library, Monster and also social media channels such as LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonic-healthcare-recruitment/

Tonic Healthcare Recruitment specialises in management level recruitment for the health and social care sector, contact us to discuss how we can work together

www.tonichealthcare.co.uk

The post Increase in healthcare recruitment activity in 2022 appeared first on Tonic Healthcare Recruitment.