Recruitment Manager

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead and develop a high-performing team, delivering timely and high-quality recruitment services across the Trust.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities and drive improvements while adhering to NHS recruitment standards and equality commitments; experience with Trac and NHS systems is desirable.

Qualifications

• Significant recruitment experience and understanding of recruitment best practice.
• Experience leading, developing and motivating teams to deliver excellent results.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to build relationships and influence others.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, drive service improvements and deliver a high-quality recruitment service.
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing continuous professional development.
• Experience of managing and leading a team and ensuring deadlines and KPIs are met.
• Experience in a recruitment function and understanding of processes used.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation & improvement

Education

First degree

CIPD qualification or study towards CIPD

Tools

Trac

NHS recruitment systems

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The "must haves" for this role:

• Significant recruitment experience and a strong understanding of recruitment best practice.
• Experience leading, developing and motivating teams to deliver excellent results.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence others.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, drive service improvements and deliver a high-quality recruitment service.

Desirable: Experience using Trac and other NHS recruitment systems.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Person specification

Education, qualifications or training

Essential criteria

• First degree or equivalent skills gained through any combination of alternative study and experience

Desirable criteria

• CIPD qualification or evidence of study towards CIPD

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

• Evidence of commitment to ongoing continuous professional development

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing and leading a team and ensuring that deadlines and key performance indicators are met.
• Experience of managing a heavy workload and prioritising the work of others.
• Previous experience of working in a recruitment function, and therefore an ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the processes used.

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS recruitment experience

Our Trust's vision is 'To be a great place to get care, a great place to give care.'. This vision guides everything we do - for our patients, their carers, their families, our staff, and our partners. To achieve it, we are committed to a strong set of values that underpin the way we work:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority - we put people at the centre of everything we do.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services - we strive for excellence in care and in our ways of working.
• Working together with you to develop innovative solutions - we collaborate with patients, carers, colleagues, and communities to deliver care that makes a difference.

These values are brought to life through our four Trust Behaviours, which are essential to how we work and the culture we create:

• Compassionate - Motivated to positively impact the wellbeing of self and others.
• Curious - Listening, learning and exploring new ideas and ways of working to continually improve what we do.
• Inclusive - Valuing diversity and championing equity by ensuring everyone feels recognised. able to contribute and committed to actively addressing unfairness.
• Perseverance - Demonstrates resilience and flexibility even during periods of uncertainty, to achieve goals that contribute to high-quality care and services.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.