"What I really value about working with Gilbert Meher is the consistency and the level of understanding. Jonny and the team know me well — they know what I’m looking for and what I’m not. I don’t get bombarded with CVs pulled from a database. Instead, there’s real thought behind the candidates they present. It feels like a collaboration."
"When I think about Gilbert Meher, I think about the people we’ve offered who have stayed and made a difference, because the process has been done right from the initial brief to interviews and onboarding. "
— Mike Smith, CEO, Advinia Health Care
Advinia Health Care is one of the UK’s largest private care providers and has undergone significant transformation in recent years. As part of that journey, they needed to build a strong and effective senior leadership team, while also ensuring consistent, high-quality talent across their care home management teams.
The social care talent market is highly competitive. The talent pool is limited, especially when it comes to top-tier candidates with the right blend of experience and cultural fit. Advinia had previously worked with agencies that would send over large volumes of CVs without real alignment to the brief.
What they needed was a recruitment partner who understood their business and expectations, could help elevate their employer brand, and deliver a more thoughtful, consistent approach to both permanent executive search and interim care home management placements.
We delivered several strategic senior hires for Advinia, including numerous C-Suite and Senior Management hires. Each assignment involved a thorough and complete search process, where we tapped into our established network in the sector and used our understanding of the talent market to position the roles effectively.
We also carried out targeted and confidential outreach to approach candidates who were not actively looking but were the right fit for Advinia’s needs and values.
Alongside permanent recruitment, we’ve provided interim support across the business. Led by our Head of Interim, James Binns, we placed 9 interim hires into key roles. These placements helped Advinia manage change, cover unexpected gaps and maintain stability during busy or uncertain periods.
In several cases, we were able to respond within days, giving the business the flexibility it needed without delay.
From the outset, we’ve taken the time to properly understand each brief. We focus on presenting only the most suitable, high-quality candidates rather than sending long lists of CVs. That means less time wasted on interviews that go nowhere, and more time spent meeting people who are genuinely right for the role.
Throughout the process, we’ve kept communication open and honest, discussed feedback clearly and adjusted the search when needed.
This has grown into a long-term partnership built on consistency and trust. Having delivered time and again, we’ve developed a real understanding of Advinia’s culture, values, and expectations. We’ve become their go-to partner to represent their brand for both permanent and interim recruitment.
Over the past two years, we’ve made 21 successful placements at Advinia, across both permanent and interim roles. These appointments have played a key role in helping the business move forward during periods of change and growth.
Retention has also been a consistent success. The people who come through our process tend to stay because the process is thoughtful, collaborative, and focused on long-term fit from the start. That consistency has helped build a team that can grow with the organisation.
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