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Medacs Healthcare

Healthcare recruitment agency · London · trading 36 years · Works in all four UK nations

Part of MGG Health: also HCRG Workforce Solutions

#10 overallTop 10 in nursingTop 10 for doctorsTop 10 in allied healthSpecialist · nursing, doctors and allied health

Questions people ask about Medacs Healthcare

Is Medacs Healthcare a good agency to work for?

On our tests it ranks in the Top 10 of 336 nursing agencies, the Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors and the Top 10 of 135 allied health agencies, and #10 of the 484 agencies we test overall. Its strengths against agencies like it: trading for longer than most, on more public sector frameworks than most and advertises more jobs than most.

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

Does Medacs Healthcare pay weekly?

Yes, its website says it pays weekly.

In its own words, from its website

What does Medacs Healthcare pay?

Typical hourly pay in its live adverts, by role:

Role, in its live advertsTypical hourly pay
Medicine£97–£105
Psychiatrist£100–£110
Practice, community and district nurse£21.54–£32.54
Registered nurse (RGN)£21.54–£30.93

From its own adverts that state pay, as advertised. Only roles with 10 or more such adverts.

Where does Medacs Healthcare have jobs?

Most of its live jobs are in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and Scotland.

Its live adverts, checked against its website about once a day.

How do I join Medacs Healthcare?

Its website lists these steps, among others: professional registration check, right to work check, DBS check, references and mandatory training. It says it offers free training.

In its own words, from its website

Where can I read Medacs Healthcare 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

Medacs Healthcare is ranked #10 of the 484 UK healthcare agencies we test, and in the Top 10 of the 336 nursing agencies we rank. Medacs Healthcare supplies nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and other staff to the NHS, hospitals, clinics and community services across the UK, for temporary, fixed-term, permanent and managed-service work. It says it pays weekly and offers free training.

Strengths

  • Trading for longer than most
  • On more public sector frameworks than most
  • Advertises more jobs than most

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 Medacs Healthcare listings on Google Maps ↗

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

How we know: Medacs Healthcare

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
  • Weekly pay Weekly pay with competitive rates. their page · on 3 of its pages
Training
  • Free training Free CPR & Manual Handling training their page
Joining steps
  • Professional registration check NMC registration for Nurses HCPC registration for Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paramedics their page · on 10 of its pages
  • Right to work check All candidates must provide evidence of their legal right to work in the UK. their page · on 8 of its pages
  • DBS check All PIP Functional Assessors require an enhanced DBS certificate as part of the compliance process. their page · on 6 of its pages
  • References you must provide us with references covering your past three years of employment (including University) their page · on 6 of its pages
  • Mandatory training Up-to-date mandatory training their page · on 5 of its pages
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  • Occupational health you’ll need occupational health clearance to confirm you’re fit to work their page · on 4 of its pages
  • Application form If you have accepted an offer to join Medacs Healthcare as a PIP Functional Assesor, please return all requested documents within seven working days. their page · on 3 of its pages
  • Qualifications check ensure that all assessors hold the right qualifications, professional registrations, security clearances their page · on 3 of its pages
  • ID check We will ask you to provide the following: Right to work documents Two proofs of address Proof of your National Insurance number their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Interview All targets will be clearly explained during your telephone pre-screen and interview. their page

What it says it covers

Settings
  • NHS to NHS trusts, health boards, private healthcare organisations and public sector providers their page · on 7 of its pages
  • Hospital including acute hospitals, mental health services, community healthcare, primary care their page · on 4 of its pages
  • Outpatients / clinic surgical and diagnostic hubs, outpatient services and private hospitals their page · on 4 of its pages
  • Community including acute hospitals, mental health services, community healthcare, primary care their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Private / independent sector to NHS trusts, health boards, private healthcare organisations and public sector providers their page · on 2 of its pages
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  • Mental health hospital across acute, mental health and community healthcare settings their page
  • Primary care including acute hospitals, mental health services, community healthcare, primary care their page
  • Ward / inpatient improving levels of patient care and stability on our wards their page
Services
  • Temporary / locum shifts following completion of a total of 12 weeks' locum work their page · on 14 of its pages
  • Managed services / insourcing Integrated staff bank and agency managed services for NHS trusts and health boards their page · on 12 of its pages
  • Permanent recruitment We specialise in providing contract and permanent recruitment opportunities their page · on 10 of its pages
  • Managed service provider / RPO We can also act as a dedicated Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partner their page · on 6 of its pages
  • International recruitment Recruitment of temporary, permanent and international staff their page · on 5 of its pages
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  • Fixed-term contracts We specialise in providing contract and permanent recruitment opportunities their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Placements abroad (UK workers to e.g. Australia/NZ) whether you're just starting out or taking your AHP career global. their page · on 2 of its pages
Professions
  • Nursing & midwifery sourcing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals from the UK and overseas their page · on 10 of its pages
  • Doctors sourcing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals from the UK and overseas their page · on 9 of its pages
  • Allied health professions sourcing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals from the UK and overseas their page · on 8 of its pages
  • Healthcare non-clinical & leadership support and operational roles across estates, logistics, HR, IT, administration and senior management their page · on 2 of its pages
  • Social care & social work Nurses, Midwives, Personal Carers and Allied Health Professionals their page · on 2 of its pages
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  • Healthcare science This includes medical, nursing, midwifery, theatre, healthcare science, allied health and healthcare support roles their page
Roles
  • Allied health professional (profession not stated) Nurses, Midwives, Personal Carers and Allied Health Professionals their page · on 7 of its pages
  • Registered nurse (field not stated) Nurses, Midwives, Personal Carers and Allied Health Professionals their page · on 7 of its pages
  • Doctor (specialty not stated) in addition to doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals their page · on 6 of its pages
  • Midwife Nurses, Midwives, Personal Carers and Allied Health Professionals their page · on 4 of its pages
  • Administrator (healthcare) support and operational roles across estates, logistics, HR, IT, administration and senior management their page
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  • Anaesthetics networks of surgeons, anaesthetists, ODPs, theatre nurses and clinical support staff their page
  • Care assistant / carer Nurses, Midwives, Personal Carers and Allied Health Professionals their page
  • Clinical coder improved our coding accuracy and financial outcomes their page
  • Estates & engineering support and operational roles across estates, logistics, HR, IT, administration and senior management their page
  • HR & workforce support and operational roles across estates, logistics, HR, IT, administration and senior management their page
  • IT support and operational roles across estates, logistics, HR, IT, administration and senior management their page
  • Healthcare scientist (field not stated) This includes medical, nursing, midwifery, theatre, healthcare science, allied health and healthcare support roles their page
Accreditations

Rankings

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

Overall
#10 of 484
NursingSpecialist
Top 10 of 336
DoctorsSpecialist
Top 10 of 153
Allied healthSpecialist
Top 10 of 135

Nursing. Medacs Healthcare is one of the top 10 of the 336 nursing agencies we tested. It earns our nursing specialist mark. Its nursing work covers midwifery. For nursing it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3, NHS Scotland (nursing) and ccs-rm6333-international-recruitment frameworks. By specialty: midwifery Top 10. Full nursing ranking →

Doctors. Medacs Healthcare is one of the top 10 of the 153 agencies for doctors we tested. It earns our doctors specialist mark. For doctors it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3, NHS Scotland (medical locums), Northern Ireland BSO PaLS (medical & dental) and ccs-rm6333-international-recruitment frameworks. Full doctors ranking →

Allied health. Medacs Healthcare is one of the top 10 of the 135 allied health agencies we tested. It earns our allied health specialist mark. For allied health it is on the Crown Commercial Service RM6281, HealthTrust Europe TWS3, NHS Scotland (AHP, nursing) and ccs-rm6333-international-recruitment frameworks. Full allied health ranking →

Jobs

353 open jobs on our site. Newest first.

See all 353 →

  1. Functional Assessor

    Medacs Healthcare · Kingston upon Hull

    £42,000 a yearPermanent

    Top 10 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursingYesterday

  2. GP Shifts - E16 Health - Royal Wharf / Pontoon

    Medacs Healthcare · London

    £85–£90 an hourLocum or bank

    Top 10 of 153 agencies for doctors we rankHolds our specialist mark for doctorsYesterday

  3. Mental Health Nurse

    Medacs Healthcare · Redcar

    £42,000 a yearPermanent

    Top 10 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursing2 days ago

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For people looking for work

Pays weekly, according to its website. Free training, according to its website. On the NHS ethical recruiters list: no fees for international recruits.

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

Company

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

Founded
4 July 1990
Staff
About 495 (2026 accounts)
Offices
London, Skipton
Phone
01756 702207

Confirmed frameworks · 6

Public sector supplier lists we matched to this agency.

  • Northern Ireland BSO PaLS agency frameworkDoctors · medical & dental lot · supplier list
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (clinical & healthcare staffing)Allied health, doctors and nursing · supplier list
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6333 (international healthcare recruitment)Allied health, doctors and nursing
  • Crown Commercial Service RM6380 (health workforce solutions)supplier list
  • HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions 3Allied health, doctors and nursing · supplier list
  • NHS Scotland (NSS) agency frameworkAllied health, doctors and nursing · AHP, medical locums, nursing lots · supplier list

Company record

Company
MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Number
02518546
Status
Active
Office
London, W1D 3QU
Ethical list
✓ NHS Employers list

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 ↗

Group · MGG Health

MGG Health runs 2 healthcare recruitment brands we list. Each is tested on its own; in the overall ranking the group counts as one entry.

For employers

Supplies the NHS, hospitals, clinics, community services and private providers, for temporary and locum, managed service and permanent work. What its website names. Others may be possible: ask it.

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Company record

MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Company number
02518546
Status
Active
Incorporated
4 July 1990 · trading 36 years
Staff
About 495 (2026 accounts)
Registered office
London, W1D 3QU
Trades as
Medacs Healthcare · medacs.com
Ethical recruiters list
✓ NHS Employers list

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

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