All 17 psychologist agencies
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Agencies ranked here include Pulse Healthcare, Pure Healthcare Group and Seven Resourcing. We assessed all 17 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.
- 76% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 14 years
- 12 (71%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them
About these psychologist agencies in the UK
17 of the 29 psychology agencies we rank (59%) recruit for psychology.
13 of these agencies (76%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, fewer than the 79% across all psychology agencies. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (12) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (11).
The median agency here has traded for 14.8 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 12 (71%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are private hospitals, NHS hospitals and GP practices. 16 (94%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for psychological therapies.
Further down the list, the longest-established is PSL Recruitment Services, trading for 25 years. Athona has the most open jobs on our site (533). The newest is Mentalia Locums, trading for about a year.
At the top:
- Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
- Pure Healthcare Group: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
- Seven Resourcing: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 15 years.
- Athona: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
- Ackerman Pierce: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 12 years.
- Leaders In Care: trading 4 years, 119 open jobs on our site.
- Mind Professionals: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 22 years.
- PSL Recruitment Services: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 25 years.
- Tripod Partners: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
- Hunter Gatherer Mental Health: on 3 confirmed frameworks, 69 open jobs on our site.
Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.
Questions
How are these psychologist agencies ranked?
Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.
What makes a good psychologist agency?
Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.
What is a public sector staffing framework?
An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.