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Employer toolkit
The employer’s toolkit for international recruitment
A practical eight-part guide to recruiting healthcare professionals from overseas — ethically, and in a way that lasts. Built on years inside the NHS and every move we have supported to New Zealand and Australia.
Sophie CareemFounder, Ethicare Resourcing · former NHS change leader
Why trust this toolkit
“Every clinician we have placed in New Zealand is still there. Because when people feel they belong, they stay.”
— Sophie Careem, Founder
2023Working with New Zealand since
2025Expanded into Australia
6Clinical disciplines supported
5–9 monthsTypical offer to arrival
The whole toolkit, at a glance
International recruitment is a lifecycle
Eight chapters, one continuous cycle — from planning a workforce that lasts through to measuring what works, and starting again wiser. Choose a stage to begin.
What we measure feeds back into how we plan
A workforce that stays
Better outcomes for people, services and communities
01
Sustainable workforce
A team that lasts, not a vacancy filled.
02
Ethical sourcing
Where you recruit matters as much as who.
03
Planning & governance
Success is decided before the first candidate.
04
A recruitment programme
Build a pipeline; stop waiting for vacancies.
05
Relocation & family
Not a job change — rebuilding a life.
06
Induction & belonging
Retention is built in the first weeks.
07
Retention & belonging
The number that really matters.
08
Measuring success
Measure what lasts. Keep improving.
A workforce that stays
Better outcomes for people, services and communities.
01
Sustainable workforce
A team that lasts, not a vacancy filled.
02
Ethical sourcing
Where you recruit matters as much as who.
03
Planning & governance
Success is decided before the first candidate.
04
A recruitment programme
Build a pipeline; stop waiting for vacancies.
05
Relocation & family
Not a job change — rebuilding a life.
06
Induction & belonging
Retention is built in the first weeks.
07
Retention & belonging
The number that really matters.
08
Measuring success
Measure what lasts. Keep improving.
What we learn in Measuring success feeds back into a Sustainable workforce.
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We help healthcare services recruit internationally, and make it stick
Specialist recruitment across New Zealand and Australia — sourcing, screening, registration and relocation, with support that continues well past the offer.