Spectrum Community Health CIC
Recruitment Lead

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Are you an organised, motivated and people-focused recruitment professional ready to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for a proactive Recruitment Lead to join our People and Culture team to lead the delivery of a high-quality, efficient and compliant recruitment service that makes a real difference to Spectrum, our staff and managers and our patients.
You will line manage the Recruitment Team to deliver a people focused recruitment service from vacancy approval through to appointment, overseeing the delivery of a positive and professional experience for both candidates and recruiting managers. This also includes responsibility for the day to day management of the agency provision to the organisation.
This Will Involve
- Being the first point of escalation for recruitment queries
- Providing advice and guidance to recruiting managers and candidates through each stage of the recruitment process.
- Ensuring all recruitment activity is delivered in line with Spectrum’s policy, NHS Employment Check Standards, employment legislation and best practice.
- Using systems, including ESR, prison vetting and recruitment systems, including Trac, to maintain accurate records and produce reports.
- Leading on the day to day management of the agency provision which includes areas such as seeking approval for agency usage, working with the agency vendor and managing agency escalation issues.
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- Be qualified to NVQ level 5/CIPD Level 5 or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Have experience of leading recruitment activities and providing advice in a busy Recruitment or HR/People and Culture Service.
- Have line management experience to support the team
- Be flexible, highly organised with excellent prioritisation skills and be able to work accurately and meet deadlines in a busy work environment.
- Be able to build strong and credible relationships and feel comfortable advising managers and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Have experience of preparing reports and presenting data to support the analysis of recruitment data coupled with experience of working to KPI’s to ensure effective service delivery.
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Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Time for you day (additional day off)
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave


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We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Helen Lambert
- Job title: Deputy Director of People & Culture
- Email address: Helen.Lambert@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
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