Job summary
Due to a recent expansion of the recruitment team an opportunity has come up for a Recruitment Team Leader who is able to 'hit the floor running' to join our high performing recruitment team.
You will be accountable for the operational delivery of a customer focused service to all hiring managers within their division. You will be responsible for the line management and development of the recruitment team and they will liaise with service users to deliver a recruitment service in line with legislation and best practice in order to meet Trust objectives.
You will support the Recruitment Manager in improving efficiencies through innovation and contribute to the development and growth of the service. You will support the delivery of resourcing development projects and manage development implementation across the Trust ensuring they are delivered within agreed objectives, targets, quality standards and cost constraints.
Main duties of the job
As the Team Leader it will be required for you to have extensive experience on TRAC, bring up to date with the changes made, running reports and updating templates as and when required.
As the Recruitment Team Leader you would lead on proving a timely and compliant customer focused end to end recruitment.
You will be responsible for monthly updates on time to hire, reporting on the time scales and identifying areas of improvement, making suggestions and raising concerns and ideas.
In addition to the time to hire report you will be responsible for various reports which are carried out monthly and ad hoc, working closely with the workforce team to ensure accurate information for all new starters and vacancy information.
You will be expected communicate with all service managers to have an understanding of their recruiting needs and work with the recruitment officers to ensure resourcing requirements are met.
For further details on the role please read through the attached JD.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JD and PS attached to this post to review the job description and person specification details in full.
Please note this post may be closed early due to high number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the JD and PS attached to this post to review the job description and person specification details in full.
Please note this post may be closed early due to high number of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a HR environment.
- Member of the Chartered institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team performance. Managing team members including setting and monitoring objectives.
- Substantial experience of working within Recruitment and delivering end to end recruitment campaigns.
- Experience of planning, organising and scheduling activities of self and team in a pressured working environment with changing priorities.
- Experience of interpreting Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions (AFC) and advising according.
- Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring systems and processes to support the delivery of an effective and efficient service.
- Extensive experience of using IT Microsoft office and e-recruitment/people management systems such as (TRAC/NHS Jobs) and (ESR/Access Payroll).
- Demonstrable experience working on a Resourcing/HR environment, ideally in a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of using social media to support recruitment attraction strategies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively, adapting communication style to manage different situations.
- Ability to work with managers and staff in a busy and changing environment to agree appropriate, effective and pragmatic solutions to service needs.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and manage own workload as well as the teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and understanding of employment legislation in relation to recruitment and selection. Able to interpret and apply employment legislation across a range of key resourcing projects and initiatives.
- Demonstrates personal and professional credibility to gain the confidence of people at all levels.
- Ability to work in a team to meet overall objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a HR environment.
- Member of the Chartered institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team performance. Managing team members including setting and monitoring objectives.
- Substantial experience of working within Recruitment and delivering end to end recruitment campaigns.
- Experience of planning, organising and scheduling activities of self and team in a pressured working environment with changing priorities.
- Experience of interpreting Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions (AFC) and advising according.
- Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring systems and processes to support the delivery of an effective and efficient service.
- Extensive experience of using IT Microsoft office and e-recruitment/people management systems such as (TRAC/NHS Jobs) and (ESR/Access Payroll).
- Demonstrable experience working on a Resourcing/HR environment, ideally in a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of using social media to support recruitment attraction strategies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to utilise them to communicate effectively, adapting communication style to manage different situations.
- Ability to work with managers and staff in a busy and changing environment to agree appropriate, effective and pragmatic solutions to service needs.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and manage own workload as well as the teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and understanding of employment legislation in relation to recruitment and selection. Able to interpret and apply employment legislation across a range of key resourcing projects and initiatives.
- Demonstrates personal and professional credibility to gain the confidence of people at all levels.
- Ability to work in a team to meet overall objectives.
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.
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.
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).
