Care & Children's Services Recruitment for Care Provider Employers
Stephen James Consulting is a specialist recruitment agency for care sector employers. Placing registered managers, home managers and senior leaders across elderly care, nursing care, mental health, learning disabilities and children's residential services. 92% of our clients would recommend us.
Recruiting at management level in a regulated sector is high stakes. A bad hire doesn't just cost money. It can affect CQC or Ofsted ratings, staff retention, and ultimately the people in your care.
We work exclusively within the care and children's services sector, which means our consultants understand the regulatory pressures, the qualifications that matter, and the kind of leadership that actually works in a care setting. Not just on paper.
We support employers with permanent appointments, interim management cover, and senior leadership search, from single-site registered manager roles through to multi-site regional and board-level appointments.
Why Employers Work With Us
92% of our clients say they would recommend us (based on direct client feedback).
85% of our clients work with us exclusively for all of their senior recruitment needs, rather than running multiple agencies in parallel.
Every candidate is vetted by consultants who understand CQC and Ofsted requirements, not generalist recruiters.
We work across the full breadth of care - elderly care, nursing care, mental health, learning disabilities, live-in care and children's residential - so you have one trusted partner across your whole portfolio.
Permanent, interim and contract placements, including IR35-compliant interim management cover.
Sectors We Recruit For
We place senior managers and leaders across:
- Nursing Care - Home Managers, Clinical Managers, Deputy Managers (RGN/RMN)
- Residential Care - Registered Managers, Deputy Managers, Regional Support Managers
- Dementia Care - specialist Home Managers and Deputy Managers
- Learning Disabilities - Registered Managers and Service Managers
- Live-in Care - Registered Managers and Area Managers
- Mental Health - Registered Managers and Service Managers
- Children's Care & Education - Ofsted Registered Managers, Deputy Managers and Responsible Individuals
Permanent, Interim and Contract Recruitment
Whether you need a permanent registered manager, interim cover at short notice, or support filling a regulatory gap before an inspection, we tailor our approach to the urgency and complexity of the role. For interim and contract placements, we ensure full IR35 compliance. Read our guide on what IR35 means for care sector recruitment for more detail on how this affects interim hiring.