Senior Resourcing and Medical People and Culture Manager
The closing date is 11 November 2025
Job summary
Shape the Future of Resourcing Practices at NSFT
Are you passionate about innovative workforce solutions and improving people practices across the NHS? NSFT is seeking an influential Senior Resourcing, Rostering and Medical People and Culture Manager to lead our strategic response to recruitment, retention, and medical HR challenges. This is a pivotal role, directly impacting the quality of care we deliver and the experience of our staff.
What We're Looking For
- Degree plus additional relevant training or equivalent experience to master's level.
- Significant experience at an operational and strategic level in workforce systems, information, and planning.
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams, deliver customer-focused people services, and influence at senior levels.
- Highly specialised knowledge in workforce systems, recruitment, medical HR, and equality and diversity issues.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and interpersonal skills, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- Commitment to continuous personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
As our Senior Resourcing, Rostering and Medical People and Culture Manager, you will:
- Lead the Resourcing, Medical HR, and Temporary Staffing Teams, providing an effective, efficient, and customer-focused service that meets the changing needs of the NHS and NSFT.
- Develop and deliver strategic workforce plans and innovative recruitment solutions, working collaboratively across the People and Culture Directorate, Finance, and Operational colleagues.
- Ensure our Medical HR service supports safe, high-quality patient care and meets the needs of our clinical services.
- Use high-quality workforce information and analysis to inform and influence strategic and tactical business planning.
- Oversee compliance with employment governance, visa management, and regulatory requirements, ensuring robust systems and accurate reporting.
- Champion continuous improvement in service quality, developing and implementing training and capability-building programmes for recruitment, medical job planning, and rostering.
- Represent NSFT at internal and external forums, providing expert advice and acting as a role model for compassionate, person-centred leadership.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year gross per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-HRS7587820
Job locations
Norfolk County Hall
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Norfolk County Hall
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Employer's website
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