Lead the Future of Medical Recruitment Across Australia
Ochre Recruitment is seeking an experienced and commercially driven recruitment leader to oversee and grow our national agency recruitment division. This is a rare opportunity to join one of Australia’s leading healthcare workforce providers in a leadership role that combines operational leadership, recruitment strategy, team performance, and business growth.
About Ochre Recruitment
Ochre Recruitment partners with health services, hospitals and private practices across Australia to provide high quality medical workforce solutions. Our teams support rural, regional and metropolitan communities through the placement of locum and permanent doctors across a broad range of specialties.
This role will play a key part in shaping the future direction of our recruitment division.
The Opportunity
As Head of Ochre Recruitment, you will provide leadership across our recruitment agency operations nationally, driving team performance, commercial outcomes, operational consistency and recruitment strategy. You will oversee recruitment consultants and para consultants across multiple desks while working closely with operational, credentialing and workforce teams to ensure a seamless recruitment experience for both clients and candidates.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment Leadership & Performance
* Lead, mentor and develop recruitment consultants across multiple healthcare recruitment streams
* Drive a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and commercial outcomes
* Oversee recruitment activity, contract management, pipeline management, placement performance and delivery outcomes
* Support recruiters with complex client and candidate negotiations
* Monitor team KPIs, conversion metrics, desk profitability and operational efficiency
Commercial & Business Growth
* Identify opportunities for growth across existing and emerging healthcare workforce markets
* Build and maintain strong relationships with health services, hospitals and key stakeholders
* Contribute to business development initiatives, client retention and strategic partnerships
About You
* You are an experienced recruitment leader who understands the operational realities of medical recruitment
* You are commercially astute, operationally minded, and capable of balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on leadership
* Previous experience leading within a healthcare, medical, nursing or allied health recruitment agency environment
* Strong understanding of temporary workforce, agency or locum recruitment models
* Proven success managing high-performing recruitment teams
* Strong commercial acumen and experience driving recruitment growth
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
* Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume recruitment environments
* Ability to lead operational change and improve recruitment processes
* Confidence working across both strategy and day-to-day recruitment operations
Why Join Ochre Recruitment?
* Nationally recognised
* Opportunity to shape and influence a growing division
* Supportive executive leadership team
* Strong operational and workforce infrastructure already in place
* Competitive salary package + incentives
Ready to Lead?
If you are looking for an opportunity to lead a national healthcare recruitment function while helping shape the future of medical workforce delivery across Australia, we would love to hear from you.
Application Questions
* Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
* How many years of recruitment experience do you have?
* How many years' experience do you have in the healthcare services industry?
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