Multi-Site Private Healthcare Group — Healthcare

A private healthcare group operating eleven sites was losing consultant candidates to competitors during a hiring process that averaged 94 days. Vacant clinical posts were being covered by agency locums at roughly three times the cost of permanent staff, and the finance director could no longer absorb it.

Erdobar audited the process end to end and found the delay was not in sourcing but in scheduling: candidates waited an average of 23 days between application and first interview. We introduced pre-agreed weekly interview windows, consolidated three separate approval stages into one, and took first-line screening in house so that only clinically verified shortlists reached panel.

Alongside the process work, we sourced across Ireland, Poland and the Philippines with full credential and registration verification. Weekly reporting gave the board visibility on every shortlist, declined offer and bottleneck, replacing anecdotal updates with decisions based on evidence.

Outcome: Time-to-hire reduced from 94 to 31 days, 22 permanent clinical appointments in seven months, and a 61% reduction in locum spend year on year.