Hospice Recruitment
We recruit executive leaders, trustees and interim specialists for hospices and palliative care organisations, helping them balance compassionate care, financial sustainability and long-term growth.
Health & Social Care Recruitment
We support health and social care organisations across the UK through executive and leadership recruitment, board recruitment and interim leadership search.
Leadership in health and social care
Health and social care organisations support people through some of the most challenging moments in their lives. Across healthcare charities, hospices, disability organisations, mental health providers, NHS organisations and community services, leaders are balancing rising demand with increasing complexity while working together to improve outcomes for the people and communities they serve.
Demand for support continues to grow while organisations face financial pressure, workforce shortages and increasing complexity. Many are being asked to do more while responding to changing needs, tighter resources and rising expectations from funders, regulators and the communities they serve.
In this environment, leadership affects far more than organisational performance. It influences culture, shapes services and helps organisations stay focused on the people they exist to support.
Health and social care organisations have the opportunity to transform lives by addressing inequity, strengthening the quality of provision, empowering independence and ensuring services are designed around the needs and aspirations of the people they support.
We work with organisations across health and social care to recruit leaders who combine strategic thinking with empathy, sound judgement and a clear commitment to improving lives.
Our work in health and social care
We recruit across NHS organisations, healthcare charities, hospices, disability organisations, mental health providers, community health services and wider social care. That breadth gives us insight into how leadership increasingly operates across organisational boundaries, with many appointments requiring experience of partnership working, collaboration and complex stakeholder environments.
We've built relationships with leaders working across health and social care, from hospices and disability organisations through to healthcare charities and community providers. That helps us reach people who may not be actively looking for a new role but have the experience, judgement and values organisations need.
Understanding the people you support, the services you deliver and the challenges you face helps us identify leaders who can contribute from day one. We look beyond established networks to engage people with the skills, experience and perspective needed for the role, while ensuring candidates and clients feel informed and supported throughout the process.
Specialist areas we support
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Disability Recruitment
We support disability organisations to recruit leaders who champion inclusion, value lived experience and help create services that enable people to thrive.
Mental Health Recruitment
We recruit leaders for mental health organisations who can strengthen services, support their workforce and respond to growing demand for mental health support.
How we support health and social care organisations
Executive Recruitment
We recruit chief executives, directors and senior leaders who can lead complex services, support their workforce and maintain a clear focus on the people and communities they serve.
Board Recruitment
We help organisations appoint chairs, trustees and non-executive directors who strengthen governance, bring valuable expertise and support effective decision-making across health and social care organisations.
Interim Leadership
We recruit experienced interim leaders who can provide stability during leadership transitions, support organisational change and help services continue to operate effectively during periods of pressure or uncertainty.
Leadership and specialist roles we've supported
Every organisation’s needs are different, and the appointments we support vary widely across the sector. From executive leadership and governance roles through to specialist operational and functional positions, we help health and social care organisations recruit people who can strengthen services, support teams and improve outcomes for the people they serve.
Roles we recruit
Executive leadership
- Chief Executives
- Executive Directors
- Directors of Operations
- Directors of Care
- Deputy Directors
Functional leadership
- Finance
- Fundraising
- Marketing & Communications
- People & Culture
- Service Delivery
- Transformation & Improvement
Governance leadership
- Chairs
- Trustees
- Non-Executive Directors
- Campaign boards
- Committee Chairs
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NHS Recruitment
Executive, board, functional and interim recruitment for NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts, helping boards appoint leaders who strengthen governance, improve organisational performance and deliver better outcomes for patients and communities.
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Housing Recruitment
We support housing organisations across the UK through executive recruitment, board recruitment and interim leadership.
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Mental Health Recruitment
We recruit executive, board, functional and interim leaders for mental health charities, service providers and socially focused organisations across the UK.
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Disability Recruitment
We recruit executive, board, functional and interim leaders for disability organisations, drawing on extensive experience across disability services, advocacy, care and support.
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Hospice Recruitment
We recruit executive, board, functional and interim leaders for hospices and palliative care organisations, drawing on extensive experience across hospice leadership, governance, care and income generation.
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Leadership appointments
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| Havens Hospices | Chief Executive |
| Hospice in the Weald | Chief Executive |
| Person Shaped Support | Chief Executive |
| Walsingham Support | Chief Executive; Director of Operations & Development; Director of People & Engagement |
| Ambitious About Autism | Director of National Programmes |
| Cardiomyopathy UK | Chief Executive Officer |
| Challengers | Chief Executive |
| Share Community | Chief Executive Officer |
| Contact | Chief Executive |
| Age UK Croydon | Chief Executive |
Board appointments
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| Active Prospects | Chair & Trustees |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT | Chair |
| Bolton Cares | Non-Executive Directors |
| DHU Healthcare CIC | Non-Executive Directors |
| Diabetes UK | Trustees |
| Genetics Alliance | Chair |
| Healthcare Without Harm Europe | Chair & Trustees |
| Mental Health Matters | Trustees |
| NSPCC | Board recruitment |
| Royal College of Emergency Medicine | Chair |
Specialist appointments
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| Place2Be | Director of Operations |
| The Children's Society | Director of Youth Impact |
| Shooting Star Children's Hospice | Director of Care |
| NHS Charities Together | Director of Marketing & Communications |
| Carers First | Director of Innovation & Development |
Meet the team
Clare Chesworth
Head of Social Justice
Laura Iliff
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Matthew Skaife
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Emily Birch
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Josh Larkin
Senior Consultant | Charities
Lucy Kennedy-Mavers
Director | Charities
Marie McQuade
Director | Charities
Jennifer Horan
Head of Board Appointments
Rachel Davies
Managing Consultant | Charities
Clare Chesworth
Head of Social Justice
Laura Iliff
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Matthew Skaife
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Emily Birch
Principal Consultant | Fundraising
Josh Larkin
Senior Consultant | Charities
Lucy Kennedy-Mavers
Director | Charities
Marie McQuade
Director | Charities
Jennifer Horan
Head of Board Appointments
Rachel Davies
Managing Consultant | Charities
Clare Chesworth
Head of Social Justice
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