HR & Talent Manager

HR & Talent Manager – Private Healthcare

Location: Oxted, Surrey

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days on-site / 2 days remote

Are you an experienced HR Manager with healthcare experience who loves recruitment, enjoys leading a team and wants to make a real impact in a growing business?

We're partnering with an ambitious, rapidly expanding private healthcare organisation looking for a talented, hands-on HR & Talent Manager with healthcare experience to lead its HR and recruitment function.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, manage a small team and take ownership of both HR operations and talent acquisition.

You'll have the autonomy to improve processes, introduce new ideas and play an important role in shaping the organisation's continued growth.

The Role

This is a varied position combining HR management, recruitment, employee relations and team leadership.

We're looking for someone who is commercially minded, proactive and genuinely enjoys being hands‑on, particularly when it comes to sourcing and recruiting great people.

What You\'ll Be Doing

HR Management & People Operations

• Lead the day-to-day HR function and manage a small team.
• Provide HR advice and support to senior leadership and managers.
• Manage employee relations, performance, absence and HR processes.
• Oversee the employee lifecycle, including onboarding and development.
• Improve HR policies, systems and people practices.
• Support employee engagement, retention and organisational growth.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across clinical and non-clinical positions.
• Personally source, attract and engage high-quality candidates.
• Develop recruitment strategies and build strong talent pipelines.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver successful recruitment outcomes.
• Improve recruitment processes and reduce reliance on external agencies.
• Support workforce planning and future hiring requirements.
• Experience as an HR Manager, HR & Talent Manager, HR Business Partner or similar.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge, including employee relations and UK employment law.
• Proven hands‑on recruitment and direct sourcing experience.
• Experience managing or mentoring a team.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, commercially minded and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment.

Why This Opportunity?

• £60,000–£70,000 salary depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with two days from home.
• Leadership opportunity managing a small team.
• Real autonomy to shape HR and recruitment processes.
• Senior-level exposure working closely with business leaders.
• Career development within an ambitious, growing healthcare organisation.

If you\'re an experienced HR professional with a passion for recruitment and want a role where you can genuinely make a difference, we\'d love to hear from you.