Resourcing Manager

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Bamber Bridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Resourcing Manager to lead a busy Employment Services Team. The role focuses on delivering a responsive, inclusive recruitment service across the Trust, through strong leadership, data-driven process improvements and adherence to NHS standards.

The post is full-time, predominantly office-based with some flexibility to work from home, operating Monday to Friday 9am–5pm.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent senior recruitment/HR qualification.
• Postgraduate level study in HR, leadership, management or related field, or equivalentexperience.
• Ongoing professional development in recruitment, employment practice, leadership or service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a busy recruitment team with clear, supportive leadership.
• Use data and performance information to identify risks and improve processes.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with NHS Employment Check Standards and legislation.
• Provide specialist resourcing advice and influence senior leaders with briefing papers.
• Balance competing priorities and maintain a high-quality service under pressure.

Skills

Team leadership

Reporting

Education

CIPD Level 7

Postgraduate HR qualification

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Resourcing Manager

The closing date is 02 November 2026

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and resilient Resourcing Manager to join our Employment Services Team and help us deliver a responsive, efficient and inclusive recruitment service across the Trust.

Recruitment is about more than filling vacancies. It is about helping people access employment opportunities, supporting our services to recruit the workforce they need and providing a positive experience for candidates and recruiting managers.

Working pattern & base: The service operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. This is a full-time, predominantly office-based role, with some flexibility to work from home, subject to service and operational requirements.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the Head of Resourcing, you will lead and support a busy recruitment team, providing clear and supportive leadership while balancing operational demands, organisational change and changing workforce priorities. You will help develop our people, manage competing priorities and create a positive culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.

You will play an important role in the ongoing development of our recruitment service, using data and performance information to identify risks, improve processes and monitor performance. You will provide specialist recruitment and resourcing advice and help ensure our processes remain compliant with NHS Employment Check Standards, relevant legislation, national guidance and Trust requirements.

You will be an approachable and supportive leader with strong communication, problem-solving and relationship-building skills. You will need the resilience to manage competing priorities, respond positively to organisational change and remain focused on delivering a high-quality service when pressures increase.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7, equivalent postgraduate professional development, or equivalent senior recruitment/HR experience.
• Educated to postgraduate level in HR, leadership, management or related subject, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to recruitment, employment practice, leadership or service improvement.

Knowledge

• Detailed specialist knowledge of end-to-end recruitment and resourcing processes.
• Detailed knowledge of NHS Employment Check Standards and recruitment controls.
• Knowledge of UK immigration and sponsorship requirements relevant to recruitment, including sponsor licence and right-to-work requirements.

Experience

• Experience of managing or leading a high-volume, complex recruitment or resourcing service.
• Experience of preparing clear reports, briefing papers and presentations for senior leaders or governance groups.
• Experience of leading recruitment, workforce or service-improvement projects from planning through to implementation and evaluation.
• Experience of monitoring recruitment performance against agreed key performance indicators and implementing corrective action.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team, establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Ability to manage a complex workload, prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines.

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 name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust