Recruitment Consultant

Scrubs Nursing Agency; Warragul; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrubs Nursing Agency is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to lead end-to-end recruitment for nursing contracts across NSW & QLD, contributing to sustained client demand and a robust pool of healthcare talent in a supportive, growth-focused environment.

You will manage sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding, and ongoing placements, building strong partnerships with clients and candidates while maintaining CRM records and pipeline health.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare recruitment, with understanding of aged care or nursing agency contexts.
• Proven ability to source, screen, interview and engage candidates.
• Experience building and maintaining candidate pipelines and pools.
• Experience rostering or running a temporary recruitment desk is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source talent using social media, job boards, referrals, and professional associations.
• Screening, interviewing and maintaining a pipeline of high-demand nurses.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
• Guide candidates through onboarding and credentialing per client requirements.
• Maintain accurate CRM records to support high-quality data.

Skills

Healthcare recruitment

Sourcing

Interviewing

Candidate engagement

CRM / ATS

Communication skills

Time management

Tech savvy

Stakeholder management

Tools

CRM system

Social media recruiting

Job boards

Job description

· Location: Warragul, Victoria (West Gippsland region)

· Healthcare Recruitment (Opportunity to build the market desk)

· Full-time, Permanent, Supportive team environment

About us

Healthcare is Australia's largest and fastest-growing industry, and demand for care across aged care, hospitals and the community is only accelerating.

We're a boutique nursing agency redefining healthcare staffing across Australia through innovative technology, compassionate care, and professional excellence. Our mission is simple; ensure every healthcare facility receives the highest quality support while every nurse finds meaningful, flexible work.

We’re in an exciting phase of growth, rethinking how we support hospitals and aged care providers while creating stronger, more rewarding experiences for our incredible nurses and carers. We’re a compassionate, boutique nursing agency where we support each other, ideas are valued and everyone plays a part in our success. Join our close-knit team and enjoy the opportunity to work in beautiful Gippsland.

The Role

We’ve grown steadily through our reputation, relationships and referrals, with recruitment largely evolving in line with client demand. The new Recruitment Consultant (NSW & QLD) position has been created to take a more proactive approach, anticipating demand and strengthening how we support our clients.

Thisis a genuine opportunity to shape how we recruit for contract positions with our healthcare clients. Focused on managing end-to-end recruitment process for short-term nursing contracts across NSW and QLD markets, while nurturing a pool of nursing talent to meet client needs.

You will make a real impact by anticipating client requirements and building a strong pipeline of nursing talent. By engaging with nurses, understanding their qualifications/experience, career aspirations and preferences, you will match the right candidates to client needs and secure ongoing, back-to-back contract placements. Your commercial acumen, ability to forecast workforce demand, maintain a readily available pool of qualified candidates, and execute placements efficiently will be key to your success in this role.

If you’ve got a couple of years of recruitment experience and are looking for more scope to build, influence and make your mark, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will be doing?

Use a range of sourcing methods and targeted recruitment campaigns across social media, job boards, referrals, and professional associations for talent outreach.

Screening, Interviewing, building and maintaining a pipeline of high-demand and niche specialties, aligned with the business needs.

Ensure a positive and personalised candidate experience from first contact through onboarding, activation and membership, building strong partnership and talent pooling.

Guiding candidates through onboarding and credentialing, ensuring all client requirements are met for successful placement and ongoing bookings.

Maintaining accurate CRM records to support high-quality data.

What you’ll bring?

A couple of years of healthcare recruitment behind you is about right, enough to know what good looks like, and with an appetite to build something new.

Around 3 years' recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment.

Proven ability to source, screen, interview and engage candidates, building a pipeline.

Healthcare, aged care or nursing agency recruitment background will be well regarded.

Experience with rostering or running a temporary recruitment desk will be well regarded.

Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills to attract and engage candidates.

Tech savvy, organised, agile and resilient to juggle competing priorities.

How we support your growth?

Starting a new role can be a big step, so we’re committed to helping you build confidence, develop your skills and grow with us. You will have a structured onboarding and support to understand the role, learn our systems and processes and build the knowledge you need to succeed. As you grow, we’ll work with you to identify your strengths, develop new skills and explore opportunities for progression.

Where can this role take you?

We are growing fast and honestly that's part of the appeal. You’ll own the role end-to-end right from sourcing, screening, interviewing, activating to onboarding. You will stay close to the decisions and work alongside other teams like allocations, marketing etc. to achieve outcomes. You'll learn a lot along the way, too. You'd be building something that will open new doors. Your ideas will have a real impact with opportunities to progress your career.

Scrubs Nursing Agency is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.