Talent Acquisition Partner

Talent Partner

Time commitment: Full-time

Location: Either fully remote or hybrid working between home and our London office

Reporting to: Senior Talent Partner

About Paloma

Our mission is to make NHS autism and ADHD assessments and care accessible within 4 weeks of a GP referral, and, in turn, help every child achieve their potential.

In 2024, our founders, Mark and Darshak, were shocked to find that children needing an NHS autism or ADHD assessment were waiting 4-10 years for these assessments. Delayed assessments can result in children being more likely to develop mental health conditions and fall behind in education. Furthermore, the much-needed pre/post-assessment support (outside of ADHD medications) is typically not funded by the NHS.

These long waits have built up because of increased recognition and understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions, and a lack of investment and innovation within the NHS to meet growing demand.

Mark and Darshak, with their 25 years of combined NHS experience, including building services that have treated over 1,000,000 patients in obesity & ophthalmology, founded Paloma to change this.

As of May 2026, we have successfully reduced waits to less than 3 months by;

• Taking a product-first approach to redesign the care pathway to give families a more consumer-like experience of care
• Our in-house product, engineering, and AI team is building our own autism and ADHD specific electronic health record and AI clinical support tool to free clinicians from their significant documentation burden to refocus on supporting families.
• Investing in expanding the clinician workforce and upskilling them in new ways of working.

We are proud that Paloma is:

• Loved by families, with 4.9 out of 5 Trustpilot and Google ratings
• Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered and quality-focused
• Clinically-led, with a team of over 150 people, including over 100 clinicians supporting families through their care journey. We are hiring 100+ more roles over the next 12 months.
• A community of passionate, mission-driven, and innovative team members who challenge the status quo and test and learn from new ideas and approaches.
• In control of our own destiny, as we are profitable and backed by leading healthcare investors Triple Point and Heal Capital

What’s next?

• Whilst we have reduced wait times, it is estimated that up to 500,000 children are still waiting for an NHS autism or ADHD assessment. We won’t rest until this comes down.
• We want to build new services to support families and children diagnosed with autism or ADHD who feel lost after their assessments when the NHS is no longer there for them.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Talent team as we continue to accelerate our hiring and launch new clinical services, including most recently children’s ADHD.

Alongside the wider talent team, you’ll hire for roles across our Clinical and Support Functions, including Product & Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Commercial, Finance, Business Intelligence and People.

You’ll help shape how we attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent during a period of rapid expansion. Alongside this, you will contribute to innovation across our hiring processes by building scalable systems that enable growth at pace and with precision. Your work will have a measurable impact on the number of children we can support and the quality of care we deliver.

With success in this role, you can progress to ‘Senior’ Talent Partner and ‘Lead’ with time.

About you

You’re a highly consultative Talent Partner with a real, infectious passion for finding the right individual for any role. You thrive in mission-driven, fast-scaling environments where you are hiring at a high volume (between 5 and 10 roles a month).

You’re energised by speaking to people, getting them excited about our mission, and innovating our talent experience, including streamlining processes, elevating quality, and creating a memorable candidate experience.

Ideally, you bring prior experience in hiring for our high-volume roles in clinical or product & engineering, ensuring you can make a fast impact on our hiring. Above all, we are looking for someone who cares deeply about our mission and can attract talent with pace and rigour.

From a cultural perspective, you are:

• Someone who brings a positive, collaborative, and always learning and innovating mindset
• A true team player; you thrive working collaboratively as part of a close-knit team, love what you do, and enjoy getting involved in team socials and building deep relationships across the business.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, scaling environment.
• A proactive, data-driven operator.
• Committed to delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.
• Consultative, reflective, and always looking for ways to drive improvements.

Responsibilities:

Run great recruitment processes

• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs, shape role profiles, and advise on the hiring process.
• Deliver end-to-end recruitment, balancing speed with rigour.
• Truly care about each candidate’s experience, ensuring we get positive feedback from every candidate, successful or unsuccessful.
• Undertake engaging headhunting; you don’t wait for the right applicant to apply. You proactively identify and engage with potential candidates, learning what is important to them in their next role.
• You have experience with outbound sourcing methods to attract and nurture high-quality talent.
• Robust communication and reporting
• Ensure all hiring actions are captured in our Applicant Tracking and sourcing platforms.
• Use data to proactively engage with hiring managers on what is and isn’t working in a process.
• Keep hiring dashboards up to date
• Support our wider talent initiatives
• Contribute to process improvements to drive efficiency and enhance the candidate experience.
• Leverage AI tools to optimise sourcing, screening, and workflow automations.
• Support employer brand initiatives and content creation.
• Enable a robust and inclusive hiring process.

Qualifications and experience:

Required:

• Proven experience as an in-house Talent Partner or Talent Acquisition Specialist in a fast-growing organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and consultative skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume pipelines with accuracy and pace.
• Experience using ATS systems and sourcing tools.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to drive decisions and improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You have experience with outbound sourcing methods to attract and nurture high-quality talent.

Desirable:

• Experience recruiting clinicians or working in a healthcare/health tech organisation.
• Skilled at recruiting for various skill sets, including tech & product.
• A track record of contributing to talent attraction strategies (such as employer brand initiatives).
• Experience leveraging AI tools to streamline hiring processes.

Don’t meet every requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. Paloma is dedicated to building a diverse and top-performing workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align with every qualification, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Why join Paloma?

You will be part of a mission-driven organisation that’s transforming access to autism and ADHD care in England. For all employees, we offer:

• A strong and positive culture that prioritises team building, transparency, and career development. This includes protected time and budget for team connection and learning.
• Comprehensive compensation, including:
• Salary of £45,000 per year for remote workers & £50,000 per year for hybrid workers, with some flexibility based on experience.
• Annual salary reviews, ensuring they are competitive
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Equity compensation through Share Options in Paloma Health
• Optional Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Home Office Equipment Allowance
• Professional Registration Fees Allowance for clinicians
• A unique annual leave benefits package which includes:
• 37 days of annual leave. This is 28 standard days, plus eight bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
• Option to buy an additional 5 days per year (giving a maximum of 42 days)
• Where required, 2 days per year of special leave for events that can happen in life, whether personal or family-related
• Additional benefits include:
• A premium performance company laptop
• NHS discounts, including the Blue Light Card (as we are an NHS provider).

Equality & Diversity

Paloma Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and throughout the application process. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic.

Accommodations

We’re glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the hiring process. We encourage you to be open about the adjustments you need, so we can adapt our interview process accordingly.

Safer Recruitment & Pre-Employment Checks

Paloma Health ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority. As part of our pre-employment checks, you will be asked to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on your role within the business, this will be at either an Enhanced, Standard, or Basic level. We are committed to safer recruitment practices and expect all applicants to share our dedication to safeguarding.

Application process

Please apply via our website. We understand that applying for a new job requires significant effort, and we appreciate the time you put into it and look forward to reviewing your application.

Join us and be part of our journey to revolutionise access to NHS autism and ADHD care!