Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager – South Region (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

• London & Hybrid Working | Talent Acquisition | Full Time | Maternity Cover
• Competitive salary available, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Be the driving force behind exceptional hiring across our South Region hospitals.

At Nuffield Health, our purpose is clear: Building a Healthier Britain. And we know that starts with our people. That’s why we’re looking for a strategic and hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment across our South Region hospitals, managing a small team of two Talent Acquisition Advisors and partnering closely with operational leaders.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape regional hiring strategies, elevate our employer brand, and ensure we attract the best talent to deliver outstanding care.

What You’Ll Be Doing:

• Lead Talent Acquisition across our South Region hospitals, overseeing delivery and performance of two Talent Acquisition Advisors.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand workforce needs and build proactive, data-driven hiring plans.
• Champion our employer brand in the market, positioning Nuffield Health as a destination employer.
• Drive direct sourcing strategies, build diverse talent pipelines, and reduce reliance on agencies.
• Ensure a seamless candidate experience from application to onboarding.
• Monitor key metrics including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire to continuously improve outcomes.
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction, ideally within healthcare or high-volume environments.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience managing or mentoring recruitment teams.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand workforce needs and build proactive, data-driven hiring plans.
• Champion our employer brand in the market, positioning Nuffield Health as a destination employer.
• Drive direct sourcing strategies, build diverse talent pipelines, and reduce reliance on agencies.
• Ensure a seamless candidate experience from application to onboarding.
• Monitor key metrics including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, and quality-of-hire to continuously improve outcomes.
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction, ideally within healthcare or high-volume environments.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience managing or mentoring recruitment teams.

What We’Re Looking For:

• A track record of reducing agency spend and improving direct sourcing effectiveness.
• Ability to build and execute strategic talent acquisition plans aligned to business goals.
• Helping you feel good.
• A track record of reducing agency spend and improving direct sourcing effectiveness.
• Ability to build and execute strategic talent acquisition plans aligned to business goals.
• Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

Apply today… It starts with you.