Recruitment Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London seeks a Recruitment Manager to transform recruitment strategies and enhance employer branding. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing recruitment functions, a commitment to diversity, and a strong understanding of best practices. The role offers competitive pay, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

Independent counselling support

Career-long learning and development

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing recruitment functions in a large organization.
• Excellent leadership, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice and equality, diversity & inclusion principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Recruitment Team to provide high-quality service.
• Oversee recruitment campaigns ensuring compliance with NHS standards.
• Promote inclusive recruitment practices to embed diversity.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Knowledge of recruitment best practices

Creativity in recruiting

Use of recruitment data

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

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YOU MAKE US MORE

Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

At Moorfields, people's sight matters-and so do the people who make it possible.

For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it's pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we're united by one mission-delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.

And we're just getting started.

Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity. This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof-enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.

Could you be part of this future? Make us more.

Job overview

At Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we know that great care starts with great people. As our Recruitment Manager, you will lead the way in transforming how we attract, engage, and support the talented workforce who deliver outstanding care to our patients every day. We are looking for a Recruitment Manager to lead our busy recruitment team at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a key role within our People Resourcing Team, ensuring we deliver an efficient, inclusive, and candidate-focused recruitment service to attract the best talent across all roles including Medical. You will work closely with the Head of People Resourcing, divisional leaders, and hiring managers to design and implement impactful recruitment campaigns, enhance our employer brand, and embed best practice recruitment processes aligned to our People and Culture Strategy. As Recruitment Manager, you will also be the Trust's expert in right to work requirements for new and existing staff.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a proactive and forward-thinking leader who:

• Has significant experience managing recruitment functions in a large, complex organisation, ideally within the NHS or public sector.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Is passionate about delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences.
• Has strong knowledge of recruitment best practice, employment law, and equality, diversity & inclusion principles.
• Brings creativity and innovation to recruitment campaigns and employer branding strategies.
• Is confident using recruitment systems and workforce data to inform decision-making.

Working for our organisation

What's in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you-your growth, your wellbeing, your future. You'll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities include

• Lead, manage, and develop the Recruitment Team to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused recruitment service.
• Oversee the design and implementation of recruitment campaigns, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, equality legislation, and best practice.
• Drive improvements to the candidate experience, recruitment branding, and advertising strategies.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, service managers, and departmental leads to forecast workforce needs and plan proactive recruitment strategies.
• Promote inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring diversity and equality are embedded at every stage.
• Monitor recruitment metrics, KPIs, and workforce data to support strategic workforce planning.
• Deputise for the Head of People Resourcing when required and contribute to wider People and OD initiatives.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience. REC, IRP or HR qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Leading a high-quality recruitment function
• Developing and implementing impactful recruitment plans.
• Acting as a positive change agent, ensuring continuous improvement is embedded

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under own initiative on all matters pertaining to planning recruitment campaigns.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of equality and diversity best practice and associated legislation

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail].

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us

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