Heath Blake is stepping down as chief executive of healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus.

Blake joined the firm in 2005 from home-care provider Allied Healthcare, where he was managing director.

Blake will work alongside new chief executive Paul Bingham for the rest of the year. Bingham’s previous experience includes roles as UK chief executive of IT services provider Atos and managing director at Equiniti, specialists in financial and technology services.

 From 2017, Blake will continue to work closely with Nurse Plus as a non-executive director and advisor.