Senior Healthcare Recruiter

Senior Healthcare Recruitment Consultant

• Location: Belfast - Hybrid - You will need to be able to travel to Belfast on occasion, great flexibility for the right candidate
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Competitive Salary + Market-Leading Commission

Reed are exclusively partnered with a dynamic healthcare recruitment provider who have bold expansion plans across the UK and Ireland. We are excited to announce the opening of our new office in Belfast and are seeking a talented 360° Healthcare Recruitment Consultant to spearhead our efforts. With comprehensive back-office support from our Nottingham HQ, you will have the autonomy to focus on cultivating relationships, building a robust candidate pool, and delivering high-quality staffing solutions.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Drive business development with NHS Trusts, private hospitals, clinics, care providers, and social care organisations.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process: from prospecting and client onboarding through to placement and aftercare.
• Recruit into critical frontline and specialist healthcare roles, including Paramedics & Paramedic Prescribers, Nurses & ANPs, GPs, Physiotherapists, and Social Workers.
• Source, screen, and interview candidates, ensuring compliance with NHS frameworks and industry regulations.
• Match candidates to short-term cover, fixed-term projects, and long-term permanent opportunities.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals ready to respond to urgent and planned staffing needs.
• Act as a trusted partner to clients, advising on workforce planning, market insights, and recruitment best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3–5 years’ experience in healthcare recruitment (temporary and/or permanent).
• Proven success in a 360° recruitment role with both business development and delivery responsibility.
• Experience placing clinical professionals across nursing, medical, AHP, and social care sectors (you do not require experience in all of these areas)
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements in healthcare recruitment.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to build lasting relationships at all levels.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, motivated by results, and comfortable working autonomously.

Benefits:

• Flexibility on work from home/office arrangement
• Lead the launch of our Belfast operation with the backing of an ambitious healthcare recruitment business and wider healthcare group.
• 360° control – develop new business, manage client accounts, and place candidates across all contract types.
• No administrative headaches – payroll, compliance, and back-office support managed centrally by HQ.
• Clear career trajectory – shape the future of a regional branch and unlock long-term leadership opportunities.
• Competitive salary & market-leading commission – rewarding your success every step of the way.