Alcedo Care appoints John Townley

OWith plans to recruit 1,000 new healthcare professionals in 2022, Alcedo Care has appointed John Townley as Group Head of Recruitment Operations.

Originally from Blackpool but now living in Little Eccleston in Lancashire, John joins Alcedo Care from CRG Homecare, where he worked for nine years as Director of Resourcing and Engagement.

In his new role at Alcedo Care, John is responsible for managing recruitment activity and leading the team of hiring managers. He hopes to develop, expand and further train the group’s existing team of recruiters, building good relationships across the business.

As a ‘careers in care’ champion, John also aims to highlight the wide range of roles available at Alcedo Care over the coming year, with the company recruiting people with and without healthcare experience. care.

John comments: “I was attracted to Alcedo Care because it is a family business with family values ​​at its heart. With such exciting growth plans in the works, this was a great opportunity for me to use my experience in the home care industry in a “family” business. I really look forward to making a difference and I am fully committed to promoting care careers.

With experience in mobilizing new contracts, finding suitable office space, recruiting staff and building relationships with local authorities and organizations at national level, John is well placed to improve the recruitment strategy. of Alcedo, build new teams and develop its staff.

He adds: “Alcedo Care is growing in the North West and I am delighted to be part of the team, to recruit new people and to help current Alcedo employees to continue their careers within the company. .

Andy Boardman, Managing Director of Alcedo Care, concludes: “2022 will be a great year for Alcedo Care; we are continuing our expansion and with the plan to recruit 1,000 new healthcare professionals, we are going to double in size.

“Across the Group, we are currently unable to accept between 2000 and 3000 hours of care offered to us each week due to lack of capacity. It is this demand that has prompted a huge investment in our recruitment resource , which also includes exciting new innovations rolling out this year.

“John’s addition to the business will ensure that our recruitment strategy is the best possible. His knowledge and experience will enable Alcedo Care to realize its growth plans, strengthening the team with the right new hires as well as the necessary development with existing employees.

Away from work, John and his husband Stephen have over the past 15 years renovated a number of properties and are now finally settled in a 300 year old cottage. They also enjoy travelling, taking city breaks to London to see the latest musicals, gardening and tending to their chickens. John also loves music, both playing instruments and writing songs. He is a qualified practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and is studying towards his Master Practitioner Certificate. He also started writing a self-help book.

Established in 2017, Alcedo Care offers home care services, home care, nurse-led complex care services, life support services and children’s services and has quickly gained an enviable reputation as a as the home care provider of choice in the North West thanks to its superb team of 700 highly trained and compassionate caregivers who make a tangible difference in the quality of life for the company’s home care clients.

Led by a passionate husband and wife team, Andy and Jo Boardman, and with the support of their fantastic management team, the business is growing at a rapid pace and aims to double in size over the next 12 months with recruitment more than 1,000 new caregivers.