For employers
The people behind brighter care.
OptiMatch Solutions provides founder-led permanent care recruitment across London, the South East and Gloucestershire. We start with a clear brief and show relevant candidate evidence and outstanding checks.
Step 1 · Brief us
Submit a vacancy request
Tell us the role, setting, location and timeline. We will review the brief and arrange the next step during normal business hours.
Start a vacancy request →Step 1 · Publish
Post a vacancy
List a confirmed permanent role on our vacancy board so suitable candidates can review accurate requirements before applying.
Post a role →What you get
One accountable recruitment contact.
- ●A named OptiMatch contact for each account
- ●Shortlists built against the confirmed role and service requirements
- ●Candidate evidence and outstanding checks shown clearly
- ●Commercial terms agreed in writing before candidate submission
- ●The applicable permanent placement fee and payment timing agreed in writing
- ●Targeted sourcing against the agreed role, location and practical requirements
Our care recruitment focus
Permanent roles with a clear, practical brief.
Care Homes
Permanent Care Assistants, Healthcare Assistants, senior care staff and Registered Managers.
Senior Care Roles
Role-specific experience and evidence for Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders and care management.
Supported Living
Learning disability, autism and mental health services across community settings.
Community Care
Permanent care roles with travel, hours and service requirements established before the search.
What employers can expect
Built around your service.
Named recruitment contact
One accountable OptiMatch contact for the agreed search and recruitment stages.
Documented screening
Candidate evidence and outstanding checks are made visible before a recruitment decision.
Considered shortlists
Candidates are selected against the confirmed role, setting, travel and availability requirements.
Written terms
Commercial commitments apply only as set out in the current written Terms of Business.
Ready to hire your next permanent Support Worker?
Share the confirmed role facts and we will agree a realistic search and candidate-review plan.
Request a call-back
Prefer a conversation? Leave your number and an OptiMatch contact will arrange a suitable time to speak.
FAQs
Common questions from employers.
How quickly can you deliver a shortlist?+
Timing depends on the role, location, requirements and available candidate evidence. We agree a realistic search plan after reviewing the brief rather than promising an unsupported turnaround.
How are fees agreed?+
Fees, payment timing and any replacement terms are set out in the written Terms of Business agreed before candidate submission.
What if the placement doesn't work out?+
Any replacement or aftercare commitment is governed by the written Terms of Business agreed for the placement. We will explain the applicable conditions before candidates are submitted.
What roles do you cover?+
Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Care Assistants, Healthcare Assistants, Team Leaders, Care Coordinators and Registered Managers — permanent recruitment.
What areas do you cover?+
Our operating focus is London, the South East and Gloucestershire. We assess each brief against its location and realistic candidate travel area.
What candidate evidence is available?+
We show the checks and documents recorded for the individual candidate, including anything still outstanding. Employers should complete their own role-specific onboarding and compliance decisions.
What happens after you submit a vacancy
Clear stages from brief to placement.
Each stage has a defined purpose, with the current position and agreed next action recorded clearly.
- Step 1AcknowledgementAfter submission
We review the request and arrange a brief call during normal business hours.
- Step 2Confirm the briefAfter agreement
We confirm the role, setting, contracted hours, rota, pay and essential requirements, then agree a realistic search plan.
- Step 3Curated shortlistAfter search
We present candidates who match the confirmed brief and show the evidence recorded for each person, including outstanding items.
- Step 4Interviews & offerWhen ready
We coordinate interviews, manage feedback and support the offer process.
- Step 5Onboarding & aftercarePost-offer
Recorded evidence and outstanding items remain visible. Any commercial commitment is subject to the written Terms of Business.
Written commercial terms
Know the fee, conditions and responsibilities before candidates are submitted.
Website copy is not a substitute for the agreed Terms of Business. We set out the applicable fee, payment timing and any aftercare or replacement conditions in writing for review.
- ●The applicable fee and payment timing are agreed in writing before candidate submission.
- ●Any replacement or aftercare commitment is defined by the current Terms of Business for that placement.
- ●Conditions, exclusions and notice requirements are not replaced by website summary copy.
- ●Ask for the current written terms before making a commercial decision.
A family’s experience
Recruitment that feels personal
A Direct Payments recruitment story, shared with permission.
“OptiMatch Solutions took something that had felt enormous and unmanageable and made it straightforward. Dominic gave us a strong choice of three suitable people and a process that allowed us to decide who worked best in practice.”
Cherry Jarrett & family
Direct Payments recruitment