Recruitment Lead | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

There is one Recruitment Lead post available within the BTH/LTH team of the One LSC Recruitment Service. As a Recruitment Lead, you will manage the recruitment of all non-medical substantive posts across One LSC Partner Trusts. This role is aligned to the BTH/LTH team and plays a key part in delivering a high-quality, efficient recruitment service to hiring managers and applicants.

There will be a focus on project management and line management of recruitment co-ordinators /administrators.

The post holder will support the management of the day to day operations of the non-medical recruitment team which will include giving support and guidance on a daily basis to a team of recruitment coordinators / administrators and assistants.

• To support the Recruitment Team Leader in the delivery of a robust, compliant, quality service and to ensure all practices are undertaken in line with relevant national guidelines (CQC, NHS Employers etc.) and procedures. Reporting on a regular basis regarding specific issues impacting on the operational delivery of services.
• Interpret and advise on trust polices, national guidelines and legislation for recruitment and agenda for change terms and conditions.
• To work to defined service areas, using own initiative in determining own day to day priorities. Outcomes are defined but achievement of these is guided by policies, regulation and legislation. Advice available from Recruitment Team Leader when required.
• Produce, analyse and advise on a suite of statistical data from time to hire, compliance with KPIs, compliance with national standards etc.
• Supports the Recruitment Team Leader in the overall development of the team and identifies and proposes improvements to the recruitment service

One LSC (One Lancashire and South Cumbria) is one system serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way. It is run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership. The Trusts that make up

One LSC are

• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

The core principles of One LSC are by bringing services more closely together we can deliver the best service possible, eliminate duplication, ensure value for money, work across different organisations to benefit from being able to share common systems and processes.

Please note, this post will be based at both the Blackpool & Preston sites. Your employer will be East Lancashire Hospital Trusts

Please see the full list of duties on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026