Sanctuary Personnel

At Sanctuary Personnel, we’re one of the UK’s leading health and social care recruitment agencies, specialising in healthcare, social work, criminal justice, and allied health recruitment. Since launching in 2006, our ambition has been simple — to raise standards within recruitment and provide trusted, resilient staffing solutions that genuinely put people first.

Today, we work with NHS trusts, local authorities, private healthcare organisations, voluntary sector providers, and secure estate services across the UK. We recruit for a wide range of roles including nursing, mental health, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, imaging, criminal justice healthcare, and leadership positions.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s largest on-framework health and social care recruitment agencies, supplying organisations through major frameworks including Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Collaborative Procurement Partnership (CPP), and HealthTrust Europe. More than 40,000 health and social care professionals are registered with us, and hundreds of NHS trusts and employers trust us to help them find the right people.

At Sanctuary Personnel, we believe recruitment should feel personal. Whether someone is looking for their next locum assignment, permanent role, or international relocation opportunity, we take the time to understand their experience, ambitions, and preferred way of working. We aim to match professionals with opportunities that are the right fit both professionally and personally.

Innovation and quality are central to how we work. Over the years, we’ve developed specialist divisions including Sanctuary Health, Sanctuary Social Care, Sanctuary Criminal Justice, Sanctuary Executive, and Sanctuary International. We also provide international recruitment and relocation support for overseas healthcare professionals moving to the UK.

Our business is built around four core values: innovation, excellence, people, and integrity. We’re passionate about creating positive outcomes not only for our clients and candidates, but also for the vulnerable people they support every day.

We’re also proud of the recognition we’ve received across the recruitment sector, including awards for client service, public sector recruitment, and positive social impact. Despite our growth, our focus remains the same — placing people exactly where they want to be and delivering recruitment support that makes a genuine difference.