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North London NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Medical Workforce Advisor

The closing date is 25 January 2026

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Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Medical Workforce Advisor to lead and manage a small team within our Medical Workforce department on a fixed term contract for 6 months or on a secondment basis.

The post holder would be on-site for 2 days a week and 3 days working from home.

Main duties of the job

  • Manage and supervise a team of Medical HR Advisors.
  • Oversee recruitment processes, pre-employment checks, and contract administration.
  • Provide specialist advice on medical workforce issues and employment legislation.
  • Maintain accurate data on ESR, TRAC, allocate systems and produce reports.
  • Lead projects to improve medical workforce services and support strategic objectives.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including NHS England, Deanery, and Royal Colleges.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

  1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
  2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
  3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
  4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

  • We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
  • We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
  • NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

  • We Are Kind
  • We Are Respectful
  • We Work Together
  • We Keep Things Simple
  • We Empower
  • We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

455-NLFT-0575

Job locations

St Pancras & St Ann's

Kings Cross, Haringey

London

NW1 0PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will oversee all operational procedures for medical staffing, including recruitment, contracts, pay, and compliance, while providing expert advice on medical terms and conditions of service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will oversee all operational procedures for medical staffing, including recruitment, contracts, pay, and compliance, while providing expert advice on medical terms and conditions of service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
  • Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
  • Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
  • Experience of supervising others

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree equivalent Experience
  • Completion of level 5 CIPD
  • Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
  • Employment legislation
  • Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
  • Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages Word/Excel/Powerpoint
  • Able to use TRAC /ESR

Desirable

  • Completion of level 7 CIPD

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to delegate effectively
  • Ability to demonstrate the capability to operate, lead and deliver a well organised medical staffing service
  • Ability to work in a high pressurised environment and work to tight deadlines
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
  • Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
  • Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
  • Experience of supervising others

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree equivalent Experience
  • Completion of level 5 CIPD
  • Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
  • Employment legislation
  • Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
  • Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages Word/Excel/Powerpoint
  • Able to use TRAC /ESR

Desirable

  • Completion of level 7 CIPD

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to delegate effectively
  • Ability to demonstrate the capability to operate, lead and deliver a well organised medical staffing service
  • Ability to work in a high pressurised environment and work to tight deadlines

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pancras & St Ann's

Kings Cross, Haringey

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pancras & St Ann's

Kings Cross, Haringey

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Head of Medical Workforce

Deborah Evans

Deborah.Evans64@nhs.net

07432283588

Details

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

455-NLFT-0575

Job locations

St Pancras & St Ann's

Kings Cross, Haringey

London

NW1 0PE


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