Job Description
Job overviewAre you an inspiring recruitment leader with a passion for driving inclusive, high‑quality, and future‑focused resourcing services?As the Head of Resourcing Operations, you will be the Trust’s senior lead for recruitment strategy, service delivery, and innovation across both AfC and medical recruitment. You will shape and deliver an exceptional, data‑driven, and candidate‑centred recruitment function that supports OUH’s strategic and operational ambitions.You will drive improvements across the end‑to‑end recruitment journey, ensuring our processes are fair, inclusive, efficient, and aligned with Trust values and national standards. Using evidence-based insights, you’ll lead the transformation of our recruitment services through continuous improvement, digital solutions, and the adoption of best practice.Main duties of the job- Lead, develop, and continuously improve inclusive recruitment processes across the Trust, ensuring alignment to NHS and OUH policies.- Champion a culture of excellence, innovation, and customer service within the recruitment teams.- Act as the Trust’s expert on national recruitment, providing specialist advice on legislation, employment standards, medical staffing, and best practice.- Oversee the delivery of high-quality medical recruitment services, including senior medical appointments and FPPT requirements.- Drive innovation using data, technology, automation, and AI to enhance candidate experience, efficiency, and quality of hire.- Provide high-quality workforce insights, reports, KPIs, and forecasting to inform strategic resourcing decisions.- Build collaborative relationships with divisional leaders, NHSE/I, ICS workforce leads, suppliers, and external partners.- Ensure compliance with legislation, NHS Employers Standards, safeguarding processes, professional registration, DBS, and Right toWorking for our organisationOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.
It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - IssuuOur values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesSee attached JD/PSJoin us and be at the forefront of delivering an efficient and effective recruitment service that makes a real difference.Apply now and become a vital part of our team!Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- Educated to masters level or equivalent work experience.- Level 7 CIPD or equivalent experienceExperienceEssential criteria- Knowledge and understanding of employment law, Immigration processes and regulations, and Disclosure and Barring checks as they apply to the NHS recruitment process- Manage with a high level of pressure on time and resources- Previous experience of providing complex specialist employment advice.- Is aware of developments within the NHS and can understand the potential impact on servicesSkillsEssential criteria- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package- Demonstrates commitment to maintaining and delivering excellent customer service.