Recruitment Project Officer

Job summary

Would you like to lead a project that has a positive impact on our future recruitment at Yorkshire Ambulance Service and to the patients that we care for?

A temporary assignment that will make a big difference has become available at Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Recruitment Project Officer working within the recruitment team. This is a short-term and unique opportunity.

There may be an expectation to travel to other sites as and when necessary to support our onboarding processes. Whilst the base may still be HQ, we encourage staff to work remotely from home.

Main duties of the job

You will be supporting in developing ways to improve our recruitment processes with a specific focus on the recruitment of staff into our call centres, which include our Patient Transport Service, (PTS) Integrated Urgent Care (111) and Emergency Operations Centre (999) The objective of the Recruitment Project Officer role is to help to raise the profile of the call handler role across the three services, to support in attracting high-quality candidates to the role and to ensure successful applicants have a positive and personal recruitment journey.

This is a fast-paced environment where you will work closely with other members of the Recruitment team. We are looking for an individual who is committed, proactive and enthusiastic. Previous experience within recruitment is not essential, as we are looking for someone who is able to lead a project and implement change, to ensure they can hit the ground running. As the successful applicant, your role will be to use problem-solving, reassurance and influencing skills to enable, deliver and embed change. We are keen to hear from people who have proactive and problem-solving approaches and who are passionate about making a difference. You will join an ambitious and supportive team and work collaboratively with colleagues across the Recruitment team and wider HR department in improving our call centre recruitment process. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be confident working with key stakeholders.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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