Head Medical

Head Medical is a specialist medical recruitment agency based in Edinburgh that connects medical staff with their dream roles across the globe. The company recruits across a comprehensive range of healthcare disciplines including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, dentists, midwives, embryologists and theatre practitioners. Head Medical offers fixed-term contracts, permanent positions and ad-hoc locum opportunities with both NHS and private healthcare providers, supported by a dedicated Registration and Immigration Team to guide candidates through the application and visa process.

Head Medical specialises in recruitment across multiple medical specialities and sectors. The company places candidates in acute medicine, anaesthetics, cardiology, critical care, dentistry, emergency medicine, general practice, mental health, midwifery, nursing across all specialisms including oncology and paediatrics, occupational health, pathology, psychiatry, radiology, surgery across all subspecialties, and theatre services including anaesthetic technicians, scrub practitioners and operating department practitioners. The Theatre Division specifically focuses on placing anaesthetics, scrub and recovery practitioners throughout the UK and British Territories Overseas.

Head Medical operates across multiple continents and serves clients in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, the Caribbean, the Gulf Region, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The company maintains physical offices in Edinburgh and provides dedicated support for both hospital doctors and general practitioners seeking fixed-term and permanent positions. Head Medical is chosen by healthcare professionals and employers for its comprehensive understanding of international medical registration requirements, competitive rates of pay, flexible working arrangements and personalised career guidance throughout the relocation and employment process.