About this role
Job summary
We're looking for an experienced and motivated Talent Acquisition Partner to join our friendly, supportive and high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented recruiter who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing stakeholders and finding creative solutions to challenging recruitment needs. Whether your experience comes from an agency or in-house environment, if you're passionate about attracting great talent and delivering an outstanding recruitment experience, we'd love to hear from you.
This role offers the flexibility of hybrid working, with the opportunity to work from home most of the week alongside occasional travel across Berkshire to support recruitment events, assessment centres and stakeholder meetings.
Main duties of the job
What you'll be doing
Proactively engaging with managers to determine recruitment needs and shaping solutions to meet these Re-writing job ads to attract the best talent and promote inclusivity in line with employment legislation and corporate guidelines Sourcing and screening candidates using a variety of techniques including recruitment campaigns and social media advertising Planning and organise recruitment events - both face-to-face and virtual Providing an exceptional candidate experience - understanding their work preferences, organising and following up on interviews, providing feedback and offers. Working effectively with the Recruitment Administration team to ensure a smooth pre-employment process Maintaining accurate reporting to track success
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority Committed to providing good quality, safe services Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell Generous NHS pension scheme Excellent learning and career development opportunities 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave Free parking across Trust sites
Job description Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
Recent experience of managing end-to-end recruitment Knowledge of how to attract and screen candidates in a challenging recruitment market Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuade, influence and build great working relationships! Ability to travel independently around Berkshire, noting that some of our locations cannot easily be reached by public transport For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise thatAItools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants.However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process.AImust not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Sarah Crawforth, Candidate Attraction Manager on 07815 485130 or email [email protected] wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications or training Essential
Good standard of education to degree level or equivalent or extensive experience in recruitment or talent acquisition
Previous Experience Essential
Recent experience managing end to end recruitment processes Experience of using TRAC/application tracking systems Significant experience working within a talent acquisition or recruitment team (agency or in-house function) Experience of partnering with hiring managers to understand recruitment requirements and to positively influence recruitment outcomes Evidence of previously recording and measuring recruitment success Experience of writing effective job ads Experience of using job boards and CV sifting to identity suitable candidates Experience of arranging and facilitating recruitment events (virtually and in-person)
Knowledge, skills and abilities Essential
Knowledge of how to use social media for recruiting Able to identify suitable recruitment solutions to support specific hiring needs
Desirable
Understanding employment law principles and how to apply these to recruitment processes
Additional Requirements (to be discussed at interview) Essential
Ability to travel independently around Berkshire
Employer details Employer name Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address London House, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2UT
London House, London Road
Bracknell
RG12 2UT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)