University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system,which is limited to Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Southern Health FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, Solent NHS Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Co-ordinator to join our team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. If you have previous experience in an HR or recruitment role and are able to manage a diverse and ever-changing workload, we’d love to receive your application.
You’ll be delivering a fast, accurate, customer-focused recruitment service, and as such, you’ll need to be customer service orientated. You’ll build strong relationships with our departments, and strive to provide a first-class service to both managers and candidates.
This role sits within the Medical Recruitment team, which coordinates initiatives related to the employment and recruitment of doctors. The team plays a crucial role in the overall running of the Trust. This is a challenging, yet extremely rewarding role where you will see first-hand the impact of your work across the wider hospital. We recruit into high volume vacancies as well as niche, highly specialist posts. Providing you have a background in recruitment or HR previous experience recruiting to Doctors roles is not necessary for this role on the job training will be provided for you.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
What you'll do
As a Recruitment Coordinator, you’ll be the first point of contact for our recruiting managers and candidates, delivering an excellent experience and providing specialist recruitment guidance. You will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end recruitment process from advertising vacancies through to offers of employment as well as meeting deadlines and ensuring KPIs (key performance indicators) are achieved. Here’s a snippet of what you’ll be leading on day to day:
• Providing specialist guidance on advertising, selection process, contract of employment and queries relating to the terms and conditions of Medical and Dental Staff.
• Responsible for our Medical and Dental roles. Advertising vacancies, longlisting applications, and assisting with interview set-ups.
• Managing pre-employment checks for our candidates, adhering to the NHS employment check standards and compliance.
• Delivery of a timely, accurate and high-quality customer-focused service to our candidates and employees who are joining the organisation.
What we’re looking for
Excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities within a busy team are essential. We’ll also be looking for you to demonstrate:
• Previous experience in pre-employment check compliance.
• Previous experience working in an operational recruitment role.
• Up-to-date knowledge of resourcing and recruitment processes and best practices.
• Able to build effective working relationships with managers at all levels of seniority.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024