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Resourcing and Recruitment Senior Advisor (Maternity leave cover)
The closing date is 17 June 2026
Huge congratulations to the current post holder who is going off soon to have a little baby! But now we are looking to recruit to cover this period, which will be up to one year. The role is varied, can change quickly, but involves working with a wonderful team of people.
The main duties of the post are to provide oversight and leadership to the Trust's attraction and recruitment activities for clinical, non-clinical and medical workforce, working on their own initiative under the direction of the Head of Resourcing.
You will be the line manager to the recruitment advisor and the medical HR advisor(s), offering supportive supervision and leadership in line with the Trust's vision and values.
You will be the lead professional on immigration matters, offering support to employees to ensure legal and compliant employment of internationally educated colleagues. Similarly, you will ensure compliance with other employment checks such as DBS checks, undertaking regular audits.
A key part of the role is to provide guidance about medical appointments at all levels. This goes beyond recruitment to employment terms and conditions of all grades, including consultant, specialty and resident doctors.
If you enjoy a role that includes variety and challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Support the Head of Resourcing to provide a forward‑thinking efficient recruitment service, ensuring appropriate, compliant and legal practices are in place to provide the best support to staff and managers, to enable the delivery of the highest quality care.
To provide leadership and supervision to the Recruitment and Resourcing Advisor and the Medical HR Administration colleague(s).
To lead and be the trust's point of contact in relation to immigration and safe recruitment practices, including DBS checks.
To oversee, monitor, advise on, and amend terms and conditions of service under the direction of NHS England or other relevant bodies; to include 'agenda for change', medical and resident doctors.
To provide advice and guidance on medical HR matters related to recruitment, resourcing, contracts, employment.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well‑led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Job responsibilities / Staff benefits
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through the salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 6 standard of education (e.g. undergraduate degree) or equivalent experience
* CIPD Level 7 (Advanced Diploma) or equivalent qualification or experience
* Evidence of continuing academic and professional training and development (CPD)
* CIPD Membership
Experience
* NHS HR experience (e.g. Medical HR, Resident doctor HR, general Recruitment/ selection, giving advice on terms/ conditions etc.)
* Previous recruitment experience
* Experience of planning and managing large scale projects or recruitment campaigns
* Working knowledge of employment law and an awareness of recent case law and how this may affect recruitment procedures
* An awareness of current HR issues and best practice (e.g. Working Time Regulations)
* Experience of advising managers on complex recruitment and resourcing Issues
* Experience of analysing and interpreting information to make decisions, develop solutions and solve complex problems
* Experience of implementing systems and processes and developing standard operating procedures or guidance on application of policy
* Ability to take responsibility for and resolve complex issues, undertaking research to develop options and taking appropriate advice and guidance. Understands when to elevate issues
* Knowledge and understanding of working in a wider system of integrated care
* Experience of supervising a group of staff and overseeing the day‑to‑day running of a team
* Knowledge and experience of apprenticeship training routes and managing levy spend
* Previous NHS experience
* Previous experience of working with the medical workforce in a recruitment or HR perspective
* Previous knowledge of medical (all grades) terms and conditions of employment
* Experience of using the TRAC recruitment system
* Experience of ESR training module, or similar LMS (learning management system)
Skills
* Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas and engage people
* Confident in using ICT systems relevant to role, including Management Information Systems and MS Office
* Able to plan, manage and review tasks for team members
* Excellent interpersonal skills, communicates professionally and develops constructive working relationships
* Excellent time management and planning and organisation skills
* Able to support changes in service provision in a positive and constructive manner
* Proficient at assessing problems and determining the most appropriate action
* Able to use information to make recommendations and/or to take decisions choosing from a range of possible options
* Able to deliver against targets and objectives and give guidance and direction to team members to achieve team goals
* Is approachable and confident in coaching members of the team to help them acquire skills and experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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