Job summary
We are looking for a Recruitment Manager to manage our recruitment team.
The recruitment team is responsible for all recruitment into the Trust for both permanent, fixed term, bank and agency resources.
This busy team manages a high volume of vacancies, with a focus on patient care and ensuring the right people join SECAmb to benefit the communities we serve, while fulfilling the mandatory NHS pre-employment check standards.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the provision of high quality and effective Recruitment Services Trust wide. The Recruitment Manager will be expected to work often alone, within their designated area of responsibility and will be required to escalate Trust-wide issues through the Assistant Director of HR Services to the appropriate Trust senior team members.
You will be expected to chair meetings with stakeholders across the organisation to understand and support their recruitment needs and input into the workforce plan for future Trust requirements.
You will also look to continuously improve the service provision of the recruitment team, based on feedback and recruitment trends.
About us
- NHS employees will be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing with service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to our award-winning Wellbeing services
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with key stakeholders to create attraction strategies that source the right volume and calibre of candidates for divisions and directorates across SECAmb utilising direct sourcing, innovative recruitment channels and student placements.
Further information can be found on the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with key stakeholders to create attraction strategies that source the right volume and calibre of candidates for divisions and directorates across SECAmb utilising direct sourcing, innovative recruitment channels and student placements.
Further information can be found on the attached job description.
Person Specification
Quali
Essential
- Recognised higher level qualification / masters (e.g. MBA, MA) / post graduate qualification in a relevant area or masters level equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of the recruitment sector with previous experience of working at management level. . Knowledge of a comprehensive range of Human Resource and recruitment processes essential for staff management and service development. Demonstrable experience of budgetary and financial management skills Evidence of an in-depth knowledge of NHS priorities, processes and operational issues.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Trac recruitment system. Experience of report writing and presentation skills Understanding of corporate needs with regard to decision making and service developments
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of managing both large operational recruitment teams as well as Candidate Attraction teams within a high-volume and specialist resourcing, recruitment market ideally within healthcare. Interview and assessor trained and significant assessment experience ideally within an NHS environment. Experience in a high volume and customer facing environment . Able to build credible and influential working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation. Able to work autonomously, interpreting employment legislation and providing authoritative advice on resourcing issues Able to plan and organise a range of complex resourcing strategies and programmes across the organisation in conjunction with workforce planning leads. Experience within an Advisory role, responsible for Hiring Manager engagement Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Desirable
- Recruitment experience in the NHS Experience of utilising TRAC or similar ATS at a superuser/ management level. Experience of the NHS Inter-authority transfer (IAT) process for internal SECamb and wider NHS candidates Able to draft complex business cases, tendering documents and policies. Experience of contract management and outsourcing arrangements in respect of recruitment systems. Experience of designing and implementing attraction strategies.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication; able to communicate clearly and effectively on a range of highly complex resourcing and employment issues. Exceptional analytical skills; able to assess and understand high complex management, data and service issues. Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to build relations and influence at all levels with internal and external clients. Strong leadership qualities, ability to motivate and effectively delegate to develop teams and individuals. Fully competent in the use of TRAC and or equivalent electronic job sites/ ATS and human resources management systems. Outstanding administration skills with the ability to constantly prioritise. Attained at least intermediate to advanced level in the following software packages: Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint. Ability and confidence to liaise with all levels of staff and candidates. Able to plan, prioritise and organise the work of themselves to ensure achievement of successful assessment centres. Able to work to service level agreements and monitor own performance against smart objectives. Customer service focused and is able able to make decisions and take ownership of customer issues.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in the use and application of ESR, Trac, UKVI
Person Specification
Quali
Essential
- Recognised higher level qualification / masters (e.g. MBA, MA) / post graduate qualification in a relevant area or masters level equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of the recruitment sector with previous experience of working at management level. . Knowledge of a comprehensive range of Human Resource and recruitment processes essential for staff management and service development. Demonstrable experience of budgetary and financial management skills Evidence of an in-depth knowledge of NHS priorities, processes and operational issues.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Trac recruitment system. Experience of report writing and presentation skills Understanding of corporate needs with regard to decision making and service developments
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of managing both large operational recruitment teams as well as Candidate Attraction teams within a high-volume and specialist resourcing, recruitment market ideally within healthcare. Interview and assessor trained and significant assessment experience ideally within an NHS environment. Experience in a high volume and customer facing environment . Able to build credible and influential working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation. Able to work autonomously, interpreting employment legislation and providing authoritative advice on resourcing issues Able to plan and organise a range of complex resourcing strategies and programmes across the organisation in conjunction with workforce planning leads. Experience within an Advisory role, responsible for Hiring Manager engagement Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Desirable
- Recruitment experience in the NHS Experience of utilising TRAC or similar ATS at a superuser/ management level. Experience of the NHS Inter-authority transfer (IAT) process for internal SECamb and wider NHS candidates Able to draft complex business cases, tendering documents and policies. Experience of contract management and outsourcing arrangements in respect of recruitment systems. Experience of designing and implementing attraction strategies.
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication; able to communicate clearly and effectively on a range of highly complex resourcing and employment issues. Exceptional analytical skills; able to assess and understand high complex management, data and service issues. Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to build relations and influence at all levels with internal and external clients. Strong leadership qualities, ability to motivate and effectively delegate to develop teams and individuals. Fully competent in the use of TRAC and or equivalent electronic job sites/ ATS and human resources management systems. Outstanding administration skills with the ability to constantly prioritise. Attained at least intermediate to advanced level in the following software packages: Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint. Ability and confidence to liaise with all levels of staff and candidates. Able to plan, prioritise and organise the work of themselves to ensure achievement of successful assessment centres. Able to work to service level agreements and monitor own performance against smart objectives. Customer service focused and is able able to make decisions and take ownership of customer issues.
Desirable
- Highly skilled in the use and application of ESR, Trac, UKVI
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
