BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:522@careengland.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T110000 DTSTAMP:20260616T103201Z URL:https://www.careengland.org.uk/events/how-speed-can-fix-your-care-recr uitment-challenges/ SUMMARY:How Speed Can Fix Your Care Recruitment Challenges DESCRIPTION:A recording of the webinar can reviewed below\, and a copy of t he slides can be found HERE.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/C8m0F_xYtzM\n\n \;\n\ n\n\n \;\nDuring the webinar\, we discussed how recruitment in social care isn’t just a supply problem\; it’s a process problem. For many ca re providers\, that process is quietly costing time\, money and quality of care.\nWe explored how candidates are applying to multiple roles at once. Providers who respond within hours build trust\, engagement and momentum. Those who wait days lose out. It’s not about who has the most vacancies \; it’s about who creates the best candidate experience\, fastest.\nWe a lso discussed how millions are being spent on job boards without clear str ategy or visibility. Many providers aren’t tracking cost per hire\, anal ysing return on investment or using historic data to improve results. The outcome?\nWasted budget\, ongoing vacancies\, excess agency usage and incr eased pressure on already stretched teams.\nInternally\, recruitment is of ten unclear and inconsistent. We looked at questions such as: Who owns it? Who follows up? How strong is the first interaction? These gaps directly impact outcomes\, including interview attendance. With no-show rates as hi gh as 65% in some cases\, it’s easy to blame candidates. But the reality is more uncomfortable: poor processes fail to build commitment.\nWe also examined the challenge facing Registered Managers\, whose priority is deli vering safe\, high-quality care\, yet who are often expected to lead recru itment. Most don’t want this responsibility\, and many don’t have the time or training. This creates a structural issue\, not an individual one. \nWe discussed how small changes can deliver big results:\n\n\n Faster re sponse times\n Clear ownership of recruitment\n Better candidate engagem ent from first contact through to interview\n\nThe webinar highlighted tha t this isn’t about doing more\; it’s about doing things differently.\n For providers experiencing ongoing vacancies\, high spend\, high agency us age or candidate drop-off\, the discussion reinforced the importance of re thinking recruitment approaches.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShould you wish to d iscuss any of the points raised or have further questions\, please contact :\n\nStephen Forster - Founder and Managing Director\, The Care Social Net work: stephen@thecaresocialnetwork.co.uk\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.careengland.org.uk/wp-content/upload s/2026/05/Official-Care-England-Webinar-Templates-83-1.png CATEGORIES:Care England,Care England Members,Non members END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR