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Specialist Healthcare Recruitment

Rotherwood Cares places specialist healthcare professionals across Lancashire and West Yorkshire, including CQC and Ofsted Registered Managers. Our 50 years of local market presence ensures access to vetted talent and a 96% permanent placement retention rate. We provide compliant temporary staff within 2 hours, safeguarding vulnerable service users and maintaining service levels for our clients.

Why Rotherwood Cares Excels in Healthcare Recruitment

Rotherwood Cares excels in healthcare recruitment because our 50 years of specialist recruitment across Lancashire and West Yorkshire provides comprehensive local expertise. With central offices on high street locations in Burnley and Keighley, we access local talent pools unavailable through job boards or generalist agencies. Our data shows we fill 97% of temporary shift bookings within 45 minutes.

We understand the strict compliance and vetting standards required for CQC and Ofsted regulated environments. Working with generalist agencies creates unnecessary risk to service users and staff. Our safer recruitment process includes Enhanced DBS checks, barred list verification, and comprehensive safeguarding suitability assessments. Every stage is documented and aligned with regulatory expectations, ensuring 100% compliance rate adherence.

Our proven track record includes a 96% permanent placement retention rate and filling 97% of temporary shift bookings within 45 minutes. We provide 24/7 on-call coverage through our dedicated team, not automated systems, ensuring immediate response when services face staffing emergencies.

Roles We Fill Across Healthcare Settings

We recruit across diverse environments including nursing and care homes, sheltered housing, community services, children's residential services, and housing support. Our specialist focus covers substance misuse services, domestic violence support, and therapeutic care settings, placing over 60 professionals into permanent roles in 2025.

Permanent Placements
Temporary Staffing
Services We Work With
How We Recruit
Permanent Placements

Permanent Placements

Unlike some agencies, we have dedicated consultants who specialise in permanent recruitment. They work with high calibre candidates and leverage extensive networks to introduce talent that is not actively available on the open market. In the main, candidates are referred to them through trusted networks and tend to be passive job seekers, meaning they are not actively advertising their availability on job boards and rarely respond to recruitment approaches via social media. 

Typical Roles Recruited include:

  • Nursing and Home Managers
  • Service Managers
  • Clinical Leads
  • Senior Support Staff
Temporary Staffing

Temporary Staffing

Our specialist temporary team supports agency staff and services 24/7. The team are able to cover emergency shifts within 45 mins of the call out, place longer term cover with regular workers and also offer a temporary to permanent option. 

  • Every worker is fully vetted to Ofsted & CQC standards
  • Full rota management
  • 24/7 on call
  • Full compliance provided prior to placement
  • DBS checks 
Services We Work With

Services We Work With

  • Nursing & Care Homes
  • Children's Residential Homes
  • Forensic Services
  • Community Outreach
  • Housing & Sheltered Accommodation
How We Recruit

How We Recruit

If you are recruiting on a permanent basis or need longer term interim or temporary cover, we ensure we can attract the right candidates by following the below process.

Step 1: In-Depth Client Briefing
Conduct a comprehensive client consultation to understand role requirements, service-user needs and relevant regulatory standards.

Step 2: Market Mapping
Utilise our extensive local network to identify suitable candidates, including passive talent that may not be reached through traditional recruitment channels.

Step 3: Rigorous Vetting
Complete identity verification, right-to-work checks, Enhanced DBS checks, barred-list checks and comprehensive reference verification aligned with CQC and Ofsted requirements.

Our Registration and Vetting Process

Onboarding

01
Screening
Telephone screening and basic suitability assesment carried out
02
Registration
Complete an online registration form and upload all required documentation
03
In Person Apppointment
Suitability assesment and interview carried out in person
04
Verfification
RTW, ID, qualifications, certifications, registrations and DBS verifictions carried out
05
Referencing and Vetting
References requested and verified, any risk assesments needed are carried out
06
Induction
In person Rotherwood Cares induction carried out, security passes and client specifics handed over
Onboarding
01
Screening
Telephone screening and basic suitability assesment carried out
02
Registration
Complete an online registration form and upload all required documentation
03
In Person Apppointment
Suitability assesment and interview carried out in person
04
Verfification
RTW, ID, qualifications, certifications, registrations and DBS verifictions carried out
05
Referencing and Vetting
References requested and verified, any risk assesments needed are carried out
06
Induction
In person Rotherwood Cares induction carried out, security passes and client specifics handed over

Meet our team

Jess Russell

Jess Russell

Business Manager
07301 592701
Abbie Butschok

Abbie Butschok

Delivery & Compliance Consultant
07961 164301
Hannah Hope

Hannah Hope

Senior Consultant
07500 847675

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Senior Team Leader

Nelson
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£29,000-£36,500
Join a brand-new children’s home and play a key role in supporting young people, leading a care team, and creating a safe, nurturing environment where children can thrive. See below for the full job details.

Senior Care Assistant

Lancaster
Lancashire
£15
Support elderly residents, including those living with dementia and complex care needs, while providing high-quality person-centred care and supporting care teams. Flexible day and night shifts available with ongoing opportunities. See below for the full job details.

Senior Care Assistant

Chorley
Lancashire
£15
Support elderly residents, including those living with dementia and complex care needs, while providing high-quality person-centred care and supporting care teams. Flexible day and night shifts available with ongoing opportunities. See below for the full job details.

Care Assistant

Lancaster
Lancashire
£13.45
Provide high-quality, person-centred care and support to residents in a welcoming care home environment. Flexible day and night shifts available with ad-hoc and ongoing opportunities. See below for the full job details.

Meet our Healthcare Team

Jo Pagdin

Jo Pagdin

Managing Director
Jess Russell

Jess Russell

Business Manager- Care & Recruitment
Reannon Gardner

Reannon Gardner

Payroll Administrator - Finance & Compliance
Abbie Butschok

Abbie Butschok

Delivery & Compliance Consultant - Care
Hannah Hope

Hannah Hope

Senior Consultant - Care