Recruitment Consultant – Digital Health

Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS); Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission up to 35%

23–38 days annual leave

3pm finish Fridays

Wellbeing gifts

Accredited training

Retail discount

Cycle to Work

Breakfast and fruit

Job summary

Compass Associates, part of Compass Recruitment Solutions, seeks a Recruitment Consultant to own and grow the Digital Health desk in Manchester. You will recruit mid to senior level roles across digital consultations, e-pharmacy, and remote health platforms.

Join a fast-growing area at the intersection of tech and healthcare, cultivate client relationships, and engage top talent. Competitive compensation with uncapped commission up to 35% and strong benefits await.

Qualifications

• A background in tech or digital sector recruitment.
• A genuine interest in technology and digital devices.
• Experience recruiting at mid to senior level; search/headhunting or 360 recruitment preferred.
• A consultative, relationship-led approach as a trusted advisor to clients and candidates.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow the Digital Health desk, recruiting mid to senior level roles in digital health space.
• Build relationships with health tech companies, digital first providers, and scale-ups.
• Headhunt and engage experienced candidates for senior roles in digital health.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from search to offer management and close.
• Win new business and shape our positioning in the market.

Skills

Tech recruitment

Mid-senior level recruitment

Headhunting

Client relationship management

Digital health knowledge

Job description

Compass Associates is part of Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS) an award-winning recruitment and search organisation with four brands specialising in health, care, education, and life sciences. We're the UK's leading independent search and recruitment specialist across the Health, Social Care, and Life Sciences sectors, and we're investing in one of our fastest growing areas: Digital Health.

Healthcare is growing online from video consultations and e-pharmacy to remote dispensing, digital physio, and app based diagnostics. Digital Health covers the full range of private healthcare delivered digitally: online GP services, telehealth platforms, digital pharmacy and dispensing, virtual physiotherapy, wearable and remote-monitoring devices, and the health tech platforms underpinning them. We've already delivered on some significant projects in this space, and we're looking for someone to come in and take ownership of that growth.

Recruitment Consultant – Digital Health

Manchester

Full-Time, Office Based

Why this role is different

• A genuine growth desk - Digital Health is one of the fastest moving areas in private healthcare, with new platforms, funding rounds and product launches creating constant hiring demand.
• Work at the intersection of tech and healthcare you'll be recruiting clinical, non-clinical and senior management talent into businesses building the next generation of health tech, for roles such as Digital/Remote GP, Practice Nurses, Clinical Leads, Prescribers, Practice Managers and Business Development Managers.
• Built on momentum, not a standing start you'll inherit an active candidate database and existing client relationships from work we've already delivered in this space, with real scope to build it into your own desk.
• Earn what you're worth - commission starting from 15% and uncapped up to 35% for high performers.
• Join an award winning team, multiple time Recruiter of the Year, Investors in People Gold, Great place to work accreditation and a 4.8 Glassdoor rating with 96% of staff saying they'd recommend us.

What you'll be doing

• Owning and growing the Digital Health desk, recruiting mid to senior level roles across digital consultations, e-pharmacy and dispensing, virtual physiotherapy, and remote health platforms.
• Building relationships with health tech companies, digital first providers, and scale ups across the online healthcare space, understanding their products, funding stage, and hiring roadmap.
• Headhunting and engaging experienced, hard-to-reach candidates for roles such as Digital/Remote GP, Practice Nurse, Clinical Lead, Prescriber, Practice Manager and Business Development Manager.
• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle for senior appointments from search and longlisting through to offer management and close.
• Winning new business within a market that is still expanding, and shaping how we position ourselves within it.

What we're looking for

• A background in tech or digital sector recruitment, you're comfortable discussing platforms, products and digital business models with candidates and clients, and you're keen to apply that to healthcare.
• A genuine interest in technology and digital devices, you follow where health tech and consumer tech are heading, and you're curious about how digital tools are changing healthcare delivery.
• Experience recruiting at mid to senior level, ideally with exposure to search, headhunting or 360 recruitment.
• A consultative, relationship led approach, comfortable acting as a trusted advisor to clients and candidates rather than just filling vacancies.
• Drive, resilience and commercial instinct, someone who wants to build and own a desk, not just work one, and become a genuine expert in the sector.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive basic salary, dependent on experience.
• Uncapped commission, up to 35% for top performers.
• Up to 38 days annual leave (including service-related increases).
• 3pm finish every Friday.
• Quarterly company-wide events and a lively social calendar.
• Annual wellbeing gifts with no cap on rewards.
• Access to accredited training and qualifications.
• Retail discount scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Free breakfast and fresh fruit provided daily.
• Additional benefits for high performers, including car allowances, private healthcare, and phone bills covered.

Due to high application volume, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No response within 10 days means we've moved forward with other candidates on this occasion.