360 Recruitment Consultant – Healthcare

Build and grow a high-performing permanent healthcare recruitment desk with a genuine opportunity to make an impact and develop into a leadership role.

Remote (South Africa) | UK Working Hours (Monday – Friday) | R30,000 – R45,000 per month

About Our Client

Our client is a specialist healthcare recruitment business focused on delivering high-quality permanent recruitment solutions across the healthcare, social care, and education sectors. They have built a strong reputation for providing exceptional service to both clients and candidates while maintaining a consultative and relationship-driven approach.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys building new business, developing long-term client partnerships, and playing a key role in the growth of an expanding recruitment operation. The role offers significant scope to grow a desk, increase billings, and contribute to future team development.

The Role: 360 Recruitment Consultant – Healthcare

This is a true 360 recruitment role with full responsibility for both business development and candidate delivery. You will focus on building and scaling a permanent recruitment desk across Nurses, Doctors, Allied Health Professionals, Social Care Workers, and Special Educational Needs professionals.

You will be responsible for winning new business, securing exclusive and retained opportunities, and managing the entire recruitment lifecycle from client acquisition through to successful placement. This position is ideal for a commercially driven recruiter who thrives in a target-driven environment and wants the opportunity to build something substantial while contributing to long-term business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• 3–8 years of recruitment experience with proven success in permanent healthcare, social care, education, or related recruitment sectors
• Generate new business opportunities through proactive business development activities
• Build and maintain strong relationships with NHS, Social Care, Education, and private sector clients
• Secure exclusive and retained recruitment assignments
• Source, assess, interview, and place high-quality candidates into permanent positions
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy qualification through to offer management and placement completion
• Develop and maintain strong candidate talent pipelines across key healthcare disciplines
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and hiring demands to identify new business opportunities
• Maintain consistent recruitment activity levels to ensure a strong and sustainable placement pipeline

About You

• 3–8 years of experience in 360 recruitment with a strong focus on permanent placements
• Proven track record of successful billing performance and consistent placement delivery
• Demonstrated business development experience with the ability to win new clients independently
• Experience recruiting within healthcare, social care, special educational needs, nursing, medical, or allied health sectors
• Strong understanding of stakeholder management and long recruitment cycles associated with permanent placements
• Minimum of 2 years'' tenure in previous recruitment roles, demonstrating stability and commitment
• Previous experience working remotely and managing your own desk independently
• Excellent client relationship management, negotiation, and communication skills
• Highly self-motivated, mature, and capable of operating autonomously
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition to grow a desk and potentially build and lead a team in the future
• Resilient, proactive, and commercially driven with a strong focus on results and long-term success