Are you looking for a challenging, dynamic role that will enhance your already proven recruitment skills?
If you have previous experience of working within a recruitment role, with an understanding of talent pipelining and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders with challenging demands then we’d love to hear from you! You will have proven experience of managing recruitment projects and an understanding of HR policies relevant to employment, as well as the ability to understand and respond to issues relating to staff retention. Your role will focus on supporting hiring managers, you will manage vacancies and stakeholders rather than sourcing.
You will be working within a division with the following speciality groups:
Ophthalmology care group
Critical care, theatres and anaesthetics care group
Surgical care group
YOUR MAIN DUTIES
You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
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.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the 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.
You’ll contribute to workforce planning processes for the division and will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will also need to be able to demonstrate that you have sound Excel skills and a high level of attention to detail.
A key element of this role is to collate divisional staffing figures to observe emerging trends in vacancy, sickness and other absence. The overall staffing figures generated are also analysed and discussed with matrons, department leads and the head of nursing. This role will support all staff groups across the division, with an initial focus on nursing
You will be responsible for liaising with the HR team to advertise vacancies, facilitating shortlisting of candidates and organising interviews, supporting the panel as required. This role will be the key interface between the division and corporate recruitment team. This role will involve occasional weekend or evening work to lead recruitment events.
A proven background in recruitment is essential. Strong influencing skills, resilience and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation are key for this role, as well as a commitment to our values: Patients First, Always Improving, Working Together. You’ll understand that our hospital runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and, on rare occasions may need to work flexibly to support this.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Head to our careers portal thinkuhs.co.uk where you’ll find information about:
- Our values and vision
- Our services and teams
- Benefits we offer our staff
- UK professional body registration
- Information about our city
- Relocating to Southampton
- Our fantastic staff and their work
To find out what our staff think about working here, you may also wish to look at our most recent friends and family test and NHS staff survey results, or our latest CQC report.
Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
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