As social care specialists, Vitalis Social Care consultants are well aware of the challenges of recruiting in a sector where the right skills and experience can often be in short supply.

We’re constantly evolving new strategies to operate in a skills-short environment.

We’re constantly evolving new strategies to operate in a skills-short environment, and actively cultivate a deep network of qualified social workers, including locums, permanent candidates, and newly qualified social workers. Supporting candidates through professional development, compliance, and interview preparation improves their readiness and helps build trust. By maintaining ongoing relationships with potential candidates, we’re confident in our ability to respond quickly to urgent our clients’ requirements.

We maintain close relationships with the employers we support, as understanding their specific needs is essential We can’t do our job until we’ve identifying the skills, qualifications, and experience profiles that best fit their vacancies. Tailoring our approach each time helps us to make the best match for both the candidate and the employer.

Flexible and Agile

In a skills-short market, it’s important to be able to provide providing options such as temporary, locum, or contract-to-permanent roles that help while permanent positions are being filled. We know this kind of flexibility also attracts candidates seeking varied employment options and allows employers to work with social workers before committing to them on a longer-term basis.

Employing a rich and agile combination of these strategies, Vitalis Social Care can address skills shortages, offer a range of options to their candidates and help employers fill their most challenging social worker vacancies.