Managing Consultant Non-Clinical

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated Managing Consultant to join our Specialist Services recruitment team at NHS Professionals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional who enjoys leading and developing others while remaining close to recruitment delivery. You'll play a key role in ensuring our NHS clients have access to the skilled professionals they need, helping to maximise workforce capacity and reduce reliance on external agencies.

About the Role

As a Managing Consultant, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and performance of a team of Recruitment Consultants and Administrators, ensuring recruitment activity is aligned to client demand and business objectives.

You'll drive a high-performing, collaborative team culture, coaching and supporting colleagues to achieve their potential while delivering against key performance indicators, recruitment targets and service standards.

Working closely with our NHS Trusts, you'll develop effective recruitment strategies, build strong candidate pipelines and ensure vacancies are filled efficiently with suitably qualified professionals.

You'll also play an important role in identifying opportunities to improve our services, using performance data and market insight to make informed decisions, resolve challenges and drive continuous improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading, Coaching and Developing Your Team

• Inspire, motivate and develop a team of Recruitment Consultants and Administrators, creating a positive, supportive and high-performing environment.
• Set clear objectives, monitor individual and team performance, and provide regular coaching, feedback and development opportunities.
• Conduct regular one-to-ones and performance reviews, recognising success and addressing challenges proactively.
• Promote a collaborative, one-team approach, ensuring colleagues work together to achieve shared goals and deliver an excellent service.

Driving Recruitment Delivery and Performance

• Take ownership of day-to-day recruitment delivery, ensuring client requirements are prioritised and suitable candidates are placed within agreed timeframes.
• Monitor recruitment activity, productivity, bank hours, fill rates and other key performance indicators, taking action to achieve targets.
• Lead effective talent attraction strategies, including recruitment campaigns, proactive sourcing and candidate pipeline development.
• Maximise the utilisation of existing Bank Members while attracting new candidates to meet current and future workforce demand.
• Use recruitment data and performance reporting to identify trends, improve efficiency and support operational decision-making.

Building Strong Relationships and Delivering Excellent Service

• Work closely with NHS Trusts and internal stakeholders to understand workforce requirements and develop effective recruitment solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing recruitment expertise and market insight to support workforce planning and reduce reliance on external agencies.
• Proactively identify and resolve service delivery challenges, ensuring a responsive and professional experience for clients and candidates.
• Ensure candidates are supported and kept informed throughout their recruitment journey, delivering a positive and inclusive experience.

Driving Quality and Continuous Improvement

• Champion a right-first-time approach, ensuring recruitment processes are efficient, accurate and compliant with relevant standards.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve productivity and enhance the overall recruitment experience.
• Ensure appropriate quality checks, governance and data protection standards are maintained across the team.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion, creating an environment where colleagues and candidates feel valued and supported.
• Produce and present team performance updates, highlighting achievements, challenges and opportunities for improvement.

We're looking for a confident, proactive and people-focused individual who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and getting the best out of others.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience in recruitment, resourcing or talent acquisition, with a strong understanding of recruitment delivery.
• Previous experience of leading, supervising or coaching a team, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• A proven track record of working towards targets and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to build effective working relationships.
• The ability to analyse performance data, identify opportunities and implement practical solutions.
• A proactive and organised approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and respond to changing business needs.
• A genuine passion for delivering excellent customer service and creating a positive candidate experience.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to bring people together and encourage shared accountability.

Experience within NHS recruitment, healthcare staffing or a similar service-led environment would be advantageous, but we're equally interested in individuals who can demonstrate strong leadership potential, commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering results.

Why Join NHS Professionals?

At NHS Professionals, we play a vital role in supporting the NHS by connecting skilled professionals with the opportunities where they're needed most.

As a Managing Consultant, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact — not only through the recruitment services we deliver to our NHS clients, but also by developing your team, shaping how we work and contributing to the continued success of Specialist Services.

You'll join a team that values collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and, above all, its people.

If you're passionate about recruitment, enjoy developing others and are ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us make a difference to the NHS workforce.