# Recruitment Lead

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Recruitment manager
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 PA Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Based at BTH/LTH sites
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T14:47:22.733Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/BlackpoolPreston/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Admin_Clerical/Admin_Clerical-v8357528
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8357528?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

There is one Recruitment Lead post available within the BTH/LTH team of the One LSC Recruitment Service. As a Recruitment Lead, you will manage the recruitment of all non-medical substantive posts across One LSC Partner Trusts. This role is aligned to the BTH/LTH team and plays a key part in delivering a high-quality, efficient recruitment service to hiring managers and applicants.

There will be a focus on project management and line management of recruitment co-ordinators /administrators.

The post holder will support the management of the day to day operations of the non-medical recruitment team which will include giving support and guidance on a daily basis to a team of recruitment coordinators / administrators and assistants.

### Main duties of the job

- To support the Recruitment Team Leader in the delivery of a robust, compliant, quality service and to ensure all practices are undertaken in line with relevant national guidelines (CQC, NHS Employers etc.) and procedures. Reporting on a regular basis regarding specific issues impacting on the operational delivery of services.
- Interpret and advise on trust polices, national guidelines and legislation for recruitment and agenda for change terms and conditions.
- To work to defined service areas, using own initiative in determining own day to day priorities. Outcomes are defined but achievement of these is guided by policies, regulation and legislation. Advice available from Recruitment Team Leader when required.
- Produce, analyse and advise on a suite of statistical data from time to hire, compliance with KPIs, compliance with national standards etc.
- Supports the Recruitment Team Leader in the overall development of the team and identifies and proposes improvements to the recruitment service

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties of the job

- To support the Recruitment Team Leader in the delivery of a robust, compliant, quality service and to ensure all practices are undertaken in line with relevant national guidelines (CQC, NHS Employers etc.) and procedures. Reporting on a regular basis regarding specific issues impacting on the operational delivery of services.
- Interpret and advise on trust polices, national guidelines and legislation for recruitment and agenda for change terms and conditions.
- To work to defined service areas, using own initiative in determining own day to day priorities. Outcomes are defined but achievement of these is guided by policies, regulation and legislation. Advice available from Recruitment Team Leader when require
- Please see the full list of duties on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of delivering one on one training
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience of HR systems
- Previous Recruitment /generalist HR experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of NHS systems – NHSJOBs, Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system
- Previous proven Line Management/ leadership experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to BTEC / A’ level standard or equivalent level of knowledge/experience
- RSA Level 2/3 or equivalent experience in keyboard skills

**Desirable**

- ECDL or equivalent
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Knowledge of a range of administrative and HR procedures
- Experience of recruitment in a regulated environment
- Knowledge of Recruitment and Selection procedures
- Good working knowledge of Employment and Data Protection Legislation
- Proven track record of customer service
- Experience of service development and delivery.
- Knowledge of the Legal right to work checks.

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of the NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions
- Knowledge of national guidelines CQC, NHS Employers etc) and procedures.
- Knowledge of the requirements and processes of employing people from overseas.
- Proven experience of designing implementing and delivering training

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761)
- [job description (pdf, 664.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10683689)
- [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405)
- [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494)

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