Head of Recruitment

Would you like to become part of one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare groups?

Cavalry is a multifaceted group, focused in healthcare. We are on a mission to change care for the better and we’re currently looking for a highly motivated Head of Recruitment to lead our recruitment team.

This is a very well-rewarded role with generous leave entitlement, and the position on offer will be based in our head office in Whalley (In between Clitheroe and Blackburn).

Why join Cavalry?

• Highly competitive salary of £60,000-£80,000
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• Ample opportunity for career progression/promotion
• Gym membership scheme
• Collaborative and supportive team
• Fantastic reputation – ‘exceptionally caring service’- CQC, 2022
• Listed as one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare companies

What the role will look like?

You will be leading a team of recruiters within care services, recruiting high quality nurses and support workers for our Complex Care, Supported Living, Residential Children’s and Specialist Care Services. You will play a key part in helping our care services grow, both by achieving agreed recruitment targets and by preserving Cavalry’s excellent reputation for quality care.

We are growing quickly and we have ambitions to grow even faster, so we can help even more people. As part of this role, we want you to grow your team from day 1. We are currently hiring an additional 10 staff for this team and ideally we want you to be part of the selection process, as soon as you join.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Ensuring that your team’s KPI’s and growth targets are met.
• Managing the team through 1-to-1 meetings, weekly check ins and ongoing training.
• Improving efficiencies such as time-to-hire, cost per hire and drop out/acceptance rates.
• Improving overall candidate experience through application response times, interview feedback and detailed interview formats.
• Monitoring marketing advertisement expenditure and maximising its effectiveness.
• Implementing new sourcing ideas and methods across the team to maximise candidate outreach.
• Liaising with the Directors re forecasting figures etc

Who are we looking for?

• You will have previous experience managing a team in Healthcare Recruitment with a strong track record of achieving team target goals.
• You’ll be a confident verbal and written communicator who thrives on building relationships.
• Experience of using Salesforce is highly desirable but not essential.
• You’ll be a competitive person who enjoys over-achieving any goals set.
• You’ll be able to enthuse your colleagues with your passion for expansion, growth AND quality!
• You’ll be energetic, ambitious, switched-on and always alert to opportunity.
• You’ll have good commercial awareness and excellent analytical skills.

If you’re a good match and you’re interested in joining a dynamic, values-driven company on a mission to change care for the better, we encourage you to apply today!