About us ...
WRS are an Independent Search Business specialising in Board, Leadership and Senior Appointments across the Health, Social Care and Children’s Services sectors. Having amassed extensive knowledge, networks and track record, Ben felt compelled to create WRS.
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Track Record
Ben has successfully delivered over 130 executive appointments within the Health, Social Care and Children’s Services Sectors. These include, but are not limited to, the following positions;
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief People Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Managing Director
- Commercial Director
- Transformation Director
- M&A Director
- Quality Director
- Operations Director
- Medical Director
Ben recently supported us on two critical Leadership hires. He’s hard to fault. His knowledge of the sector is evident but critically, he listens and challenges in appropriate measure to ensure the brief is aligned and robust.
His delivery is impeccable. He is efficient yet thorough with first rate communication skills; not just client-side but the candidates he engages with. He represented our brand as we would ourselves. I’ve worked with many ‘style over substance’ headhunters and thankfully Ben bucks the trend. Knowledgeable, passionate, driven, authentic instantly spring to mind. Not to mention the calibre of individuals he sources and outcomes he generates
Executive Chair, International Private Healthcare Provider
The WRS Guarantee
Poor service is far too commonplace within Executive Search.
It simply does not exist at WRS. So strong is our commitment to client and candidate experience, a partnership with WRS comes with the ‘WRS Guarantee’; absolute service satisfaction or a partial fee rebate.
In a sector awash with recruitment professionals promising to fill your talent void, it’s incredibly rare to find anyone that actually delivers on these promises; someone that is truly interested in matching to not only role requirements but also to the values and characteristics of the organisation
Executive Director of Quality, International Homecare Provider
Meet the Team
Ben Westcott
Owner
Gareth York
Non-Executive Advisor
Emma Barnes
Leadership Development & Assessment Specialist
Martin Jones MBE
Non-Executive Advisor
Ben has partnered us on numerous occasions throughout 2024. He has assisted us with several Business Critical and Leadership hires. As a smaller provider within the social care sector, working in true partnership with someone that we can trust implicitly and that truly understands our organisation and what makes us tick is imperative. Been meets all these criteria. Having specialised in the sector for so long, he is extensively networked and understands the nuances of complex social care.
When you marry the above with Ben’s level of service and communication, it is a potent mix. As we continue to grow, Ben is firmly our ‘go-to’ headhunter for Leadership Appointments
Paul Hayes, Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone Healthcare