Healthcare & Clinical Recruitment

We find the person your patients are depending on

Whether it’s a Registered Nurse, a Ward Manager, a Clinical Lead, or that specialist title your HR team has been struggling to fill for months — if the role exists in healthcare, WCS Project Recruitment has the right candidate ready. At no risk to your live service, KPI, budget or workflow.

350K+
NHS and private sector vacancies across the UK
+6.8%
Healthcare salary growth 2024–25 across clinical roles
Top 3
Healthcare is a top-3 most in-demand hiring sector 2026
83%
of healthcare employers plan to recruit this year
Employers — priority access
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I need to hire a healthcare professional

Tell us the role, the setting, and the timeline. Whether it’s a Band 5 nurse for a care home, a Ward Manager for an NHS trust, or a clinical leadership appointment — we know where the right candidates are and we can reach them today.

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I’m a healthcare professional looking for my next role

We work across every clinical specialism and care setting. Register your details and we’ll only be in touch when something genuinely relevant comes up — NHS, private, or independent sector.

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Our phone lines are prioritised for employer enquiries. Candidate registrations are handled via the link above.

Most placed roles

The roles we fill most

These are the titles that come across our desk most frequently — across NHS trusts, private hospitals, care homes, and community settings.

Registered Nurse (RGN)
£30K – £41K
Healthcare Assistant (HCA)
£23K – £30K
Senior Carer / Care Manager
£28K – £40K
Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
£32K – £44K
Ward Manager
£49K – £59K
Clinical Lead
£40K – £50K
Physiotherapist
£35K – £49K
Occupational Therapist
£35K – £49K
Community Nurse
£33K – £45K
Specialist & harder to fill

Roles agencies rarely fill — we do

These titles come up less often but are among the hardest to source. We have the network to find them.

Director of Nursing
£82K – £112K
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
£49K – £64K
Infection Control Specialist
£44K – £59K
Clinical Governance Lead
£54K – £74K
Tissue Viability Nurse
£42K – £57K
Lead Safeguarding Nurse
£44K – £58K
Macmillan / Palliative Care Nurse
£37K – £49K
Practice Development Nurse
£40K – £53K
Discharge Coordinator
£36K – £49K

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Salary intelligence

2026 healthcare salary snapshot

Current benchmarks across NHS, private, and independent sector healthcare roles in the UK.

RoleSalary rangeTrend
Director of Nursing£82,000 – £112,000
+ package
↑ Rising
Ward Manager£49,000 – £59,000↑ Rising
Advanced Nurse Practitioner£49,000 – £64,000↑ Rising
Clinical Lead£40,000 – £50,000↑ Rising
Registered Nurse (RGN)£30,000 – £41,000↑ Rising
Healthcare Assistant£23,000 – £30,000↑ Rising
Need salary data for a different role?We benchmark across every clinical specialism and care setting. Request data for any role.
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Market intelligence

Healthcare hiring demand has never been higher

350K+
Healthcare vacancies exist across NHS and private sector combined, creating sustained demand for clinical professionals at every level.
Source: NHS England / ONS
+6.8%
Clinical salary growth in 2024–25, with specialist nursing and advanced practice roles seeing the sharpest increases.
Source: NHS Pay Review Body / REC
Top 3
Healthcare is consistently ranked a top-3 most in-demand hiring sector in the UK, alongside construction and logistics.
Source: Staffing Industry Analysts 2026

Know who you need. Let’s find them.

Tell us the role, the setting, and what good looks like. We’ll handle everything else — at no risk to your live service, KPI, budget or workflow.