Role summary:
Are you passionate about the NHS and able to provides a professional, customer focused service to NHSP bank members and UKHSA client departments?
If yes, we would love to hear from you!
We are recruiting for a Recruitment Consultant within our busy and exciting Tailored Workforce Solutions Division
Please note this is a fixed term/secondment for 12 months. 37.5 hours per week
As a Recruitment Consultant you will be responsible for the recruitment and placement of non-Clinical and AHP staff to meet demand within various UKHSA locations around England.
This will include analysing demand from UKHSA divisions and working with the non-clinical service delivery teams and team managers to operate a recruit to demand model that meets the targets to increase shift fill. You will be responsible for attraction of candidates for administration and clerical roles, recruitment administration, post and pre interview and the subsequent placement of these applicants with the client.
We are looking for a candidate that is able to work with our clients, to build and maintain effective working relationships, to ensure we maintain a good understanding of their permanent requirements.
Key responsibilities:
- To recruit suitable flexible and fixed term workers based on UKHSA division demand within agreed time frames and to subsequently place the admin and clerical staff recruited in their departments.
- Showing responsibility for future demands of service delivery ensuring that the right numbers of staff with the correct skills mix are recruited and provided to our UKHSA clients respective department.
- Ensuring that applications to join NHSP bank are handled effectively and efficiently with full compliance, full life cycle from attraction to registration via validation, meeting or exceeding agreed KPI’s.
- Dealing with Flexible Workers recruitment queries such as DBS, Mandatory training, occupational health etc. Also advising candidates and department managers how long it takes to join NHS Professionals and the best route to take to employ members of staff.
- Provide advice to candidates on the suitability of various positions considering their experience, training and further developments.
- Screen and short list admin and clerical candidates against agreed criteria and invite successful applicants to interview.
- Carry out all UKHSA recruitment tasks post interview including the obtaining/chasing of references, auditing application documentation ensuring it is filled out correctly, checking applicants’ eligibility to work, completing DBS checks and reporting discrepancies to team manager.,
- Offer advice to clients on pay rates and recruitment programmes.
- Be an Ambassador for Tailored Workforce Solutions with NHSP, NHS and wider healthcare sector
- Report and provide feedback on success of filling permanent roles.
- Reviewing and enhancing the service, contributing to the ongoing improvement and development of recruitment procedures and processes.
- Always ensure confidentiality of records and personal information in accordance with the organisation’s policy and provisions of GDPR
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience within a recruitment based position
- be able to demonstrate effective and professional communication skills
- Be able to use their own initiative to plan time effectively and prioritise all incoming work on a daily basis
- Be proactive in their approach to filling clients' AHP & non-clinical" requests increasing shift fill particularly by NHS Professionals flexible workers.
In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:
- Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
- A commitment to talent management & development
- Star of the Month! - Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
- Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Wellbeing Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Engagement & discounts platform
Our Commitment to You:
The Compelling Employee Journey is our people development initiative that ensures whatever your path through NHSP you have opportunities to feel empowered, engaged and excel in what you do.
Throughout your employment you will have access to our Institute of Learning (IoL) our blended learning platform providing with you with a wide range of blended learning solutions to personalise your Compelling Employee Journey, helping and supporting you to be the best you can be through learning, development and personal growth.
Our Candidate Promise:
We recognise that everyone is different and here at NHSP we want all of our employees to feel valued, appreciated and respected. Inclusivity is at the heart of our culture and we want our people to reach their full potential and enjoy their career with us. Our workforce diversity and experiences lead to innovation, collaboration and enables you to feel and be yourself. NHSP are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support your application process and your career with us.
We endeavour to respond to every application, however, occasionally due to the number of applications we receive we may close a vacancy early and it may take us longer than we would originally hope to get back to you. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
About Us:
NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS.
We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.