Job summary
Would
you like to join a fast- paced HR and OD team. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is
one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with over 22,000 staff in five
hospital sites across the vibrant city of Leeds. Working with the Deputy
Director of HR, the Head of Resourcing will be at the forefront of
implementation for the changes required to transform our recruitment
practices in line with the NHS People Plan and our ambition to Support and
develop our people.
You
will have experience of all aspects of recruitment, including well developed
planning and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines. Have significant experience in a recruitment /medical
staffing service of a large organisation. You will ensure delivery of
priority areas on time, within budget and lead individual projects from
initiation stage through to completion.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
21/08/2024
Planned Interview
Date
05/09/2024
Main duties of the job
The
Head of Resourcing will have responsibility:
To ensure recruitment and promotion
is fair and inclusive.
To ensure the recruitment and
promotion processes encourage flexible working from day one.
To co-ordinate International
Recruitment in accordance with ethical standards.
To provide an efficient and timely
service with improved time to hire and fully compliant with all statutory
requirements and good practice guidance
To provide a welcoming and
efficient on-boarding process for new employees.
To be responsible for the
management, utilisation and development of a suite of IT systems which
support recruitment and on-boarding, ensuring the provision of accurate and
timely recruitment data, and assurance on KPIs
The post holder will also oversee
the administration of staff visa / certificate of sponsorship renewal, to
ensure that all staff working at the Trust have the correct right to work.
You
will be competent in complying with assurance frameworks implementing
policies and procedures. You will have worked in a similar role as part of a
large and complex organisation and demonstrated strong leadership
capabilities. We expect your style to be straightforward, pragmatic and hands
on as well as engaging, enthusiastic and inspirational.
About us
The
role is based at St James Hospital site in Leeds and is responsible for a
team of over 50 staff working on-site and remotely. Our values below are part
of what make us different from other trusts, so a key aspect of your
leadership role will be to role model and champion these across the
resourcing team :
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be responsible for providing expert and authoritative advice and leadership in all aspects of
recruitment and medical staffing, manage the integrated resourcing teams in
the provision of support for all recruitment (Recruitment Service, Estates
and Facilities and Medical and Dental) and transactional HR Services and
related activity across the Trust. The post holder will also be responsible
for the co-ordination of all International Recruitment, to ensure that all of
the Trusts recruitment in this area meets the ethical standards and is fully
compliant with Home Office guidance.
The post holder will also oversee the administration of staff visa /
certificate of sponsorship renewal, to ensure that all staff working at the
Trust have the correct right to work.
The
post holder will ensure that recruitment is carried out effectively,
efficiently and in compliance with statutory requirements and good practice
guidance, developing, updating, and implementing policies, processes and
systems as necessary. The post holder
will be responsible for the accurate inputting of workforce information to
trust systems including Basis, ESR and NHS Jobs. The role includes the
management of the on-going development and production of a suite of timely
and relevant workforce reports to support trust workforce planning and to
assure the Trust Board on key performance indicators. The post holder will act as the Trusts
lead for interpreting employment legislation and case law and providing
expert advice on the specialist HR issues e.g. Recruitment (including
volunteers) and all medical staffing terms and conditions (Consultants, trust
grade doctors and doctors in training).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be responsible for providing expert and authoritative advice and leadership in all aspects of
recruitment and medical staffing, manage the integrated resourcing teams in
the provision of support for all recruitment (Recruitment Service, Estates
and Facilities and Medical and Dental) and transactional HR Services and
related activity across the Trust. The post holder will also be responsible
for the co-ordination of all International Recruitment, to ensure that all of
the Trusts recruitment in this area meets the ethical standards and is fully
compliant with Home Office guidance.
The post holder will also oversee the administration of staff visa /
certificate of sponsorship renewal, to ensure that all staff working at the
Trust have the correct right to work.
The
post holder will ensure that recruitment is carried out effectively,
efficiently and in compliance with statutory requirements and good practice
guidance, developing, updating, and implementing policies, processes and
systems as necessary. The post holder
will be responsible for the accurate inputting of workforce information to
trust systems including Basis, ESR and NHS Jobs. The role includes the
management of the on-going development and production of a suite of timely
and relevant workforce reports to support trust workforce planning and to
assure the Trust Board on key performance indicators. The post holder will act as the Trusts
lead for interpreting employment legislation and case law and providing
expert advice on the specialist HR issues e.g. Recruitment (including
volunteers) and all medical staffing terms and conditions (Consultants, trust
grade doctors and doctors in training).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification in management or equivalent. An appropriate professional qualification, first degree or equivalent qualification e.g. membership of CIPD.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience in a recruitment/medical staffing service of a large organisation. Please provide examples of your work experience in these areas as part of your application
- Expert knowledge of NHS pay and terms & conditions of service e.g -Agenda for Change and/or Medical and Dental Contracts.
- Ability to interpret national policy, legal changes and good practice guidance and translate into local Trust policies and procedures. Please provide specific examples in your application.
- Expert and up to date knowledge of employment law, particularly in the context of recruitment & selection. Please provide specific examples in your application.
- Demonstrable experience of contributing to the management and implementation of change programmes in a complex environment.
- A sound understanding of good practice and legislation on diversity, with a specific focus on those which impact on recruitment policy, procedures and processes.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting and leading change/ management initiatives, including workforce planning, organisational development programmes, planning and implementing HR strategies/policies
Desirable
- Experience of working in a teaching hospital, including issues relevant to doctors in training
- Good understanding of NHS policy and the contribution of HR.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a particular emphasis on influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex data
- Demonstrate and ability to manage a diverse and complex workload with strict and competing demands.
- Strategic planning and change management skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other organisations and agencies to deliver shared objectives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification in management or equivalent. An appropriate professional qualification, first degree or equivalent qualification e.g. membership of CIPD.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience in a recruitment/medical staffing service of a large organisation. Please provide examples of your work experience in these areas as part of your application
- Expert knowledge of NHS pay and terms & conditions of service e.g -Agenda for Change and/or Medical and Dental Contracts.
- Ability to interpret national policy, legal changes and good practice guidance and translate into local Trust policies and procedures. Please provide specific examples in your application.
- Expert and up to date knowledge of employment law, particularly in the context of recruitment & selection. Please provide specific examples in your application.
- Demonstrable experience of contributing to the management and implementation of change programmes in a complex environment.
- A sound understanding of good practice and legislation on diversity, with a specific focus on those which impact on recruitment policy, procedures and processes.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting and leading change/ management initiatives, including workforce planning, organisational development programmes, planning and implementing HR strategies/policies
Desirable
- Experience of working in a teaching hospital, including issues relevant to doctors in training
- Good understanding of NHS policy and the contribution of HR.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a particular emphasis on influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex data
- Demonstrate and ability to manage a diverse and complex workload with strict and competing demands.
- Strategic planning and change management skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other organisations and agencies to deliver shared objectives
