Senior Medical Workforce Advisor

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Medical Workforce Advisor. This role involves managing a small team, overseeing recruitment and compliance in medical staffing, and providing specialist advice on medical workforce issues. Candidates should have substantial experience in medical recruitment, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The position offers a mix of remote and onsite work, alongside competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in medical recruitment and understanding medical terms.
• Experience supervising and managing a team.
• Knowledge of NHS check standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage all operational procedures for medical staffing.
• Oversee recruitment processes and compliance.
• Provide expert advice on medical terms and conditions.

Skills

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Leadership

Team supervision

Education

Degree equivalent Experience

Completion of level 5 CIPD

Completion of level 7 CIPD

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

TRAC

ESR

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Medical Workforce Advisor to lead and manage a small team within our Medical Workforce department on a fixed term contract for 6 months or on a secondment basis.

The post holder would be on-site for 2 days a week and 3 days working from home.

Main duties of the job

• Manage and supervise a team of Medical HR Advisors.
• Oversee recruitment processes, pre-employment checks, and contract administration.
• Provide specialist advice on medical workforce issues and employment legislation.
• Maintain accurate data on ESR, TRAC, allocate systems and produce reports.
• Lead projects to improve medical workforce services and support strategic objectives.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including NHS England, Deanery, and Royal Colleges.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

You will oversee all operational procedures for medical staffing, including recruitment, contracts, pay, and compliance, while providing expert advice on medical terms and conditions of service.

Person Specification

Experience

• Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
• Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
• Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
• Experience of supervising others

Qualifications

• Degree equivalent Experience
• Completion of level 5 CIPD
• Working knowledge and experience of resident doctor rotations and all medical recruitment.
• Medical Terms and Conditions of Service: Resident Doctors/SAS/Consultants
• Working knowledge of the NHS check standards
• Experience of supervising others
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages Word/Excel/Powerpoint
• Able to use TRAC /ESR
• Completion of level 7 CIPD

Personal Qualities

• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to demonstrate the capability to operate, lead and deliver a well organised medical staffing service
• Ability to work in a high pressurised environment and work to tight 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.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working