University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Recruitment Team Lead

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Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset is seeking a dynamic and experienced Recruitment Team Leader to join our dedicated recruitment team. We are committed to providing exceptional service to recruiting managers and candidates and are looking for a motivated individual to help us achieve our recruitment goals.

The Recruitment Team Leader will be responsible for delivering a proactive, timely, and effective recruitment service.

This role involves building strong working relationships with recruiting managers and candidates to reduce vacancies and time to hire.

The successful candidate will provide operational line management to a team of Recruitment Administrators and Assistants, leading them into a new recruitment model that focuses on a relationship-based approach. This includes identifying the recruitment needs of UHD departments and managing team performance to meet national targets for time to hire.

Base Location: Yeomans House, Yeomans Way

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description and person specification for full details on the main duties within this role for the Recruitment Team Lead.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Details

Date posted

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-CO04360-A

Job locations

Yeomans House

Yeoman's way

Bournemouth

BH8 0BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for full details on the main duties within this role for the Recruitment Team Lead.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for full details on the main duties within this role for the Recruitment Team Lead.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent level of training and experience in relevant field such as administration/HR/employment law
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Working towards CIPD qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of recruitment administration in an environment that is highly process driven and has strong governance requirements
  • Experience of working to KPI's, Targets and deadlines
  • Experience of working within an environment where high standards of customer service were required
  • Evidence of providing professional recruitment advice and support to managers
  • Supervisory experience, including assigning and managing work- load and team performance
  • Experience of making service improvements, improving productivity

Technical Skills

Essential

  • Ability to analyse, interpret and report data
  • Proactive approach to building effective relationships
  • Ability to problem solve problems through analytical and structured thought processes

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of NHS Employers Recruitment Standards, and Employment Legislation as it relates to Recruitment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent level of training and experience in relevant field such as administration/HR/employment law
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Working towards CIPD qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of recruitment administration in an environment that is highly process driven and has strong governance requirements
  • Experience of working to KPI's, Targets and deadlines
  • Experience of working within an environment where high standards of customer service were required
  • Evidence of providing professional recruitment advice and support to managers
  • Supervisory experience, including assigning and managing work- load and team performance
  • Experience of making service improvements, improving productivity

Technical Skills

Essential

  • Ability to analyse, interpret and report data
  • Proactive approach to building effective relationships
  • Ability to problem solve problems through analytical and structured thought processes

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of NHS Employers Recruitment Standards, and Employment Legislation as it relates to Recruitment

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

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeomans House

Yeoman's way

Bournemouth

BH8 0BJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeomans House

Yeoman's way

Bournemouth

BH8 0BJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Manager

Lianne Paddison-Casbierd

lianne.paddison-casbierd@uhd.nhs.uk

03000194426

Details

Date posted

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-CO04360-A

Job locations

Yeomans House

Yeoman's way

Bournemouth

BH8 0BJ


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