Growth is on the cards for healthcare recruitment firm

A Whalley-based healthcare recruitment business has created seven new jobs since it started trading at the start of the year and predicts further growth in the coming months.

The business specialises in recruiting doctors, nurses and care workers for private sector organisations across the UK. New Life sources candidates from all over the world including Italy, Spain, Romania, India, UAE and Pakistan, using its multi-lingual recruiters.

Boost is the name for the Lancashire Business Growth Hub. It is led by the Lancashire LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) and Lancashire County Council and supported by funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Managing director of New Life Healthcare Recruitment, Zoe Hall, has worked in recruitment for around 20 years and late last year she decided it was time to set up on her own.

The business has received mentoring support in this area from Boost and Co member Anne Williamson of Lucrative Marketing, including support to create a structured marketing plan, develop a consistent brand identity and help to analyse marketing data to benefit the business.

“The turnover of the business will undoubtedly be positively impacted by the strategy we have implemented.

The company also received support in the first phase of Boost by attending a start-up boot camp. Jaydee Davis, operations manager at Community and Business Partners, said: “New Life is an example of a business which has really benefited from being mentored by somebody with expert knowledge. Our mentor spent time within the business, understanding what was working and what needed developing to help it grow and together with Zoe and the team plans were put in place which has ultimately helped this new firm grow and help it reach its potential.