Care specialist to create 200 jobs

Ocean Healthcare, one of the South West’s leading healthcare and nursing agencies, is set to support the region’s healthcare sector with ambitious plans to employ 200 additional nurses and carers over the next 18 months.

Having just entered its 10th year, Devon-based Ocean Healthcare provides support to private nursing homes, hospices, hospitals, and residential homes across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset.

With an expanding complex care services division, the agency has grown by over 40% in the past two years. It supports its 300+ nurses and carers with flexible working hours, opportunities for professional development, and pays at least 7% above the national living wage.

Paul Insley, commercial director at Ocean Healthcare, said: “We are proud of the high level of care and support we provide and are now able to do more to meet the growing need for care services by expanding our team. Our ‘Live Happy Care Well’ philosophy means we are committed to providing our staff with flexible working hours tailored to their needs and lifestyle and supporting their health and wellbeing.”

To further support its staff, in 2022, Ocean Healthcare invested around £25,000 in opening a dedicated training centre in Newton Abbot.