The Department of Health has signed a deal that could be worth up to £30m with UK SME, Methods Consulting, to give the NHS an electronic recruitment service.

Methods will provide a web based portal that can be accessed through a variety of current and future web enabled devices.

It will enable the NHS to advertise job opportunities, schedule interviews, track and process applications and conduct job market analysis.

The contract is estimated to be worth between £5m and £30m, according to an online award notice.