About this role
Job summary
Join our growing team as a Resourcing Officer, supporting the recruitment and onboarding of bank workers across multiple NHS Trusts. This role is responsible for recruiting a wide range of bank staff, including Agenda for Change (AfC) and Medical staff, including Consultants, helping to ensure workforce needs are met effectively and efficiently.
As a Resourcing Officer, you will play a key role in the end-to-end recruitment process, providing support to managers, staff and applicants and will be the first point of contact for potential candidates, guiding them through their recruitment journey. This role is essential in delivering an efficient service, ensuring staffing needs are met promptly and in line with departmental requirements.
Your responsibilities will include collaborating with managers to understand staffing needs, reviewing and refining job descriptions, advertising, coordinating interviews and managing applications. If you are organised, proactive and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you!
Please note: This is a fixed-term contract in a resourcing and recruitment position focused on attracting, recruiting and onboarding bank staff. The postholder will not undertake bank shifts as part of this role.
This role will be based at our Priestley Road office, conveniently located near the Royal Surrey Hospital. Please note that interviews for this position will take place face-to-face.
Main duties of the job
o To deliver a comprehensive, high quality recruitment administration service to all Managers, Trust staff and potential applicants.o To lead and maintain E-Recruitment via TRAC and ESR for your area.o To act as a first point of contact to the general public interested in working for the Trust.o To provide recruitment support and advice, working as part of the Resourcingteam to provide an effective and efficient recruitment service.o To ensure that the NHS Employment Check Standards are followed at all stages of the recruitment process.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
Liaise with Managers to ensure job descriptions and person specifications are reviewed, accurately represent job content and advise on the wording of recruitment advertisements and ensure they meet Trust Criteria.
Prepare and place adverts internally, externally and on the internet site.
Administration of HR systems (including ESR, TRAC Jobs). Input all job details accurately including relevant supporting information. Advise managers on appropriate closing dates. Identify and input filtering/shortlisting criteria.
Forward appropriate applications to managers, inform applicants if unsuccessful or if shortlisted and prepare information packs for each position advertised.
Deal with all recruitment enquiries from interested candidates. Input candidates details on recruitment database including ethnic monitoring information and update application status on a regular basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A-Level Qualifications or equivalent level of experience
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of working in a relevant administrative role Previous relevant NHS experience
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of high volume recruiting Knowledge of Information systems such as HealthRoster, BankStaff and ESR
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address Priestly Road
90 Priestly Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)