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Healthcare & Social Care Recruitment Agency Ireland (Permanent Staffing Specialists)

3Q Recruitment is a specialist healthcare recruitment agency in Ireland, supporting hospitals, healthcare providers, and social care organisations to hire qualified, compliant, and high-performing professionals.

We provide permanent recruitment solutions across regulated environments where the quality of your people directly impacts patient care, safety, and service delivery.

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What Does a Healthcare Recruitment Agency Do?

A healthcare recruitment agency sources, screens, and places qualified professionals into healthcare and social care roles, ensuring candidates meet clinical, regulatory, and operational requirements.

At 3Q Recruitment, we:

  • Vet candidates for regulated environments (HIQA-aligned settings)
  • Assess both competence and cultural fit
  • Support long-term retention, not just placement

Roles We Recruit in Healthcare & Social Care

We recruit across frontline, specialist, and leadership roles:

Nurse Recruitment Ireland

• Staff Nurses (General, Psychiatric, Intellectual Disability)
• Clinical Nurse Managers (CNM1, CNM2, CNM3)
• Directors of Nursing (DON)

Social Care Recruitment Ireland

• Social Care Workers
• Social Care Leaders
• Residential and Community Support Staff

Healthcare Assistant Recruitment

• Healthcare Assistants (HCAs)
• Healthcare Attendants
• Patient Support and Care Staff

Specialist Recruitment for Regulated Environments

We support organisations operating within:

We support organisations operating within:

  • Public and private hospitals
  • Nursing homes and care centres
  • Residential disability services
  • Community and voluntary organisations

Our recruitment process is designed to:

  • Support HIQA compliance and governance standards
  • Reduce hiring risk in regulated environments
  • Ensure safe and effective staffing

Every candidate is:

  • Fully vetted and referenced
  • Qualified for their role
  • Experienced within healthcare settings

Permanent Recruitment Without the Risk, Guaranteed Replacement or Refund

You only pay when we place the right candidate.
If the hire does not work out, we provide a replacement or refund.
This is backed by a consistent track record of successful placements built over 25 years.

How We Deliver Results

  • Understand Your Service & Hiring Needs

    We define role requirements, compliance needs, and team fit

  • Search, Screen & Shortlist

    We source and vet candidates from our established network

  • Placement & Ongoing Support

Why Healthcare Providers Choose 3Q Recruitment

  • Specialist healthcare and social care recruitment expertise
  • Proven experience supporting organisations across Ireland
  • Access to a strong network of qualified professionals
  • Thorough vetting and compliance-focused processes
  • A people-first approach focused on long-term outcomes

Support Safe, Compliant Healthcare Services

  • Specialist healthcare and social care recruitment expertise
  • Proven experience supporting organisations across Ireland
  • Access to a strong network of qualified professionals
  • Thorough vetting and compliance-focused processes
  • A people-first approach focused on long-term outcomes

What 3Q Offers Healthcare Employers

Understand the role

We take time to understand the role, team, and care environment.

Identify and engage

We go beyond active applicants to reach relevant professionals in the market.

Qualify carefully

We test for fit, motivation, commute, timing, and overall suitability.

Present a stronger shortlist

Your team spends less time screening and more time progressing the right people.

Permanent Healthcare Roles We Support

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Nurses
• Allied Health Professionals
Social Care Workers
• Healthcare Assistants / Attendants
• Senior Managers in care settings

If your organisation is hiring in healthcare and the process is proving slower or harder than expected, it may be worth a conversation.

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A People-First Approach to Permanent Healthcare Recruitment

At 3Q, being people-first means looking beyond whether someone can do the job on paper.

We focus on whether they are likely to work well in the environment, fit the team, and stay.

That matters in healthcare, where the wrong hire can create more pressure, more disruption, and more cost across the wider service.

Our aim is not to send more CVs. It is to help employers meet fewer, better-matched candidates who are genuinely worth considering.

“Better recruitment support should reduce wasted time, improve shortlist quality, and help employers make more confident hiring decisions”

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Let’s Talk and Test Whether 3Q Can Help

Get started today by exploring our current job openings or reach out to us directly for personalized assistance.

If permanent healthcare hiring is taking longer than it should, or if the shortlist is not landing the way it needs to, we would be pleased to have a conversation.

A short discussion is often enough to understand whether 3Q can add value.

Prefer to contact us directly?

Email: info@3qrecruitment.ie 
Phone: +353 1878 3335

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