NHS UK Jobs Scraper

Extract comprehensive healthcare job listings from the official NHS Jobs platform with high speed and reliability. Collect detailed information about vacancies, including salary, location, contract types, and full job descriptions at scale.

Features

• Blazing Fast Extraction — Optimized for high-speed data collection using efficient backend systems.
• Comprehensive Job Details — Collect job titles, employer names, precise locations, salary ranges, and application deadlines.
• Rich Content Extraction — Automatically extracts full job descriptions in both structured HTML and clean plain text formats.
• Flexible Search Filters — Support for keyword and location-based searches with customizable result counts.
• Automatic Deduplication — Built-in intelligence to prevent duplicate listings in your final dataset.
• Clean Structured Output — Consistently formatted data ready for immediate analysis or integration.

Use Cases

Healthcare Recruitment & Aggregation

Build niche job boards or healthcare-focused recruitment platforms by aggregating the latest opportunities from across the NHS.

Market & Salary Analysis

Analyze compensation trends for specific roles (e.g., Nursing, Allied Health) across different geographic regions and NHS trusts.

Workforce Monitoring

Monitor hiring trends and specialty demands within the National Health Service for strategic research or workforce planning.

Personal Career Planning

Track specific job categories in your area and receive consolidated updates on new postings and closing dates.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
keyword	String	No	""	Search by job title, skill, or reference number
location	String	No	""	City, town, or postcode to search in
results_wanted	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of job listings to collect
max_pages	Integer	No	5	Safety limit on the number of search pages to process
collectDetails	Boolean	No	true	Visit each job page to extract full descriptions
startUrl	String	No	""	Start from a specific NHS Jobs search URL (overrides filters)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	{"useApifyProxy": true}	Proxy settings (Residential recommended)

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Output Data

Each item in the dataset contains structured information about a single job vacancy:

Field	Type	Description
title	String	Official job title
company	String	NHS Trust or hiring organisation name
location	String	Job location including city and postcode
salary	String	Salary range or pay band details
contract_type	String	Employment type (Permanent, Fixed-Term, Bank, etc.)
working_pattern	String	Working hours (Full-time, Part-time, Flexible)
date_posted	String	Formatted date when the job was listed
closing_date	String	Application deadline
reference	String	Unique NHS job reference number
url	String	Direct link to the job posting
description_html	String	Full job description in structured HTML (if enabled)
description_text	String	Clean plain text version of the job description

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Usage Examples

Basic Nurse Search in London

Extract the latest nursing opportunities in the London area:

{
    "keyword": "nurse",
    "location": "London",
    "results_wanted": 50
}

Rapid Listing Without Descriptions

Collect basic info for hundreds of jobs very quickly by skipping full descriptions:

{
    "keyword": "administrator",
    "collectDetails": false,
    "results_wanted": 100
}

Starting from a Filtered URL

Use a specific filtered search URL from the NHS Jobs website:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/search/results?keyword=paramedic&location=Manchester",
    "results_wanted": 20
}

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Sample Output

{
  "title": "Registered Nurse - Emergency Department",
  "company": "NHS Foundation Trust",
  "location": "Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL",
  "salary": "£28,407 to £34,581 a year",
  "contract_type": "Permanent",
  "working_pattern": "Full-time",
  "date_posted": "07 May 2026",
  "closing_date": "04 June 2026",
  "reference": "123-ABC-456",
  "url": "https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/123-ABC-456",
  "description_text": "Job summary\n\nWe are looking for motivated Registered Nurses..."
}

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Tips for Best Results

Optimize for Speed

If you only need basic listing info (title, salary, location), set collectDetails to false. This makes the scraper significantly faster as it avoids visiting every individual job page.

Accurate Locations

Use full postcodes for the most precise location-based results.

Proxy Usage

Always use Residential Proxies when running large-scale extractions to ensure consistent access and avoid regional blocks.

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Integrations

Connect your NHS job data with your favorite tools:

• Google Sheets — Export directly for analysis and tracking.
• Airtable — Build searchable job databases and recruitment CRM.
• Zapier — Trigger automated emails or notifications for new jobs.
• Webhooks — Send data to your custom backend API in real-time.

Export Formats

• JSON — For developers and system integrations.
• CSV — For spreadsheet software and data analysis.
• Excel — For business reporting and documentation.
• XML — For legacy system compatibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How fast is the scraper?

The scraper is highly optimized and can collect dozens of jobs per minute. Speed depends primarily on whether you enable full description extraction.

Can I scrape jobs from specific NHS Trusts?

Yes, you can include the Trust name in the keyword parameter or use a startUrl from a trust-filtered search.

Is the data formatted consistently?

Yes, the scraper includes built-in normalization for dates, currencies, and addresses to ensure your dataset is clean and ready for use.

Does it handle application deadlines?

Yes, application closing dates are extracted and formatted for every listing where available.

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Support

For issues or feature requests, please contact support through the Apify Console.

Resources

• Apify Documentation
• API Reference

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Legal Notice

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