Resourcing Partner

12 month secondment/fixed term contract

Fantastic opportunity to be a member of our recruitment leadership team and make a significant contribution to support the provision of high quality patient care.

Working closely and collaboratively with service managers along with fellow resourcing partners, recruitment colleagues and members of the wider HR department, you will be a self-starter, managing your own workload to achieve the outcomes of the various recruitment projects you are responsible for.

You will have significant senior recruitment/people resourcing experience within the NHS and be confident in building strong and effective working relationships with senior managers and HR colleagues, in order to influence the workforce and recruitment planning agenda for your division and contribute to achieving the Trust's operational plans. Partnership working and innovative resourcing methods will be key to your success in this role, so you must be comfortable in having challenging and difficult conversations to drive essential recruitment projects forward.

If you’d like to have an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Resourcing Partners Alima Sultana and Harriet Williams.

Using a business partner methodology, provide a collaborative approach and act in partnership with managers, planning future staff resource requirements, identifying and actioning appropriate strategies and monitoring/providing statistical information.
Proactively engage and strengthen relations with key stakeholders within the organisation to gain feedback on the recruitment service and their requirements and suggest changes/improvements to processes and practices.
Supporting the Head of Resourcing, lead on the implementation of the People Plan and Recruitment and Resourcing Strategies for the Trust in support of their overall corporate strategy and related business plans.
Work collaboratively as part of the HR team to establish and introduce the conditions for the Trust to become an employer of choice.
Manage the recruitment team and work alongside them when required,
e.g. when there is an upsurge in volume or priority in either area.

There’s a place for you at CNWL

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Investigate and resolve complex queries and complaints regarding the recruitment or temporary resourcing service ensuring that any recommendations for improvement are implemented.
- Produce reports in relation to recruitment and temporary staffing, if necessary tailoring them to suit requirements, completing analysis as required.
- Work with other HR staff and line managers to facilitate effective working relationships with staff side and professional body representatives.
- Be an active member of the HR team attending and participating in internal and external meetings as appropriate.
- Work closely with HR Business Partners to assist managers in producing resourcing plans, appropriate job descriptions, person specifications and recruitment advert wording.
- Liaise with a range of external stakeholders including local employers, HEE, NHS Improvement, NHS Employers, staff side organisations, professional bodies and registrant organisations.

RECRUITMENT
- Manage the recruitment team to ensure they provide a high quality and effective end to end recruitment process.
- Take responsibility for supporting the Recruitment Team Leader responsible for international recruitment in organising international recruitment activity and settlement arrangements for nursing recruits as agreed with the Head of Resourcing and key stakeholders.
- Attend Trust and Divisional recruitment and retention meetings as requested and other such groups (including EDI work streams), presenting reports and contributing ideas regarding designing and developing recruitment/resourcing campaigns and strategies.
- Take responsibility for organising, co-ordinating and attending recruitment events held within the Trust or external venues as requested with the assistance of members of the recruitment team as agreed by the Head of Resourcing.
- Monitor and evaluate the recruitment team performance levels against KPI’s and