Strategic NHS Recruitment Lead (Band 8a)

NHS Professionals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an interim Recruitment Manager to provide short-term leadership within the Strategic Resourcing function. The role requires a strong NHS recruitment background and hands-on experience with TRAC and ESR systems.

The post involves governance, workforce establishment management, vacancy control, and performance reporting to senior leaders. This is a 2-month contract with potential extension, based in London.

Qualifications

• Significant NHS recruitment and resourcing experience.
• Experience operating at Band 8a level or equivalent senior recruitment leadership level.
• Strong working knowledge of TRAC and ESR.
• Experience managing recruitment performance and workforce metrics.
• Previous involvement in Vacancy Control Panels (VCP) or similar workforce governance processes.
• Experience advising senior managers, Heads of Service and Directors.

Responsibilities

• Lead Vacancy Control & Recruitment Governance.
• Coordinate Vacancy Control Panel (VCP) processes.
• Review vacancy requests against priorities and advise leadership.
• Provide data-driven recruitment advice to Directors and senior teams.
• Oversee TRAC, ESR and Workforce Systems for recruitment management.
• Analyse recruitment data and produce dashboards for senior leaders.

Skills

NHS recruitment

TRAC knowledge

ESR system

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

TRAC system

ESR system

Vacancy governance tools

Job description

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an interim Recruitment Manager to provide short-term leadership within the Strategic Resourcing function. The role requires a strong NHS recruitment background and hands-on experience with TRAC and ESR systems.

The post involves governance, workforce establishment management, vacancy control, and performance reporting to senior leaders. This is a 2-month contract with potential extension, based in London.