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

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

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

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

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