Recruitment Consultant

Safer Hand Solutions; Stafford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A Healthcare Recruitment Agency in the UK is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to manage a temporary staffing desk. The ideal candidate will handle client relationships, conduct interviews, and oversee the recruitment process. This role is ideal for someone highly organized and resilient, with excellent communication skills. Offering a competitive salary, generous commission structure, and supportive management, this position promises significant career development opportunities in a growing business.

Benefits

Annual leave rising with service up to 25 days

Additional day off on your birthday

Regular incentives including trips abroad and meals out

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Experience as a Recruitment Consultant in Healthcare or transferable skills.
• Full UK Driving License with access to a vehicle during working hours.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage temporary staffing desk and effectively schedule staff.
• Conduct candidate sourcing, interviews, and onboarding.
• Develop new business and maintain client relationships.
• Achieve KPIs and exceed targets in a busy environment.
• Ensure compliance and quality service delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to multitask

Interpersonal skills

Resilience

Job description

Recruitment Consultant (open to Trainee)

We are an ambitious, hardworking and compassionate Healthcare Recruitment Agency established in 2018, with 3 additional thriving branches across the country. At SaferHandCare, we value integrity, transparency and a collaborative, progressive culture. Above all, we have an unwavering passion for recruitment and supporting Nursing/Residential Homes and vulnerable individuals.

Healthcare recruitment can be challenging, but it is also incredibly rewarding - we support each other and make a real difference every day!

• Newcastle-under-Lyme
• £25,700 - £27,000 basicDOE (+ £2400 per annum for on call + uncapped commission)
• Fulltime; Monday - Friday
• Additional on call duties on evenings and weekends, on a rota basis
• 8am - 4pm
• Driving licence required
• Onsite

Role

As a Healthcare Recruitment Consultant, you will manage our busy temporary staffing desk, providing support with effective scheduling and liaising with our dedicated, registered care staff and local residential and nursing establishments that we support. You will also actively participate in new business development activities.

This is a fast‑paced, people‑focused role suited to someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys building relationships while delivering outstanding service.

You will be fully supported by approachable and hands‑on management and the wider team, who value and recognise your hard work, with clear rewards and progression opportunities.

Your duties will mainly include

• Taking an active role in the candidate attraction process including sourcing potential healthcare professionals, reviewing applications, conducting interviews and onboarding
• Managing existing clients to ensure all temporary staffing needs are met
• Prospecting potential clients by using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking to grow your client base
• Achieving and exceeding KPI's, targets & objectives on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
• Collaborating effectively with the team
• Getting to know our carers and their schedules, locations etc., as well as building/developing strong relationships with the care home managers
• Retaining information regarding care home preferences, shift patterns etc.
• Delivering the highest quality of client and candidate service
• Ensuring compliance is maintained to the highest standard
• Co‑ordinating shifts on a busy temp desk
• Managing the out of hours on‑call phone shared on a rota basis including alternate weekends
• Nominating Carer's of the Month based on their hard work and dedication
• Ad hoc duties when required

Requirements

Ideally, you will currently be working as a Recruitment Consultant within Healthcare or on a busy temporary desk. However, we are also open to motivated trainees with the right attitude and transferable skills, as full training will be provided.

If you're ambitious, driven and motivated by making a difference while helping others, that's exactly what we're looking for!

You will also ideally have

• Demonstrable experience of resilience and remaining focused when things don't go as planned - healthcare recruitment is a particularly difficult industry, but we're in it together and we're making a difference every day!
• Confident approach, and sometimes assertive when needed, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment and work reactively
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to think outside the box
• A full UK Driving License with access to your own vehicle during working hours
• Flexibility to manage the on‑call phone during evenings and weekends on a rota basis

Additional Information

• Competitive basic salary of £25,700 - £27,000 dependent on experience
• Uncapped, generous commission structure
• On call bonus
• Incredible potential for career development as part of a growing business
• Supportive, friendly, and approachable management who will not only listen but value your ideas and input into the business
• Working alongside a vibrant, talented, and motivated team
• Regular incentives (including trips abroad, cash prizes, meals out, additional annual leave etc.)
• Social Events
• Annual Leave rising with service up to 25 days
• Additional day off on your birthday
• Christmas Shut Down

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive, ambition and focus to have a real impact in a growing business, looking to progress their career.

If you have the relevant experience and would like to learn more, then please call (phone number removed) (option2) and ask for Hannah Kirk. Alternatively, submit your application for consideration.