Brad Sinclair

Managing Director

 Brad is an experienced leader and finance professional with a history of advising a range of businesses across a number of industries.  Having joined Opus in 2017, Brad leads the business ensuring it successfully delivers an excelle...

Selena Ayling

Associate Director, Managed Services

​Selena brings to Opus over 20 years’ experience within Public, Private and Third Sector. With 13 of those years predominantly with Public Sector, this is her sector of choice and where her true passion lies.Se...

Sam Goody

Associate Director, Commercial Services

​Sam joined Opus in July 2018 as Recruitment Operations Manager, bringing with him an extensive background in management and social work recruitment. This included working with Senior Managers, Assistant Directors and Directors nationwide, to recruit interims for very specific and often sen...

Tom Brown

Associate Director, Business Services

​Tom joined Opus in August 2016, having enjoyed several years working in local authorities.Tom is an integral part of the leadership team at Opus and holds responsibility for all business administration. Alongs...

Michele Jackson

Delivery Manager, Opus People Solutions

Michele has worked within the MSP arena for the last 15 years, with the majority of her time within public sector. Michele has also managed teams of onboarding/engagement partners in both Public and Private Sector and now as Delivery Manager, oversees our recruitment teams within the Managed Servic...

Kevin Bennett

Quality & Compliance Manager

​Kevin joined Opus in April 2017. He brings extensive knowledge and experience to the role having previously worked for Suffolk County Council for 15 years in a fast paced HR department where he led a successful front office HR team over several years.

Kevin Rutter

Programme Manager

​Kevin joined Opus in January 2022 as Programme Manager, bringing with him an extensive background in programme, project, and change management. This included managing large projects within the automotive sector with BMW, and engineering sector with Network Rail. Working with Directors...

Shona McCullough

Operations Manager

​Shona has spent nearly 8 years at Opus. She has a background working in local authorities and is passionate about the difference Opus can make in the public sector. She has an interest in how policy can affect the workforce, and enjoys helping to create solutions in this dynamic sector. Outside of work, Shona enjoys ...

Kristen Sanders

Operations Manager

Lauren Brown

Operations Manager

Ruksana Begum

Operations Manager

​Ruksana has worked in recruitment for over seven years and is proud and passionate about recruitment and meeting amazing people in this constantly changing sector. Ruksana has a genuine passion for building and developing working relationships and always strives to give a personalised service ...

James Carr

Head of Commercial

​James joined Opus as Head of Social Work Recruitment in October 2018, having previously worked for a large health and social care recruitment agency.   In his current role as Head of Commercial, James oversees Opu...

Vaughan Graham

Recruitment Consultant, Social Work

​Vaughan is a recruitment consultant who joined Opus in March 2020 bringing with him a variety of experience from his previous role recruiting within the social work sector. From recruiting front line social workers, to managing the registration of all new starters within the business then onto managing the vendor services for the North...

Julie Benton

Team Leader, Qualified Social Work

​Julie initially started her career in recruitment in the mid 1990’s within a high street recruitment agency filling permanent vacancies, before progressing to the temporary desk and then Office Manager. During this time, contracts were successfully awarded for the Public Sector and NHS, along with numerous private organisations. A...

Canev Johnstone

Recruitment Consultant, Qualified Social Work

I am passionate about making sure children get the best start in life. Having raised three sons, I have volunteered with the family support workers at their school and seen first-hand how children's lives are turned around and how they thrive with the right support in place.

Jessica Holland

Recruitment Consultant, Qualified Social Work

​Jessica joined Opus in July 2023 as a Recruitment Consultant and has 8 years’ of administration background mainly working for public sector. She previously worked in education helping employers recruit and enrol apprentices in all different areas such as Accounting, Childcare, Electrical, Plumbing and many more. Jessica enjoys speaking to a ...

Ryan Stewart

Recruitment Consultant, Qualified Social Work

​I joined Opus in October 2023 and have had the privilege of contributing my expertise to the world of recruitment for eight rewarding years. Throughout my career, I've delved into various sectors, including Education, Healthcare, and Insurance, gaining valuable insights from MSP, RPO, and internal recruitment backgrounds. Unlike many, ...

Lewis Goody, CertRP

Senior Consultant, Permanent Recruitment

​Lewis joined Opus in April 2021 having worked locally in a sales based background for many years. Specialising in the private sector, Lewis has built strong relationships with both candidates and clients in the local area.

Victoria Butcher

Senior Recruitment Consultant, Permanent Recruitment

​Victoria joined Opus following a very successful 7-year stint within the recruitment sector, working in leadership and delivery roles. She brings an extensive background within recruiting commercial, permanent roles for some one of the UK’s largest businesses including, but not limited to; Administration, HR, Legal, IT, Technical, Sales, Fin...

Maeve Speed

Recruitment Consultant, Permanent Recruitment

​Maeve joined Opus initially as a Trainee Consultant, prior to this working in a customer service background for many years. Maeve enjoys speaking to a variety of people and provides excellent service to clients and candidates alike with her friendly approach.

Charlotte Meara

Recruitment Consultant, Permanent Recruitment

Katrina Hyde

Team Leader, Residential Care

​Katrina joined Opus in 2019, having previously spent two years working in a high street recruitment agency. Prior to this Katrina had over 20 years' experience in the care sector, starting as a carer and working her way up to unit manager. Katrina has worked in domiciliary care, and in care homes for both adults and children, and brin...

Courtney Heptinstall

Contract Co Ordinator, Residential Care

​I bring over 3 years of experience within the different sectors in the recruitment industry. Whilst working on the different sectors, I found my passion for the Children Services sector dealing with managers to get contacts covered within the Walsall borough. I have recently got a distinction in my apprenticeship which was Business Adm...

Samantha Riley

Team Leader, Professional and Technical

Sam joined Opus in July 2022, bringing a wealth of recruitment experience. Like many, Sam started her career in high street recruitment, and then moved into IT recruitment for Investment Banks. She then spent several years as a Senior Recruitment Consultant within an MSP and an inhouse recruiter before taking a break from recruitm...

Beth Goldsmith

Recruitment Consultant, Professional and Technical

Beth joined Opus People Solutions as a Recruitment Consultant is 2022 and has 6 years’ of experience in recruitment. Before joining Opus, Beth worked as a Talent Acquisition Coordinator at fellow Vertas Group company Concertus Design and Property Consultants and was exclusively responsible for their inhouse recruitment across their seve...

Hannah Harvey

Recruitment Consultant, Professional and Technical

Hannah joined Opus in April 2023 as a Recruitment Consultant, bringing over 8 years’ experience within the recruitment and employment industry. Hannah strives to provide the best possible service to our candidates and suppliers.In her spare time, Hannah enjoys socialising with friends, reading ...

Cheryl Childs

Recruitment Consultant, Professional and Technical

​Having gained CIPD level 3, Cheryl is passionate about getting the right candidate for the right role.  At weekends, Cheryl enjoys watching her boys play football, and spending time with family and friends.

Belle Srijundee

Recruitment Resourcer, Professional and Technical

Belle was a Recruitment Consultant intern at a 360-recruitment agency and has had 3 years of experience and proven track record in sales and customer service across the international insurance industry. After pursuing a master’s degree in International Business at University of Birmingham, Belle then utilised her obtained knowledge and ...

Malwina Filiks

Team Leader, Industrial and Admin

Trixiebelle Thomas

Recruitment Consultant, Industrial and Admin

Shawna Smith

Recruitment Consultant, Industrial and Admin

​Shawna joined Opus in February 2022 as a Recruitment Consultant. She comes from an administration background and is new to the recruitment industry. Shawna works in the Industrial and Admin field supporting the recruitment needs for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire areas. She is passionate about providing excellent customer service and ...

Kornelija Kalnikaite

Recruitment Consultant, Industrial and Admin

Kornelija comes from various sectors such as hospitality, sales and recruitment. She has worked predominantly in the private sector with industry leading clients, providing temporary and permanent workers across various sectors.In her own time, Kornelija loves spending time in nature and socialising, which is a huge ...

Niamh Harvey

Recruitment Resourcer, Industrial and Admin

​I’ve been on an exciting journey, crafting my career in the world of talent acquisition, my determination and ambition have been the driving forces behind my accomplishments. My background is in training providing and I stumbled across an opportunity in recruitment and never looked back!Outside the...

Ross Lambert

Account Manager, Opus Teach

​Ross joined Opus Teach in January 2021, having previously worked in IT permanent and contract 360 recruitment in the private sector. Ross works as an Account Manager for Opus Teach, focus on building relationships with educational clients and educational professionals across Suffolk and surroundi...

Gemma Scogings

Account Manager, Opus Teach

Gemma joined the Opus Teach team in August 2021. She has recruitment experience within a different sector. She enjoys working within the Teach team, especially filling emergency supply bookings in the morning. She’s always up early and raring to go!‘Teach’ work as a team as a whole, however Gemma ta...

Liam Burgess

Account Manager, Opus Teach

​Liam has spent just short of nine years in recruitment, firstly within the NHS then onto Children’s Social Work. Liam brings his experience of recruiting for hard-to-fill roles into the Opus Teach team, where he works closely with schools to source and place talented candidates in...