Healthcare Recruiter – Nursing & Care Staff

This is a remote position.

About the Role:

The Healthcare Recruiter will play a key role in sourcing, vetting, and placing qualified nurses and care staff into nursing and residential care homes across the region. This individual is responsible for building strong relationships with both clients and candidates, ensuring an efficient, ethical, and responsive recruitment service that meets the staffing needs of healthcare providers.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, and internal databases
  

• Screen, interview, and assess suitability of candidates in line with compliance and regulatory standards
  

• Develop and maintain relationships with nursing homes and care providers to understand their ongoing staffing needs
  

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial engagement to placement and aftercare
  

• Ensure all necessary checks are completed, including Right to Work, DBS, references, and qualification verification
  

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate and client records within the recruitment CRM
  

• Work towards KPIs and targets relating to placements, revenue, and candidate satisfaction
  

• Keep up to date with market trends, pay rates, and industry regulations in the health and social care sector
  

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in healthcare recruitment or a similar high-volume recruitment role
  

• Strong understanding of CQC regulations and care sector compliance requirements
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly
  

• Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  

• Results-driven with a focus on providing exceptional service to both clients and candidates
  

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and CRM tools