Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Talent Acquisition Partner
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Talent Acquisition Partner (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract & 6 month FTC)
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (1–2 days per week in the office, with requirement to attend recruitment events/sites across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Wiltshire)
Working Pattern: Full-time (Flexible working options available)
Contract Type: 2 Fixed-Term roles available (12 Months and a 6 month contract)
Are you an experienced, results driven recruiter with the gravitas to influence stakeholders and the ability to lead others? Following a recent team restructure to create a more modern, commercial, and automated resourcing service, we are looking for a high-performing Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover a colleague’s career break. The other FTC is to cover a period of short term acting up.
Reporting directly to a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, these roles offer a mix of strategic candidate sourcing and team leadership. You will manage a high volume portfolio featuring complex, senior, and hard to fill clinical and administrative vacancies, while serving as a mentor and operational supervisor to one to two Talent Acquisition Officers.
If you are an accomplished recruiter (from either an agency or in-house background) who thrives on solving tough hiring challenges, challenging the status quo, and developing junior talent, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Please note Interviews will take place via Teams on the 25th or 26th August
Responsibilities
As a Band 5 Talent Acquisition Partner, you will act as a senior recruitment specialist and leader within our resourcing function. Your main responsibilities will include:
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- Senior Stakeholder Management & Advisory. Partnering with senior hiring managers and clinical leads, acting as a trusted consultant who can constructively challenge recruitment approaches, shape search strategies, and guide decision making.
- Hard-to-Fill & Senior Vacancies. Taking ownership of high volume, niche, and senior appointments across clinical and non-clinical specialties, using proactive sourcing techniques to build pipeline strategies.
- Leadership & Line Management. Day to day supervision, mentoring, and upskilling of one to two Talent Acquisition Officers, serving as an exemplary role model and supporting their professional growth.
- 360 Recruitment Excellence. Overseeing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from high impact advert creation and targeted candidate engagement to ensuring slick pre-employment check processes and an outstanding candidate experience.
- Process Enhancement & Automation. Actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across our commercial resourcing model, helping optimise workflows, ATS utilisation, and recruitment analytics.
- Regional Engagement. Representing the Trust at careers fairs, targeted recruitment drives, and team away days across our regional sites in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Wiltshire.
About Us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
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Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Contact Us
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Bee du Plessis
- Job title: Recruitment & Onboarding Manager
- Email address: bee.duplessis@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07824 610067
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail ahead of making an application please do call Amira Harb on 01865 904100 or email amira.harb@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
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