I would recommend ecruit, they are a friendly and helpful service. There campaigns are well thought through, engaging, and get results.
Recruitment Lead, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYT) serves communities across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield, delivering:
Adult and older adult mental health services
Community and learning disability services
Wellbeing programmes
Specialist secure mental health (forensic) services across Yorkshire & Humber
As an NHS trust supporting some of the most vulnerable individuals in society, SWYT’s work depends on hiring highly capable, values-driven professionals who can support its mission:
helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities.
Recruiting for senior and specialist roles in the NHS is uniquely challenging. SWYT faced:
The market for roles like People Business Partner, Workforce Planning Lead, and specialist HR leaders is extremely tight.
Experience alone isn’t enough — candidates must demonstrate compassion, professionalism, and a commitment to public service.
Senior roles often require targeted, proactive engagement.
With multiple roles to fill, agency commission posed a major cost barrier.
SWYT needed a recruitment solution that was:
Value-driven
Aligned with NHS culture
Able to reach both active and passive professionals
Sensitive to the unique demands of healthcare recruitment
The Trust selected ecruit’s 360 Package — a combination of targeted job advertising plus specialist headhunting.
This allowed SWYT to:
Via strategically placed, bespoke job adverts across high-traffic platforms.
Through targeted headhunting that emphasised the Trust’s culture, mission, and values.
Crucial when approaching individuals working in demanding care environments.
Replacing agency fees with a fixed-cost, high-value model.
SWYT specifically praised how ecruit took time to understand:
Their organisational culture
The values of compassion and patient-first care
The pressures and sensitivities of NHS hiring
Their need for both speed and candidate alignment
Head of People Experience
People Business Partner
Workforce Planning Lead
Recruitment Team Leader
A transformative cost reduction for multiple hires.
A dramatic increase in reach and response rate.
Candidates sourced through headhunting demonstrated deeper alignment with NHS culture, which was essential for high-impact people-focused roles.
A balanced pipeline delivering both breadth and depth.
SWYT has returned to ecruit multiple times for further specialist hiring needs.
Recruitment Lead Mike Gray highlighted the importance of a recruitment partner who fully understands NHS values and can engage candidates respectfully, professionally, and meaningfully.
“We wanted a fixed fee recruitment provider that invests their time, energy, and effort into understanding our Trust mission and values.
ecruit is able to create bespoke campaigns which fit these areas, offering us a high level of service at a much lower price point.
We received a high quantity and quality of candidates from both the job boards and the headhunting team.”
— Mike Gray, SWYT
SWYT recommends ecruit for delivering:
Stronger candidate pipelines
Lower cost-per-hire
Bespoke campaigns tailored to NHS values
A sensitive, human-first approach to healthcare recruitment
Consistent, high-quality results
The Trust now considers ecruit a go-to recruitment partner for specialist healthcare roles.
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Whether you’re recruiting nurses, managers, HR specialists, or senior operational roles, ecruit can help you:
Reduce your recruitment spend by up to 90%
Increase applicant quality and volume
Reach passive and active healthcare professionals
Run multiple job campaigns without escalating costs
Build pipelines aligned with NHS values and culture
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