Recruitment
Specialist public
and social sector
recruitment
Improving public services by securing the best talent
Talent acquisition in the public sector has a unique set of challenges, not least attracting and retaining the best talent against stiff competition from the private sector. We are your talent ally, giving you the inside track to securing the resource you need, when you need it.
Specialisms
Finance
Securing the strategic leaders you need, to drive change across the whole of your organisation
Procurement
Securing the forward-thinking innovators that can generate genuine business value
Human Resources
Securing the cultural transformers who can make your organisation a great place to work
Project Management
Securing the experienced leaders you need, to turn ambition into transformative reality
Digital, Data & Technology
Securing the game-changing digital leadership to transform services and help you do more with less
Executive
Securing exceptional, peak-performing individuals to lead you on the next step of the journey
Services
Permanent Recruitment
A tailored, head-hunt approach to ensuring organisational success
Interim
Recruitment
A shot of high value, highly qualified talent without the long-term commitment or risk
Outplacement and career-transition services for the NHS
With ICBs in the midst of significant structural change, organisations have a duty of care to compassionately and proactively support staff through the uncertainty. Seymour John's services help mitigate legal risk, reduce redundancy costs, and maintain morale and productivity.
Seymour John's support is tailored to the specific context and delivered by practising NHS recruitment consultants who understand the current realities of the market, the challenges of organisational change and the importance of achieving tangible outcomes for both employers and employees.
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Case study
Outplacement and career-transition
support for 1200 ICB staff in the North
of England
How we work
We offer a breadth and depth of market experience and insight that brings an objective clarity to the most complex of leadership-resource challenges. Built up over many years, our consultants' extensive networks mean Seymour John is able to headhunt from a deep a pool of passive talent to secure the dedicated leaders public sector organisations need to guide them on the next step of their transformation journeys.
An integrated approach to people and performance
From talent attraction, retention, and development to turnaround strategies, wholesale restructures, and change & transformation, Seymour John works with senior public sector leaders to provide the integrated people and performance solutions that help their organisations do more with less.
Framework awarded,
sector-specialist solutions
We offer national networks with a pinpoint regional focus – including access to commercially astute talent from the private sector networks of the wider Seymour John group. And, because we’re awarded on the most relevant public-sector frameworks, procurement is straightforward and robust.
Honest. Open. Collaborative.
Whether through a detailed SoW specification, focused search and selection campaign, or project-consultancy model, ours is a dedicated, pin-point service tailored to your specific requirements.
Case studies
Recruitment
The people you need when you need them
Working in partnership with Arden & GEM CSU to provide multi-specialism, multi-role temporary and fixed-term contract support to the NHS.
Case studies
Recruitment
Board recruitment campaign
When setting up a new organisation, things are inevitably fluid. In such circumstances all parties need to remain flexible throughout the recruitment journey.
Case studies
Recruitment
Multi-role interim recruitment for GMICS
For organisations in transition, interims can offer the flexibility and expertise organisations need to take the next step on the development journey.
Seymour John has managed a number of director- and senior-management-level assignments for me, always taking the time and effort to ensure that at all times they understood our requirements. To that end, they provided shortlists/assessments of a very high standard from which we were able to appoint for all the roles. The processes were painless and very professionally managed.
Kevin McGee, Chief Executive, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Further insights
Public Sector Consultancy, Case Study
A Managed Service Solution: Windows 10 Transition
Enabling a modern desktop experience for over 450 GP practices, by delivering one of the UK’s largest healthcare ICT transition programmes.
MorePublic Sector Consultancy, Case Study
Strategies for the transformation of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)
Our comprehensive review of corporate shared services within the NHS offers a blueprint for reimagining how they can be better delivered in the future
MorePublic Sector Consultancy, Case Study
Developing a digital strategy for a newly formed ICS
When developing an integrated ICS-wide digital strategy, it is crucial that all stakeholders are fully engaged in the process, to foster a commitment to change.
MoreWe know what good looks like
Whether through permanent and interim recruitment or project consultancy and solution delivery, we are people experts who work with expert people to support, develop, and guide our clients’ organisations.
Contact us today