Overview
As Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead and grow our new internal recruitment agency, building a high-performing function that attracts diverse, high-quality candidates quickly. You will own end-to-end recruitment, delivering strong shortlists and a stellar candidate experience, while reducing time-to-hire and agency reliance. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery across multiple sites, using data to continuously improve. You’ll travel to MHM services nationwide to tailor approaches and support hiring managers, shaping MHM’s employer brand and workforce inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the internal Talent Acquisition function to high performance
- Embed service standards and performance expectations across the agency
- Develop proactive, inclusive talent pipelines through direct sourcing and partnerships
- Attract candidates from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups
- Reduce reliance on recruitment agencies through direct sourcing
- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand needs and challenges
- Provide high-quality, diverse shortlists and excellent candidate experience
- Strengthen employer brand across recruitment channels
- Implement inclusive, compliant safer recruitment practices
- Inspire the TA team with focus on service, pace, quality, and continuous improvement
Key requirements
- Significant leadership experience of a recruitment or talent acquisition function in a multi-site organization
- Experience managing and developing recruitment/resourcing teams
- Proven end-to-end recruitment delivery at scale, including volume and specialist roles
- Experience building proactive talent pipelines beyond reactive advertising
- Experience reducing agency reliance via direct sourcing strategies
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders on workforce planning and vacancy governance
- Experience setting and managing recruitment KPIs and performance standards
- Experience implementing or operating safer recruitment practices in a regulated environment
- Experience using recruitment systems and generating data-driven insights
- stakeholder management
- leadership and people development
- strategic thinking
- direct sourcing
- talent pipelines/molicy engagement
- data-driven insights from recruitment systems
Talent Acquisition Manager in Sunderland employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
