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Business Development Manager – Healthcare Recruitment
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About this role
Anyone can chase leads from a portal. We want someone who can walk into a care home or a hospital and win the business direct, no framework required.
Search is a leading multi-discipline recruitment agency, backed by private equity and on an ambitious growth trajectory across our 13 specialisms and offices UK-wide. Our Healthcare division supplies support staff and nursing professionals to providers across the region, and we're looking for a Business Development Manager to grow that client base from our Manchester City Centre office.
This is a genuinely new-business-focused role. You'll be targeting private care homes and hospitals who aren't already sourcing staff through us, building relationships directly with decision-makers rather than relying on portals or preferred supplier lists, and opening doors our consultants can then deliver into.
Why join us?
- Own a clearly defined territory across the North of England, with the autonomy to build your own pipeline of private care homes and hospitals.
- Join a business backed by private equity with genuinely ambitious growth plans, real investment, and real opportunity to grow your career alongside it.
- Work alongside a specialist Healthcare recruitment team who'll deliver into the business you win, so you can stay focused on what you do best.
- Grow your career with a clear development plan, backed by award-winning training and 1:1 coaching from our dedicated Talent Development team.
- Join a down-to-earth, driven team that celebrates success; from regular team socials to our annual European getaway for top performers.
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What you'll be doing
- Identify and directly approach private care homes and hospitals across the North of England who aren't currently working with Search, generating business outside of portals and frameworks.
- Build relationships with key decision-makers, including care home managers, hospital procurement teams, and other senior stakeholders.
- Develop a genuine understanding of each client's staffing needs, positioning Search as their go-to partner for support staff and nursing recruitment.
- Negotiate terms and service agreements that secure long-term, profitable partnerships.
- Work closely with our Healthcare recruitment consultants to ensure a smooth handover and successful delivery once new business is won.
- Keep accurate, up-to-date records of your pipeline and client activity on our internal CRM.
- Stay close to trends and developments across the private healthcare sector, so you can speak knowledgeably with every prospect.
What we're looking for
- Experience in a business development or new client acquisition role, ideally within recruitment or another sector selling directly to healthcare providers.
- A genuine track record of winning business outside of portals or tender processes, through direct approach and relationship building.
- A confident, credible communicator, comfortable engaging decision-makers at every level.
- Highly motivated and resilient, with the drive to build a territory from the ground up.
- A full UK driving licence, with the flexibility to travel and meet clients face to face across the North of England.
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How you'll benefit
- A lucrative, uncapped commission structure that rewards your performance.
- Car allowance.
- Access to premium recruitment tools, including industry-leading job boards.
- Full back-office and marketing support, so you can focus on what you do best.
- Comprehensive, ongoing training and development from our award-winning Talent Development team.
- Option to buy or sell holidays via salary sacrifice.
- Quarterly and Annual HighFlyers events, plus our annual European getaway for top performers.
- EV car benefit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail, gym, and lifestyle discounts, plus financial wellbeing support through Tastecard.
To find out more about this opportunity, click Apply today or contact Katie Ball, Talent Acquisition Manager, at katie.ball@searchrecruitmentgroup.com.
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