# Workforce Recruitment & Retention Manager (Community Invest Prog) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/workforce-recruitment-and-retention-manager-community-invest-prog/4ab6f018-681d-4666-aedf-a926a214d78c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/workforce-recruitment-and-retention-manager-community-invest-prog/4ab6f018-681d-4666-aedf-a926a214d78c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 7 months (Until 31 March 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T14:31:52.280Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Human_Resources/Human_Resources-v8151450 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8151450?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an ambitious and innovative Workforce Recruitment & Retention Manager to lead the workforce agenda for a major Community Investment Programme at the Royal Free London. Working closely with senior leaders, service managers, education providers and recruitment partners, you will develop and deliver recruitment and retention strategies that ensure community services in Enfield have the workforce needed to provide high-quality patient care. You will lead workforce planning, attraction campaigns and talent pipeline initiatives, using workforce data and labour market insight to address recruitment challenges and support sustainable workforce growth. This role will play a key part in ensuring new and expanding services are staffed effectively and efficiently. We are looking for an experienced workforce, HR or recruitment professional with strong stakeholder management skills, a proactive approach and a passion for delivering innovative workforce solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to influence a high-profile programme, drive meaningful change and help improve healthcare services for local communities while working within an organisation committed to compassion, inclusion, integrity and excellence. ### Main duties of the job - Lead end-to-end recruitment pipeline for community investment roles - Develop recruitment and retention plans - Provide expert advice to stakeholders - Maintain recruitment project plans and vacancy tracking - Ensure compliance with NHS standards and policies - Line manage Recruitment & Retention Co-ordinator - Produce workforce reports and data analysis ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Lead end-to-end recruitment pipeline for community investment roles - Develop recruitment and retention plans - Provide expert advice to stakeholders - Maintain recruitment project plans and vacancy tracking - Ensure compliance with NHS standards and policies - Line manage Recruitment & Retention Co-ordinator - Produce workforce reports and data analysis ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of leading end-to-end NHS recruitment activity at a senior level, with demonstrable accountability for outcomes and compliance - Experience of developing and implementing recruitment and retention plans, including for hard-to-fill, specialist, or high-turnover roles - Experience of building and managing a productive working relationship with NLPSS or an equivalent NHS shared service recruitment function, including performance management of service standards - Experience of using TRAC, NHS Jobs, and ESR or equivalent NHS workforce systems at a senior or oversight level - Experience of leading the design and delivery of onboarding and induction frameworks, including coordination across IT, Estates, and operational teams - Experience of directly line managing and developing a junior team member - Experience of representing a People or HR function at operational management meetings or stakeholder forums **Desirable** - Experience of working with or leading workforce programmes for community health services or a dispersed NHS workforce - Experience of developing education institution partnerships, rotation programmes, or national/international recruitment pipelines - Experience of developing or overseeing relocation and accommodation support packages for NHS candidates ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Thorough knowledge and practical application of NHS Employment Check Standards ### Education and professional qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained through NHS or HR professional practice at a senior level - CIPD Level 7/ working towards or equivalent postgraduate-level HR or Workforce qualification - Evidence of substantial continuing professional development in recruitment, retention, or workforce management **Desirable** - Project management qualification or training (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation, APM, or equivalent) or demonstrated experience of leading a complex recruitment programme ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10451188) - [person specification (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10451189) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.