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Job overview

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. 

Main duties of the job

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. 

Responsibilities of the post holder will include:

• 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.

Working for our 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.