Job summary
- Main area
- Recruitment
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 18 months (Secondment/Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-COF10727-N
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Dover Street
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/05/2025
Employer heading

Recruitment Manager
NHS AfC: Band 5
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Recruitment team, and we are looking for a highly driven and motivated Recruitment Manager to join the HR Workforce department at one of the largest and most prestigious NHS organisations.
Reporting to the Senior Recruitment Manager, the successful candidate will work alongside the Senior Recruitment Manager to oversee the operational delivery of a comprehensive central recruitment service in line with service level agreements and Trust policies.
The ideal candidate should be proficient in both the ESR and TRAC systems. In this role, you will provide advice and support to hiring managers, applicants and recruitment colleagues on all aspects of the recruitment process, Trust policy, procedures, and compliance with employment laws and right to work regulations. You will also be responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of recruitment campaigns and projects.
As a Recruitment Manager, you will set the standard for exceptional customer service, working with the recruitment team to ensure a positive experience for both applicants and hiring managers. You will help maintain an efficient, reliable, and responsive recruitment service that contributes to establishing the recruitment function as a centre of excellence.
Applicants who have interviewed for this role within the past 3 months will not be considered at this time.
Closing Date: 18th May 2025 at midnight
Interviews: 28th May 2025 (face to face)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold overall management of the recruitment areas and campaigns for one of the transactional recruitment teams within the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for the leadership and day to day line management of a small recruitment team made up of Recruitment Co-ordinators and Recruitment Assistants within their area of responsibility.
Such a role supports the Senior Recruitment Manager, Resourcing Partners and Head of Recruitment in reducing vacancy rates and contributes to the development and growth of the service as a whole.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Education
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent HR/Recruitment knowledge acquired through relevant training or experience
- Affiliated or Graduate membership of CIPD membership or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Operational knowledge of recruitment processes and best practice
- Line Management experience
- Experience working to demanding targets to meet tight deadlines and service levels
- Experience managing and developing resourcing services.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication; able to provide clear advice on complicated or contentious concepts and to engage and motivate at all levels.
- Knowledge of ESR and Trac
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of employment and immigration law in relation to recruitment including contract production, DBS and visa applications
- Knowledge of Equality and Diversity legislation.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Hemmings
- Job title
- Senior Recruitment Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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