Business Details
21 Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Social Care Recruitment Solutions
Cohesion Recruitment has been delivering specialist recruitment and retention solutions to the UK care sector for over two decades. Our team combines deep sector expertise with innovative recruitment methodologies to provide end-to-end services, from candidate attraction to onboarding. We specialise in outsourced recruitment, campaign-based projects, and compliance management, helping care providers reduce agency dependency while improving staff retention. Our proprietary Care Character tool utilises values-based assessments to match candidates with organisations where they will thrive. With a proven track record of delivering high-quality talent across social care, healthcare, and housing sectors, we prioritise long-term relationships over transactional placements.Our approach integrates technology, data analytics, and human insight to create tailored recruitment strategies that address specific client challenges. Having supported organisations like North Bristol NHS Trust and Autograph Care during critical hiring periods, we combine sector knowledge with operational excellence. Our commitment to continuous improvement drives ongoing training for our team, ensuring we remain at the forefront of recruitment innovation. By focusing on cultural alignment and candidate engagement, we help clients build sustainable workforces that deliver exceptional care. This dedication to quality and client partnership has established us as a trusted alternative to traditional recruitment agencies.
Services
Fully Outsourced Recruitment
Campaign Recruitment
Project Recruitment
Agency Management
Retention Strategies
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- We have over 20 years of specialist experience in social care recruitment
- Our proprietary Care Character tool ensures values-based candidate matching
- We deliver end-to-end recruitment solutions tailored to care sector challenges
- Our compliance management services ensure regulatory adherence for care providers
- We combine technology with human insight for sustainable recruitment outcomes
What people say
Experts in the care sector
Pleased with results achieved
Delivered high-quality talent
Reduced agency costs
Effective during critical periods
Services
Fully Outsourced Recruitment
We deliver comprehensive recruitment solutions from candidate attraction to onboarding. Our services include workforce planning, talent acquisition, and retention strategy development. By acting as an extension of your HR team, we ensure consistent hiring quality while reducing agency dependency and improving staff retention rates across care settings.
Campaign Recruitment
Our campaign-based approach addresses specific recruitment challenges through tailored strategies. We design and execute high-impact hiring campaigns for complex care roles, combining digital marketing with proactive headhunting. This service includes employer branding, application process optimisation, and data-driven candidate engagement to meet volume or specialist hiring needs.
Compliance Management
We ensure adherence to care sector regulations through comprehensive compliance services. Our offerings include pre-employment checks, file auditing, and CQC regulation 19 compliance support. By maintaining rigorous compliance standards, we help care providers mitigate risks and maintain operational integrity during regulatory inspections.
Retention Strategies
Our retention solutions focus on sustainable workforce development. We conduct exit interviews, implement values-based assessments, and develop engagement strategies to improve staff satisfaction. By addressing root causes of turnover, we help care providers build stable teams that deliver consistent quality care while reducing recruitment costs.
Activate
This service combines social care expertise with proactive talent sourcing. We use targeted outreach and relationship-building to attract high-quality candidates for specialist roles. Our approach includes market analysis, candidate engagement strategies, and streamlined assessment processes to fill challenging positions efficiently while maintaining quality standards.
Questions
What social care recruitment services do you offer?
We provide fully outsourced recruitment, campaign-based projects, compliance management, and retention strategies tailored to the care sector's specific challenges.
How do you improve staff retention in care settings?
Our values-based assessments and Care Character tool ensure cultural fit, while retention strategies address workplace satisfaction and career development opportunities.
Which areas do you cover?
We operate nationwide across the UK, supporting care providers in social care, healthcare, and housing sectors.
How do you ensure regulatory compliance?
Our compliance services include pre-employment checks, file auditing, and CQC regulation 19 support to maintain regulatory standards.
What makes your approach different?
We combine sector expertise with technology-driven recruitment strategies, focusing on long-term workforce sustainability rather than transactional placements.
