Recruitment Manager

Overview

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Recruitment Manager. The closing date is 30 September 2025.

At Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we know that great care starts with great people. As our Recruitment Manager, you will lead the way in transforming how we attract, engage, and support the talented workforce who deliver outstanding care to our patients every day. We are looking for a Recruitment Manager to lead our busy recruitment team at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a key role within our People Resourcing Team, ensuring we deliver an efficient, inclusive, and candidate-focused recruitment service to attract the best talent across all roles including Medical. You will work closely with the Head of People Resourcing, divisional leaders, and hiring managers to design and implement impactful recruitment campaigns, enhance our employer brand, and embed best practice recruitment processes aligned to our People and Culture Strategy. As Recruitment Manager, you will also be the Trust's expert in right to work requirements for new and existing staff.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a proactive and forward-thinking leader who:

• Has significant experience managing recruitment functions in a large, complex organisation, ideally within the NHS or public sector.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Is passionate about delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences.
• Has strong knowledge of recruitment best practice, employment law, and equality, diversity & inclusion principles.
• Brings creativity and innovation to recruitment campaigns and employer branding strategies.
• Is confident using recruitment systems and workforce data to inform decision-making.

About us

What's in it for You? At Moorfields, we invest in you-your growth, your wellbeing, your future. You'll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include: Lead, manage, and develop the Recruitment Team to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused recruitment service. Oversee the design and implementation of recruitment campaigns, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, equality legislation, and best practice. Drive improvements to the candidate experience, recruitment branding, and advertising strategies. Partner with HR Business Partners, service managers, and departmental leads to forecast workforce needs and plan proactive recruitment strategies. Promote inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring diversity and equality are embedded at every stage. Monitor recruitment metrics, KPIs, and workforce data to support strategic workforce planning. Deputise for the Head of People Resourcing when required and contribute to wider People and OD initiatives.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience. REC, IRP or HR qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Leading a high-quality recruitment function
• Developing and implementing impactful recruitment plans.
• Acting as a positive change agent, ensuring continuous improvement is embedded

Knowledge

• Ability to work under own initiative on all matters pertaining to planning recruitment campaigns.

Skills

• Knowledge of equality and diversity best practice and associated legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum pro rata incl HCAS