Founding Talent Partner
Healthtech 1Stratford, East LondonPosted 11 December 2025
Job Description
Founding Talent Partner
LET'S MAKE THE NHS THE MOST ADVANCED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD 💙
The world’s best healthcare, for free. It's not a new idea, it's called the NHS. But the largest healthcare provider is fundamentally broken. So we’re on a mission to fix it with technology that actually works.
We love the NHS because it’s accessible to all, free at the point of delivery and employs millions up and down the UK. But we've all read the headlines. It's under intense pressure with rising costs, GP strikes, budget uncertainty and an ageing population. Which means longer wait times, fewer appointments and lower quality care for the people who need of it most. The NHS is beautiful, but broken.
The largest cost (£66bn+) is staff, who spend a ridiculous amount of time on mundane admin. 35% of NHS staff are employed to complete administrative work all day, every day. And that's where we're making a difference.
We're focused on relentlessly automating repetitive processes within the NHS. And we’ve had great early success. Our first product, Automated Registrations, is already used by 24% of GP practices in England. With this wedge in the market, we're now building more powerful tech that unlocks access to healthcare for the entire nation. Check out bookable.health https://bookable.health/?utm_source=ashby for a sneak peek.
⛩️ OUR PRINCIPLES
Exciting challenges lie ahead—guided by our principles, we’ll meet these challenges with a thoughtful and caring approach to support our community of NHS GP practices. These principles drive everything we do at Healthtech-1:
1. 💙 Care deeply
2. 🏋️♀️ Work hard
3. 🤝 Be your word
4. 💬 Trust in radical truth and transparency
5. 🚀 Do your life's best work
6. 🥳 Find the fun
Read more about our principles in the Healthtech-1 Handbook https://link.ht1.uk/handbook.
FOUNDING TALENT PARTNER
🎯 MISSION STATEMENT
Healthtech-1 exists to unlock appointment access in the NHS. We're already in a quarter of GP practices in England, and we're not stopping there.
To get to 100%, finding and hiring great people is vital. Right now, hiring is one of the most important levers in the business.
You'll be our first dedicated talent hire, reporting directly to Pete (cofounder).
💙 THE ROLE
You're joining at a pivotal moment. We’re growing rapidly and looking to hire 20+ roles in the next 6-12 months. Some of the foundations for the hiring function are formed, but we’re looking for someone to add process, expertise and fuel to the engine so we can take it to the next level. We’re balancing multiple streams of work and would like someone to take it to the next level. We think of talent as having 3 streams:
- Public magnetism
- Great candidate experience
- Great hiring manager
The ideal person is able to balance the art and the science of talent acquisition.
The art = great communication and emotional intelligence to create a fantastic candidate experience. At times you need to inspect, and other times persuade.
The science = the operational efficiency of running a smooth talent process. That includes planning, keeping on top of all communications, coordinating between candidates and hiring managers and staying on track with the longer term hiring plan. You're an operator who can run multiple roles concurrently without anything slipping through the cracks.
Opportunities for progression: This is a founding role in a function that will grow. As we scale beyond hiring into onboarding, culture, and retention, this becomes a full People function. You'll have the opportunity to build and lead it. Whilst our preference is always for people who stay for the long term, we’re also open to 9-12 month FTC.
Hybrid office culture: 💪🏼 at least 3 days in our office in Stratford. Our anchor days are Mon, Tues and Fri. Homemade breakfast and lunch are on the house every day when you're in the office, ensuring you're fuelled for success!
Comp: £50-65k
If building the talent function that unlocks acc ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
Apply Now
Direct link to company career page
AI Resume Fit Check
See exactly which skills you match and which are missing before you apply. Free, instant, no spam.
Check my resume fitFree · No credit card