About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Team Leader to join The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this is a fixed term/secondment opportunity 12 month maternity cover.
This is a key operational role within the Recruitment Team, supporting the delivery of an efficient, high-quality, customer-focused and compliant recruitment service across the Trust. The postholder will oversee the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy approval and advertising through to offer management, pre-employment checks and onboarding.
Working closely with HR colleagues, recruiting managers and external stakeholders, the successful candidate will provide operational leadership to the recruitment team, ensuring recruitment activity is delivered in line with NHS Employment Check Standards, employment legislation and Trust policies.
The role will also support service improvement and transformation across recruitment, including work to reduce time-to-hire, improve candidate experience, strengthen compliance, and make better use of systems such as Trac, ESR and NHS Jobs.
You will have strong knowledge of recruitment processes, compliance requirements, stakeholder management and workload planning.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and solutions-focused recruitment professional who is passionate about delivering a high-quality service and supporting the Trust to attract and appoint the best candidates.
Main duties of the job
The Recruitment Team Leader will play a key role in leading and supporting the recruitment team to deliver an efficient, high-quality, customer-focused, and compliant recruitment service across the Trust. The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, ensuring vacancies are managed effectively from approval through to onboarding. The role will provide operational leadership to the recruitment team, supporting managers to attract, recruit, and retain high-quality candidates in line with NHS Employment Check Standards, employment legislation, and Trust policies
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 5000 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification
Lead, coach, and motivate the recruitment team, ensuring the delivery of a professional and customer-focused service. Develop and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, providing expert recruitment advice, guidance, and support Support digital transformation initiatives including optimisation of Trac, ESR, NHS Jobs, and electronic onboarding systems. Investigate and resolve recruitment issues or complaints, escalating them to senior management as necessary. Implement best practices, streamline procedures, and suggest innovations to improve the quality and speed of the recruitment process. Promote a positive candidate experience by ensuring effective communication, timely feedback, and a smooth recruitment process.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification/experience in Human Resources or Recruitment. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Degree or equivalent experience in a HR environment
Experience Essential
Experience of leading or supervising a recruitment team, ideally within a high-volume or complex recruitment environment. Understanding of end-to-end recruitment processes, including compliance with employment legislation and safer recruitment requirements Experience of planning and prioritising workloads within a fast-paced environment with competing demands Experience of advising managers on recruitment processes, policy, and compliance requirements Experience of using recruitment systems such as Trac, ESR, or similar HR/recruitment systems Knowledge of the NHS recruitment systems and practices, such as NHS Jobs, Trac, or ESR Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workloads for self and others within a busy environment with competing demands and changing priorities.
Desirable
Experience of international recruitment and sponsorship processes Experience within the NHS, healthcare sector, or similarly complex organisation Experience of recruitment marketing or employer branding initiatives
Skills Essential
Strong understanding of recruitment compliance requirements including right to work, DBS, GDPR, and employment legislation Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion principles within recruitment practices. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team Ability to analyse recruitment data and produce reports to support service improvement. The ability to interpret recruitment data, monitor KPIs, and prepare reports Demonstrate Trust's Values
Desirable
Knowledge of Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Other Essential
A proactive and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving. Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities Ability to contribute to wider Workforce Directorate objectives and initiatives
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 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Royal Marsden
Carew House
Wallington
SM6 0DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)