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HCL BBL Medical has built a reputation as one of the pre-eminent medical recruitment agencies. We offer dedicated divisions supporting acute, mental health and primary care professionals.

HCL BBL Medical is proud to be one of only 29 agencies to have been appointed to supply locum doctors under the terms of the NHS PASA National Framework Agreement. With an ever-expanding database of pre-screened and verified Doctors, we have steadily grown to be one of the top five providers with an array of contracts across the UK.

Why choose HCL BBL Medical? Because we strongly support professional medical recruitment practices and work closely with both clients and doctors to achieve this. Years of experience and our commitment to high level service in the health and care sector, means we can offer exactly what our clients want – long term relationships, Service Level Agreements and knowledgeable teams focused on niche segments.

HCL BBL Medical has grown to be one of the most respected and trusted names in medical recruitment today and our success has been based on our commitment to our clients, understanding their needs and offering the best choice and the best candidates.

The benefits of working with us include:

The right match

With an experienced team of recruitment consultants and state-of-the-art customer service technology, we take the time and care to understand your individual needs, and match you quicker to the right person.

As a result you can expect the best candidates, at the best rates, with a simple and professional service.

Range of positions

HCL BBL Medical can supply for roles in short term, locum posts, fixed term contracts and permanent opportunities across a range of specialties.

Excellent rates

Our lean management structure and use of technology allows us to offer the most competitive rates to you.

Efficient self-service systems

We have implemented My Workforce, a state-of-the-art electronic candidate management system, to speed up the process of finding and booking of the best candidates, the approval of electronic timesheets and the settlement of invoices.

You will be able to access My Workforce to submit your own vacancies and to check on the progress of each request – something that will make your job easier and greatly reduce the chance of unreliable or insufficiently trained staff.

Because we have the systems to pay our staff in a timely and accurate fashion and because we offer several very attractive benefits packages, we are able to attract the very best staff to work for us.

Commitment to quality

HCL BBL Medical is committed to providing the highest quality service. We are members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and also ISO 9001:2000 certified by the BSI.

Pre-placement checks

HCL BBL Medical adheres fully to the procedures set down in NHS PASA’s National Framework Agreement. The following are checked prior to placement:

  • State registration
  • Two satisfactory references
  • Qualifications - copies are taken from the originals
  • Two proofs of identity
  • Proof of National Insurance Number
  • Identification - all locums are provided ID badges to be worn at work
  • Work Permits & Visas – copies of originals are kept on file
  • Quality Assessment Forms - requested from clients after completion of every assignment.
  • Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checking
  • Professional Appraisals
  • Numeracy and literacy testing.

Post-placement checks

Once the candidate has started work with you, our checks are on-going. We ask for assessment reports regularly, and offer problem-solving support to both the client and the candidate.

Response times

During office hours we commit to:

  • 15 minute response. We will respond to every request within 15 minutes with an acknowledgement of the vacancy
  • 24 hour match. We will report back to you within two hours with the results of a preliminary match
  • 48 hour match. Should the initial match not be sufficient, we will continue searching and respond within 48 hours to let you know we have found.

The benefits of working with the HCL group:

Joining HCL in March 2006 provided BBL Medical with a springboard for further growth through extra investment in facilities, technology, processes and IT to help us respond faster to your needs.

As a group, HCL has now attracted over 20,000 medical professionals to our databases, across all our niche sectors. Whilst HCL is a relatively new company, it has brought together a group of businesses with over thirty years of combined experience in the sector.

Clients now have access to HCL’s company wide services including:



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