Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Resourcing Operations Team Lead

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Job summary

At Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, we believe that every role contributes to delivering compassionate, safe care every day. As our Resourcing Operations Team Leader, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring we have the right people, in the right place, at the right time--helping us provide outstanding patient care.

What You'll Do

Lead and Inspire: Manage and develop a team of resourcing professionals, including international recruitment advisors and administrators.
Drive Excellence: Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring compliance with NHS Employment Check Standards and UKVI regulations.
Shape the Future: Implement new ways of working, update HR policies, and contribute to innovative recruitment projects.
Be the Expert: Provide professional advice to managers on recruitment, employment law, and visa queries.
Champion Candidate Experience: Ensure every applicant receives a professional, positive, and timely service.

Main duties of the job

You will ensure the provision of robust resourcing processes so that every candidate experience is dealt with in a professional and confidential manner by the resourcing team.

You will lead the Resourcing officers to provide comprehensive, high quality recruitment administration service to all Managers and Trust staff. To support, develop and maintain recruitment via NHS jobs, HR Payroll and ESR.You will deliver recruitment training as required and work as part of the Human Resources team to provide an effective and efficient recruitment and staff support service.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

29 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc. HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-RD-EMF19776

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Proven experience in leading a recruitment team and delivering high-quality resourcing services.
Strong knowledge of HR systems (e.g., ESR, NHS Jobs) and recruitment best practices.
Excellent communication, influencing, and organisational skills.
CIPD qualification or equivalent experience in HR/recruitment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

Why Join Us?

Generous NHS benefits, including 14% employer pension contribution.
Flexible pay schemes, cycle-to-work, and discounted gym membership.
Access to career development, training, and leadership opportunities.
On-site perks: nursery, Costa, M&S, subsidised restaurant.
Active social club and wellbeing support, including 24/7 counselling.

Our Values: Caring Together | Excelling Together | Learning Together | Continuously ImprovingIf youre passionate about people, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a real impact, wed love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of recruitment at Royal Surrey!

Job description

Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Proven experience in leading a recruitment team and delivering high-quality resourcing services.
Strong knowledge of HR systems (e.g., ESR, NHS Jobs) and recruitment best practices.
Excellent communication, influencing, and organisational skills.
CIPD qualification or equivalent experience in HR/recruitment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

Why Join Us?

Generous NHS benefits, including 14% employer pension contribution.
Flexible pay schemes, cycle-to-work, and discounted gym membership.
Access to career development, training, and leadership opportunities.
On-site perks: nursery, Costa, M&S, subsidised restaurant.
Active social club and wellbeing support, including 24/7 counselling.

Apply today and help shape the future of recruitment at Royal Surrey!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD, Degree level or equivalent qualification, preferably in HR related area or equivalent experience

Desirable

NVQ level 3 in Customer Service/Business Administration or equivalent work experience

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

Experience of leading a team
Extensive experience in a Recruitment role
Experience sufficient to advise and support resourcing officers and line managers in dealing with the full range of recruitment issues
Good working knowledge of a broad range of administrative processes
Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Desirable

Knowledge of Information systems such as HealthRoster and ESR
Previous relevant NHS experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD, Degree level or equivalent qualification, preferably in HR related area or equivalent experience

Desirable

NVQ level 3 in Customer Service/Business Administration or equivalent work experience

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

Experience of leading a team
Extensive experience in a Recruitment role
Experience sufficient to advise and support resourcing officers and line managers in dealing with the full range of recruitment issues
Good working knowledge of a broad range of administrative processes
Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Desirable

Knowledge of Information systems such as HealthRoster and ESR
Previous relevant NHS experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)