Senior Lead Recruiter

About the Company

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Lead Recruiter to support a growing healthcare organisation during an exciting period of expansion. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering recruitment solutions across existing healthcare facilities while leading workforce mobilisation activities for two new openings.

About the Role

This is a hands-on recruitment position requiring an individual who can manage high-volume hiring campaigns, engage stakeholders at all levels, build talent pipelines, and ensure critical clinical and non-clinical vacancies are filled efficiently and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment activity across multiple healthcare sites.
• Support workforce planning and staffing requirements for two new openings.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management and onboarding.
• Develop talent pipelines for clinical, operational, facilities, technical and corporate roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand recruitment requirements and workforce priorities.
• Coordinate large-scale recruitment campaigns and assessment activities.
• Utilise direct sourcing, job boards, Linked In, social media, referrals and networking to attract high-quality candidates.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Track and report on recruitment KPIs including vacancy levels, time-to-hire and campaign effectiveness.
• Maintain compliance with recruitment legislation, right-to-work checks and healthcare industry standards.
• Build relationships with external recruitment partners, job centres, colleges, universities and healthcare networks.
• Support employer branding initiatives to strengthen attraction and retention strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement across recruitment processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead Recruiter, Senior Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Partner or Recruitment Manager.
• Experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across multiple disciplines.
• Strong direct sourcing and talent attraction capability.
• Experience managing high-volume recruitment campaigns.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment systems and applicant tracking systems.
• Sound understanding of employment legislation and recruitment best practice.

Required Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Recruitment Management
• Workforce Planning
• Direct Sourcing
• Candidate Attraction
• Stakeholder Management
• Interviewing & Selection
• Employer Branding
• Recruitment Analytics
• Healthcare Recruitment
• Project Management
• Relationship Building

Preferred Skills

• Previous healthcare, hospital, medical or regulated-sector recruitment experience.
• Experience supporting organisational growth, mobilisation projects or new site openings.
• Experience recruiting clinical professionals including nurses, allied health professionals and specialist healthcare staff.
• CIPD qualification or relevant recruitment certification.

Pay range and compensation package

£250-£300 per day.

Opportunity to lead a significant recruitment programme during a period of growth and expansion. Involvement in the staffing and mobilisation of two new healthcare facilities. Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic workforce planning. Dynamic and fast-paced working environment with potential contract extension opportunities. This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who thrives in high-growth environments and has a proven track record of successfully delivering recruitment campaigns, building talent pipelines, and supporting large-scale workforce mobilisation projects.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.