Nursing staff you can rely on, whenever you need them
Excell Healthcare supplies vetted, skilled nursing staff to private hospitals, clinics, retirement facilities and homes across South Africa — locum cover, permanent placement and homecare, backed by a 24-hour desk.
From request to shift covered, in four steps
The same process whether you need one nurse for tomorrow's night shift or a full permanent placement.
Tell us what you need
Submit the form below, call the 24-hour desk, or WhatsApp us with the specialty, dates and urgency.
We match & vet
Our consultants pull from 41,000+ screened nurses and confirm skills, availability and compliance.
Confirmed within the hour
You get a call back with a confirmed candidate, plus a standby name for peace of mind.
Shift covered, every time
Our clinical facilitator checks in, and a standby candidate is always ready if plans change.
One partner for every staffing need
See the full breakdown of each service, or jump straight to the request form below.
Locum Nursing Staff
Same-day confirmation for urgent shift cover, weekends and crisis staffing across all specialties.
Permanent Recruitment
End-to-end shortlisting, credentialing and onboarding into your facility.
Homecare & Retirement
Day, night and live-in care from qualified staff, in the patient's own home or facility.
In-House Training
CPD-style upskilling delivered on-site for your existing nursing team.
Built by a nurse, run for facilities that need to trust their staffing partner
Full screening, every placement
Background, criminal and reference checks on every nurse and carer before they set foot in your facility.
Always a standby candidate
Cancellations happen — we keep a backup ready so your shift is never left uncovered.
A clinical facilitator, not just a booking desk
Every placement is followed up and quality-checked by someone who has worked the floor themselves.
Transparent recruitment policy
Our vetting and placement process is shared with every client — no surprises, no hidden margins.
National reach, two branches
Durban head office and Cape Town branch, with a database that draws nurses from across the country.
One call away, 24/7
Round-the-clock access to a real consultant — no call centres, no automated queues.
Tell us what you need
A consultant will call you back within the hour during business hours, or immediately for urgent same-day requests via the 24-hour desk.
"Excell has never once left us without cover, even on public holidays. Their clinical facilitator follows up — that's not something we get from other agencies."
"We moved our locum contract to Excell after a single trial month. The standard of nurse they send is consistent and the paperwork is always in order."
"The ICU up-skilling course gave two of our enrolled nurses the confidence to take high-care shifts. That investment paid for itself in a month."