An afternoon on care recruitment
A round table afternoon for care organisations across Scotland, talking honestly about AI, hiring pressure and getting managers on side.
When
Wednesday 28 October 2026
1.30pm to 4.30pm, networking until 5.30pm
Where
Clockwise Glasgow
Savoy Tower, 77 Renfrew Street, G2 3BZ
Cost
Free to attend
Snacks and refreshments included
Only 30 places, first come first served
In partnership with
Scottish Care is the voice of the independent social care sector in Scotland, representing more than 900 services across residential care, nursing care, day care, care at home and housing support. It helps providers strengthen services and influence policy. We are running this afternoon together because recruitment sits underneath all of it, and every provider in Scotland feels it.
What the day looks like
Every care organisation in Scotland is fighting the same battle. Vacancies staying open longer than anyone would like. PVG and SSSC checks stretching timelines you cannot control. Managers who are already flat out and now have a recruitment process to run as well. And a growing pile of applications that were clearly written by a chatbot.
This is a session to share best practice on tackling these issues.
How it works
You will sit in small groups and work through the topics below, moving between tables so you are not stuck with the same four people all afternoon. Every table is chaired, so the conversation keeps moving and nobody dominates it. Bring the problem you have not solved yet.
What we will be talking about
AI in care recruitment, honestly
What AI is genuinely good for in a care hiring process, what it cannot do safely, and what to make of the applications landing in your inbox that a chatbot wrote. Including the questions to ask before you let any tool near a shortlist.
The recruitment crisis, and what is working
Where care providers are finding people right now. What is moving the needle on applications, drop-off and retention, and what has quietly stopped working. Real numbers from real organisations, not theory.
Hiring managers
Your biggest untapped asset and often your biggest bottleneck. How others have got service and registered managers genuinely involved in hiring without adding to their workload.
Over to the room
An open table with no set subject. Whatever is keeping you up at night goes here. Chances are someone else has already had a go at it.
Timings
Who it is for
People who own recruitment inside a care organisation in Scotland. Heads of HR, People and Workforce, resourcing and recruitment managers, recruitment and onboarding coordinators, and operations leads with hiring responsibility.
Residential care, care at home, supported living, housing with care and hospices are all welcome.
Wednesday 28 October, Glasgow
Getting there
Clockwise Glasgow sits in the Savoy Tower on Renfrew Street, right in the city centre just off Sauchiehall Street. It is a modern workspace with open spaces, which suits the round table format well.
Cowcaddens subway is a five minute walk, Buchanan Street about seven, and both Central and Queen Street are walkable. Discounted parking is available at the Cambridge Street car park.
Full directions come with your confirmation email.
Useful reading
None of this is required, but if you want a head start on the conversations, start here.
Talent Insights Report, H2 2026
10,010 candidates, 12,500 vacancies and 19 UK sectors. Five years of funnel benchmarks, what candidates say actually convinces them to apply, and ten things you can act on this week.
How to responsibly harness AI in recruitment
A 16 page guide on using AI without walking into a problem under UK GDPR Article 22 or the Equality Act. Includes a due diligence question set for any AI tool on your shortlist.
When candidates use AI to apply
You cannot reliably detect AI-written applications and you do not need to. What to replace the personal statement with instead.
Save your place
We are keeping this to 30 people so the conversation stays useful. Fill this in and we will confirm by email.
Wednesday 28 October 2026
1.30pm to 4.30pm, networking until 5.30pm
Clockwise Glasgow, Savoy Tower, 77 Renfrew Street, G2 3BZ
Free, with snacks and refreshments
Bookings close on Friday 23 October, or sooner if all 30 places go.
