Recruitment & Employment Services Manager

at  Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for someone passionate about recruitment, supporting candidates from diverse backgrounds and circumstances to begin and progress their careers with us here at Alder Hey. In this role, you will oversee the accurate, timely processing of contract changes and transparent and clear recruitment processes as we develop our recruitment offer, one of the key priorities within the People Plan taking us through to 2030. Managing the recruitment and employment services team is a key part of the role, leading and developing a team committed to continuous improvement.
We’re really interested in what you enjoy about recruitment and employment services, and how you would lead our team both in the day-to-day and delivering improvements for our candidates and managers.
You’d be joining a supportive, kind, flexible team, committed to supporting colleagues across the hospital to recruit the best people to care for the children, young people, and families that we support. For those candidates who do not already have their CIPD level 5 qualification (or equivalent), you will be supported to undertake the qualification once in post.
Working as an integral member of the HR Team, the post holder will be responsible for providing effective leadership and management for the Recruitment and Employment Services Team.

Development and delivery of a high quality and efficient recruitment service to the Trust.
Line management of the HR Recruitment and Employment Service team
Developing and maintaining recruitment and employment services information systems
Providing Specialist Recruitment advice and support to the Trust’s Managers
Developing the profile of recruitment and implement best practice models
Facilitate attraction of the best talent by developing the reputation of Alder Hey as a fantastic place to work (with the Marketing and Communications team)
Improving the reputation of the Trust by providing all applicants with a seamless and professional interaction with the organisation.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 330,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our new Sunflower House building at the Alder Hey Hospital site.
the Trust employs a workforce of 4,236 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 930 medical, physician associates and dental students and over 950 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
Recruitment
Ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional recruitment and selection service to the Trust
Develop recruitment policies and practices reflecting changes in legislation
Maintain high recruitment standards that are in line with best practice
Respond to national recruitment initiatives and ensure they are implemented within the Trust (such as Values based Recruitment)
Liaise with service users to ensure that the recruitment service meets the Trust’s needs, responding to internal and external complaints or concerns
Design and action appropriate recruitment/selection events
Design and implement recruitment campaigns
Lead on implementation of Trust recruitment strategies as highlighted within workforce plans
Arrange / attend recruitment “open days” and similar events to market the advantages of working at Alder Hey
Provide expert professional support and advice to managers on recruitment issues
Ensure that pre-employment checks are rigorously applied in accordance with relevant legislation and best practice
Manage DBS administration system and DBS queries
Manage DBS renewal process for ad-hoc requests
Overseeing ESR data entry for all new starters
Support the implementation of new initiatives related to recruitment to ensure the Trust has a diverse workforce
Providing regular recruitment reports and statistics
Overseeing ad-hoc recruitment processes to ensure safer recruitment checks and access control requests are managed safely
Employment Services
Overseeing the accurate and timely input of contractual changes into ESR in line with payroll deadlines
Overseeing the retention of employee personal records detailing all employment service documentation and contracts
Main point of contact for external audits, delivering guidance and sample information throughout external audits
Implementing change to process to support recommendations following external audits, changes to systems and terms and conditions
Responsible for E Forms systems management
Managing Retirement Process
Responsible for the internal audit of recruitment and employment services processes
Ensure pension processes are appropriately supportive, working with the HR team, including supporting the re-enrolment process.
Management
Provide advice and support to managers across the Trust in relation to recruitment initiatives, complex payroll queries and employment services requests.
Support the delivery of key workforce initiatives related to recruitment activity
Play an active role within the Senior HR Team to support Trust wide policy and service development leading on related initiatives, as agreed
Agree Personal Development Plans with staff and ensure that development needs are reviewed on a regular basis
Develop key performance indicators (KPI’s) and measures to ensure activity are aligned to policy and procedures
Supporting Human Resources Advisers when dealing with complex pay queries, ill health retirement requests and pensions applications
Oversee all transactional services undertaken by the Recruitment and Employment Services Team
Additional responsibilities are outlined in the job description