From physiotherapist to recruitment director

Have you heard MediRecruit's back story? Recently my Business Partner and I were interviewed by Allied Magazine and here's a snippet of what I had to say:

Tell us about starting MediRecruit? What was the driving force?

Clare and I joined forces in 2006 when I returned home after 6 years of living and working in the UK as a Physio and in Allied Health recruitment. Having similar career histories, we immediately recognised our skillsets were best positioned to grow MediRecruit by offering a career advisory service to health professionals looking to explore other opportunities to use their qualifications and clinical skillsets in different areas. While running a business with 6 children between us has definitely had its challenges, MediRecruit has gone from strength to strength in diverse job offerings to our candidates, best talent acquisition for our clients and being recognised as experts in our field.

Can you tell us about your experience working in the UK?

Following working my graduate Physio year at Royal Melbourne Hospital, I headed off to work in the UK. Enfield Hospital (Gen Med), Ealing Hospital (Pulmonary Rehab), Ealing Day Treatment Centre (Community), working as a locum broadened my skillset, allowed me to earn, save and travel in British pounds, helped me meet plenty of colourful characters and offered me the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe.

A turn of events and my final years working in the UK saw me move into Allied Health Locum recruitment placing Australian and New Zealand therapists into roles across the UK. A fun 4 years which solidified my passion for Healthcare recruitment and reminded me that my physio degree was a great platform for a new career path!

What can Allied Health professionals do to make themselves stand out? What about uni students, what can they do now to set themselves up for future employment?

Be professional at all times. Network within your existing roles, university placements, referees, mentors. Still studying? Take the allied health assistant roles, or the roles aligned to health and disability support. Subscribe to your professional body (OTA, APA, SPA, DAA) as they offer mentoring programs and extra professional development opportunities. Also, remember that it’s never too early to connect with a specialist recruiter who will guide you along the way.

Can you tell us about your role of MediRecruit? Can you explain a bit more about the recruitment process? What can an Allied Health professional expect?

I always like to remind candidates and clients that any contact, correspondence and applications you make to MediRecruit remain confidential. Often the first point of contact is an informal phone conversation with me before you even decide to send through your CV so we’ll regularly work together over many months before securing you the exact role fitting all your requirements.

How can we get in touch with you? What’s the one piece of advice you have for anyone looking to start the recruitment process?

It’s never too early to connect with a specialist recruiter! We maintain confidentiality at all times and partner with you along the way because you never know where your career will take you. Contact Clare or myself on 0437 483 364. It often happens that Clare and I end up chatting to you on conference call at the same time to workshop the advice you need all together!

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