Healthcare Recruitment Manager (6 month contract)

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leading organisation in the social care/healthcare sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Recruitment Manager to lead their recruitment function. This role will oversee the strategic and operational delivery of recruitment, ensuring best-practice standards, legislative compliance, and high-quality candidate experiences. Working closely with senior leadership, the successful candidate will drive workforce planning, optimise recruitment operations, and lead a high-performing recruitment team.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Provide strong professional leadership to the recruitment team.

• Promote high standards of evidence-based recruitment practices to ensure service effectiveness and efficiency.

• Enhance and develop online recruitment tools and digital processes to improve candidate engagement and recruitment outcomes.

Managerial

• Lead the development and implementation of streamlined and effective recruitment processes.

• Produce accurate, timely, and data-driven recruitment reports and insights.

• Oversee onboarding processes, ensuring thorough verification and validation of all documentation and records.

• Provide line management, coaching, and performance oversight for the recruitment team.

• Delegate responsibilities appropriately, ensuring clarity, accountability, and effective decision-making.

• Build strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies, service providers, and vendors.

• Prepare recruitment performance reports for senior leadership.

Workforce Planning, Recruitment & Retention

• Ensure workforce plans support existing services and future service developments.

• Develop strategic workforce plans aligned with organisational goals.

• Design and deliver effective recruitment strategies to attract qualified, experienced candidates.

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle from advertisement to appointment.

• Implement and maintain systems that support long-term staff retention.

• Ensure all recruitment systems and processes are regularly reviewed and validated.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure all recruitment practices comply with relevant legislation, regulatory standards, and sector-specific requirements.

Candidate Profile – Key Requirements

• Strong background in high-volume, operational recruitment.

• Demonstrated experience at senior leadership level within HR or recruitment.

• Proven success leading and developing recruitment teams.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and HR Information Systems (HRIS).

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Business degree or equivalent qualification (postgraduate qualification advantageous).

• Ability to work strategically while maintaining hands-on operational oversight.