Senior Nurse - Retention and Recruitment

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an experienced Recruitment & Retention Nurse to enhance workforce planning and development. The role involves supporting recruitment strategies and ensuring outstanding leadership in the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce team. Candidates should be a registered nurse with relevant leadership experience. This position offers a collaborative and innovative work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Interest-free season ticket loan

Access to staff discount platform

Cycle to work scheme

On-site accommodation

Qualifications

• Experience in line managing a team.
• Knowledge of NHS workforce-related strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of excellence in healthcare.
• Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Human Resource skills

Education

First level registered nurse

Educated to Masters level or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

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The Corporate Nursing division is the office of the Chief Nurse, providing professional leadership and standards of practice to over 4,000 nurses, midwives, nursing associates and healthcare assistants within UCLH Trust. The division consists of the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Team, Nursing Education Team, Harm Free Care Team, the PERRT team, PALs, Patient Affairs, Volunteers, and Chaplaincy.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Friday 5th December 2025

Main duties

The Nursing & Midwifery Workforce team in UCLH is seeking to appoint an experienced Recruitment & Retention Nurse with outstanding leadership skills and a passion for staff development and workforce planning. You will have a central role in supporting the delivery of excellence in healthcare by ensuring we attract and retain nurses to support having the right number of staff, with the right skills, values and behaviours at the right time and in the right place (NHS 2013, NQB 2016).

You will be an integral part of the Nursing & Midwifery workforce team, supporting our current strategy to develop and implement innovative approaches to nurse recruitment and retention, ensuring our organisation remains an employer of choice.

We welcome your experience, creativity and innovative ideas. As a member of the team, you will be supported and nurtured as you continue in your professional development.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, see Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registered nurse
• Educated to Masters level or enrolled on a Masters programme/or equivalent relevant project management knowledge or experience
• Demonstrate knowledge of Nursing recruitment & Retention, working policies
• Knowledge of current political and professional drivers and key issues regarding nursing workforce in the NHS

Desirable criteria

• Leadership Qualification
• Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in line managing a team
• Evidence of improving recruitment practice/streamliningi>
• Experience in building professional relationships and rapport with staff of all levels including senior clinical, corporate and managerial colleagues
• Experience of working in complex situations
• Working within a healthcare environment with experience of developing and implementing workforce recruitment plans

Requirements

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of current NHS workforce-related strategies and initiatives

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Human Resource skills
• Organisational skills
• Decision-making skills
• Professional Nursing issues
• Able to prioritise objectives and workload

Infection prevention and control

Essential criteria

• Be familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
• Take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of our benefits platform which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date.

All correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 680.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)