Recruitment Consultant

About the position

Recruitment Consultant

Drive Recruitment Success in UK Healthcare Markets. Work with Leading Clients Across Social Work, Education, and Life Sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences | Salary: Negotiable | Hours: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday | Location: Cape Town (Remote initially, office-based in future location TBC)

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established, specialist recruitment agency with a strong footprint across the UK healthcare sector. They focus on high-impact placements in Social Work, Healthcare, Allied Health, Life Sciences, and Education. Known for delivering excellence and compliance, the company fosters a collaborative culture that values transparency, professionalism, and high performance. As they continue to grow their client base and diversify their service offering, they are looking to bring on board experienced recruiters who are passionate about the healthcare market and thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

The Role: Recruitment Consultant

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful recruitment team and play a pivotal role in placing both permanent and contract candidates across the healthcare spectrum. You'll manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle, from sourcing and screening to business development and compliance, while ensuring high service levels to both candidates and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively source candidates using job boards, LinkedIn, and the internal CRM
• Manage the full 360 recruitment cycle or support high-volume delivery, depending on business needs
• Engage with new and existing clients to identify hiring needs and business development opportunities
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of candidate interactions and skills on the CRM
• Collaborate with the compliance, payroll, and onboarding teams to ensure smooth candidate placements
• Post and manage job adverts across multiple social media and online channels
• Meet or exceed agreed KPIs set by your line manager

About You

• Minimum 2 years of recruitment experience in the UK healthcare market
• In-depth understanding of healthcare recruitment and compliance in the UK
• Track record of success in a 360-recruitment or high-volume delivery environment
• Skilled in using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and recruitment CRMs
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities
• Self-starter with a results-driven approach
• Comfortable working independently and meeting performance targets

Desired Skills:

• Recruitment
• Business Development
• Client Relationship Management
• Compliance
• Onboarding
• Account Management
• Sourcing
• Database Management
• Education
• Healthcare
• Social Work