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Knockdene

Healthcare recruitment agency · Ballymena · trading 9 years · Works in Northern Ireland · Nursing specialist

RankedSpecialist · nursing

Questions people ask about Knockdene

Is Knockdene a good agency to work for?

It's one of the 336 nursing agencies we rank, below our top tiers.

Our ranking: the same tests for every agency, and no agency can pay to rank.

Does Knockdene pay weekly?

Yes, its website says it pays weekly.

In its own words, from its website

How do I join Knockdene?

Its website lists these steps, among others: application form, DBS check, ID check, interview and mandatory training.

In its own words, from its website

Where can I read Knockdene reviews?

Its Google rating is near the top of this page, with a link to the reviews on Google Maps. Our ranking doesn't use reviews: it's based on tests we run the same way for every agency.

Google reviews are shown as Google displays them

Overview

A healthcare recruitment agency based in Ballymena, trading since 2017. Knockdene is one of the 336 nursing agencies we rank (outside the Top 50).

Strengths

None stand out yet.

Weaker areas

None stand out against the 336 nursing agencies we rank.

Compared with the 336 nursing agencies we rank, on the same published facts. How we rank

See reviews on Google Maps ↗All Knockdene listings on Google Maps ↗

From Google, shown as Google displays it. It isn't part of our ranking.

How we know: Knockdene

In its own words, from its website. We check every quote against the page it came from; where its pages disagree, both are shown.

What it says it offers candidates

Pay
Training
  • Some training is charged *preliminary costs will be reimbursed after you complete a minimum of three authorised shifts their page
Joining steps
  • Application form After we receive your application form, we will invite you for an interview their page
  • DBS check £33.00 payment for AccessNI checks their page
  • ID check Photographic identification eg. passport or driving licence their page
  • Interview Following your face-to-face interview, we will carry out a number of checks. their page
  • Mandatory training Before undertaking a placement, you will receive a comprehensive induction that covers mandatory training their page
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  • Occupational health Completed health declaration with evidence of vaccination history which is countersigned by your GP their page
  • Qualifications check Copies of relevant nursing/healthcare professional qualifications their page
  • References An offer to join Knockdene HealthCare will be subject to satisfactory checks and references. their page
  • Professional registration check Proof of NMC / NISCC registration their page
  • Right to work check Evidence of eligibility to work in the UK their page

What it says it covers

Accreditations
  • RQIA registered (Northern Ireland) · also on the register their page · on 10 of its pages
  • REC member their page · on 10 of its pages

Rankings

Every agency is tested the same way; none can pay to rank. Exact positions only inside the overall Top 10.

NursingSpecialist
Outside the Top 50 of 336

Nursing. Knockdene is one of the 336 nursing agencies we tested and ranked. It earns our nursing specialist mark. Its nursing work covers general nursing (rgn) and healthcare assistants (hcas). For nursing it is on the Northern Ireland BSO PaLS (nursing) framework. By specialty: healthcare assistants (hcas) Top 50, general nursing (rgn) outside the top 25. Full nursing ranking →

Jobs

No open jobs on our site right now.

For people looking for work

Pays weekly, according to its website.

To join, you'll need: application form, DBS check, ID check and 7 more
  • Application form
  • DBS check
  • ID check
  • Interview
  • Mandatory training
  • Occupational health
  • Qualifications check
  • References
  • Professional registration check
  • Right to work check

Company

From Companies House, framework supplier lists and the agency's website.

Founded
19 June 2017
Staff
About 138 (2025 accounts)
Based
Ballymena
Phone
028 2544 2510

Confirmed frameworks · 1

Public sector supplier lists we matched to this agency.

  • Northern Ireland BSO PaLS agency frameworkNursing · medical & dental, nursing lots

Company record

Company
KNOCKDENE HEALTH CARE LTD
Number
NI646493
Status
Active
Office
Ballymena, BT43 7BT

From Companies House under the Open Government Licence, checked October 2026, with published public sector framework supplier lists and the agency's website. Phone and offices from its website. View on Companies House ↗

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Company record

KNOCKDENE HEALTH CARE LTD

Company number
NI646493
Status
Active
Incorporated
19 June 2017 · trading 9 years
Staff
About 138 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
Ballymena, BT43 7BT
Trades as
Knockdene · knockdenehealthcare.co.uk

From Companies House under the Open Government Licence, checked October 2026. View on Companies House ↗

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