Recruitment Manager maternity cover | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Crawley, RH10 9BG |
| Company: | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7415111/278-RM-0825-SBW |
Summary
We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic Recruitment Manager (Band 8a) to join South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) for a 7-month maternity cover. This is a vital leadership role, responsible for delivering a high-quality, efficient, and responsive recruitment and onboarding service across the Trust. Working from our headquarters in Crawley, you’ll lead a committed team supporting recruitment for a diverse range of roles, including urgent care services, specialist, corporate, and senior leadership hiring. This is an exciting opportunity to shape recruitment strategy, build strong stakeholder partnerships, and drive service improvements within a fast-paced, high-volume healthcare environment.
As Recruitment Manager, you’ll oversee the operational management of the Recruitment Team, providing expert advice on recruitment practices and employment legislation. You’ll lead the delivery of hiring targets, ensuring compliance with NHS standards and legal frameworks, and act as the Trust’s subject matter expert in recruitment and selection. The role requires driving improvements in recruitment systems, managing budgets, and supporting international and senior-level hiring. You’ll also deliver recruitment training and coaching for hiring managers and lead on initiatives to reduce agency reliance and support workforce sustainability.
• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.
In this leadership role, you will:
• Manage Recruitment Team Leaders and the wider recruitment service.
• Provide expert advice on policy, legislation, and best practice in recruitment.
• Ensure compliance with NHS Employment Standards and Right to Work requirements.
• Lead high-volume, specialist, and executive recruitment campaigns.
• Oversee delivery of workforce numbers in line with operational and strategic plans.
• Maintain and develop the Trust’s recruitment systems (TRAC).
• Coach and support hiring managers, embedding inclusive, effective recruitment practices.
• Build influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage recruitment budgets and contribute to cost improvement initiatives.
• Support international recruitment programmes and act as UKVI Level 1 user.
• Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in all recruitment activity.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
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