Recruitment Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Team Leader to join The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this is a fixed term/secondment opportunity 12 month maternity cover.

This is a key operational role within the Recruitment Team, supporting the delivery of an efficient, high\-quality, customer\-focused and compliant recruitment service across the Trust. The postholder will oversee the end\-to\-end recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy approval and advertising through to offer management, pre\-employment checks and onboarding.

Working closely with HR colleagues, recruiting managers and external stakeholders, the successful candidate will provide operational leadership to the recruitment team, ensuring recruitment activity is delivered in line with NHS Employment Check Standards, employment legislation and Trust policies.

The role will also support service improvement and transformation across recruitment, including work to reduce time\-to\-hire, improve candidate experience, strengthen compliance, and make better use of systems such as Trac, ESR and NHS Jobs.

You will have strong knowledge of recruitment processes, compliance requirements, stakeholder management and workload planning.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and solutions\-focused recruitment professional who is passionate about delivering a high\-quality service and supporting the Trust to attract and appoint the best candidates.

The Recruitment Team Leader will play a key role in leading and supporting the recruitment team to deliver an efficient, high\-quality, customer\-focused, and compliant recruitment service across the Trust. The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the end\-to\-end recruitment lifecycle, ensuring vacancies are managed effectively from approval through to onboarding. The role will provide operational leadership to the recruitment team, supporting managers to attract, recruit, and retain high\-quality candidates in line with NHS Employment Check Standards, employment legislation, and Trust policies

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world\-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 5000 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on\-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the Job Description \& Person Specification

Lead, coach, and motivate the recruitment team, ensuring the delivery of a professional and customer\-focused service.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, providing expert recruitment advice, guidance, and support

Support digital transformation initiatives including optimisation of Trac, ESR, NHS Jobs, and electronic onboarding systems.

Investigate and resolve recruitment issues or complaints, escalating them to senior management as necessary.

Implement best practices, streamline procedures, and suggest innovations to improve the quality and speed of the recruitment process.

Promote a positive candidate experience by ensuring effective communication, timely feedback, and a smooth recruitment process.

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