About this role
Job summary Resourcing Team Lead (Band 4) - 36 hours per week | Hybrid Working We are seeking a motivated and highly organised Resourcing Team Lead to join our centralised recruitment team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering an efficient, high-quality recruitment service that supports the Trust's wider workforce objectives. As a Resourcing Team Lead, you will support and oversee the day-to-day operation of the centralised recruitment function. You will ensure that recruitment processes run smoothly, efficiently, and in line with best practice, while promoting a professional, customer-focused service. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will help drive continuous improvement, enhance service delivery, and strengthen the reputation of HR Recruitment for quality and excellence.
Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities Supervise and support the recruitment team to ensure an effective and consistent service delivery Act as the first point of contact for recruitment enquiries, providing clear guidance and advice Ensure recruitment processes are managed efficiently, meeting service-level expectations Promote a high-quality, customer-focused approach across all recruitment activities Monitor workflows and performance, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement Support the implementation of best practice and standardisation within recruitment processes Use strong organisational and planning skills to manage competing priorities About You We are looking for someone who: Has experience in recruitment, HR, or a related environment Demonstrates strong organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills Has excellent communication and customer service skills Is confident supervising or supporting a team Is proactive, solution-focused, and committed to continuous improvement Can build positive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels What We Offer Hybrid working arrangements A supportive and collaborative team environment Opportunities for personal and professional development The chance to make a real impact on recruitment service delivery across the Trust
About us About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view all of the job responsibilities and main duties, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Educations & Qualification Essential
CIPD qualified (Level 3) or working towards Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel & Development with equivalent knowledge and experience
Skills, knowledge & abilities Essential
Experience of supervision of staff Previous experience of working within a recruitment team Experience of using computerised and web based HR information systems, e.g. Electronic HR systems Broad knowledge of pre-employment checks, including UKVI, home office and legal requirements Knowledge and understanding of different recruitment markets, healthcare/NHS recruitment and NHS recruitment and retention issues. Safer recruitment practices
Desirable
Proven experience of report writing and producing reports Project management experience.
Personal attributes & other factors Essential
Able to work as a team member whilst occasionally having to work alone. Tact and diplomacy Concentration required for report writing, interpreting data and having frequent interruptions for recruitment activities therefore the work pattern can be unpredictable Work is mainly office based but flexibility with remote working. Post holder will be required to travel to attend facilitate meetings and recruitment fairs
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Monkmoor Court
Hereford
HR1 2BG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)