Job summary
The Medical Staffing Manager ensures the smooth and efficient operation of medical HR services within the Trust. They act as a senior advisor and strategic lead on all employment matters concerning medical staff.
Key Objectives:
- Lead the medical staffing team and manage resources effectively.
- Maintain strong employment relationships with medical staff.
- Ensure compliance with HR policies, SLAs, and employment legislation.
Provide expert guidance on recruitment, contracts, and working time regulations.
Main duties of the job
Team Leadership & Management
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the Medical HR Team
- Conduct performance reviews, appraisals, and development planning
- Ensure team delivers timely and professional HR service
Recruitment & Onboarding
- Manage end-to-end recruitment for all medical roles, including consultants and junior doctors
- Coordinate vacancy control, advertising, interviews, and pre-employment checks
- Supervise induction and onboarding processes.
HR Administration & Compliance
- Advise on medical terms and conditions, contracts, and employment law
- Ensure accurate documentation and adherence to national guidelines
- Support managers with workforce planning and cost-efficiency strategies.
Revalidation & Appraisal Oversight
- Manage the Medical Revalidation and Appraisal Advisor
- Oversee job planning and appraisal systems for medical staff
- Ensure compliance with professional standards and regulatory requirements.
Collaboration & Strategic Input
- Work closely with clinicians, HR colleagues, and external bodies
- Collaborate with the APC to align processes and ensure consistency across medical staffing functions
- Contribute to policy development and service improvement
- Represent medical staffing in strategic planning and decision-making forums.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in HR environment
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- IT qualifications such as ECDL or equivalent level of computer literacy using all Microsoft office packages and Excel to intermediate level
- Associate CIPD
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Good working and practical knowledge of range of recruitment approaches and their appropriateness for specific needs
- Experience of planning, organising and scheduling activities of self and team in a pressured working environment with changing priorities
- Up to date knowledge of recruitment employment law and requirements for pre-employment screening including immigration, references and DBSs.
- Understanding of Medical and Dental terms and conditions
- Knowledge of use of psychometric and other selection tests
Skills, abilities, and attributes
Essential
- Able to deliver recruitment service from identification of need to candidate starting employment.
- Able to contribute immediately to the work of the department and establishing professional credibility with client managers.
- Able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and Trade Union representatives
- Able to apply and advise on recruitment policy
- Able to communicate terms and conditions of employment for all groups of staff employed at the Trust.
- Able to review Trust recruitment policies and processes and suggest alternative approaches which add value.
- Good IT skills. Able to analyse reports and data and propose remedial actions if required.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in HR environment
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- IT qualifications such as ECDL or equivalent level of computer literacy using all Microsoft office packages and Excel to intermediate level
- Associate CIPD
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Good working and practical knowledge of range of recruitment approaches and their appropriateness for specific needs
- Experience of planning, organising and scheduling activities of self and team in a pressured working environment with changing priorities
- Up to date knowledge of recruitment employment law and requirements for pre-employment screening including immigration, references and DBSs.
- Understanding of Medical and Dental terms and conditions
- Knowledge of use of psychometric and other selection tests
Skills, abilities, and attributes
Essential
- Able to deliver recruitment service from identification of need to candidate starting employment.
- Able to contribute immediately to the work of the department and establishing professional credibility with client managers.
- Able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and Trade Union representatives
- Able to apply and advise on recruitment policy
- Able to communicate terms and conditions of employment for all groups of staff employed at the Trust.
- Able to review Trust recruitment policies and processes and suggest alternative approaches which add value.
- Good IT skills. Able to analyse reports and data and propose remedial actions if required.
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).
