Medical and Dental Recruitment Assistant

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Join our new team within General Human Resources as a Medical and Dental Recruitment Assistant. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective recruitment process for medical and dental professionals.

We are looking for a talented individual who is passionate about making a difference in healthcare recruitment. If you are eager to contribute to a team that values excellence and precision, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the roles include:

  • Manage Candidate Caseloads: Oversee the recruitment process for medical and dental positions across all career grades. This includes day to day administrative duties such as requesting approvals from external organisations, placing adverts, diary management, organising interview panels, liaising with senior management, external panel members and non-executive directors, scheduling and arranging interviews, providing appropriate interview documentation, inviting candidates for interviews, conducting employment checks, and offering guidance on policies and terms and conditions.

  • Collaborate Effectively: Work closely with Recruitment Advisors, the Recruitment Manager, Medical HR, and Trust managers to drive the modernisation of recruitment processes.

  • Ensure Compliance and Efficiency: Maintain a smooth, efficient, and compliant recruitment process, adhering to best practices and regulatory standards.

  • Deliver Exceptional Service: Provide excellent customer service to both hiring managers and potential new hires, ensuring a positive recruitment experience for all parties involved.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa/pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

190-8190-DIR

Job locations

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and more information on the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification which accompanies this advert when completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Interviews are expected to take place remotely on the 4th or 5th of September2024.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and more information on the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification which accompanies this advert when completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Interviews are expected to take place remotely on the 4th or 5th of September2024.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English and Maths or proven experience to equivalent level
  • NVQ 3 in Administration or equivalent experience gained in the following areas -Extensive experience of the full range of Microsoft Office programmes. -Experience of planning and managing complex administration processes within established timeframes. -Experience of providing advice to customers and problem-solving skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous clerical experience and/or previous experience in a customer facing role

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to consider customer/client needs and balance this with required standards and compliance.
  • Supports the Trust to provide excellent patient care through the provision of a high quality recruitment service, ensuring all NHS Employment Standards are complied with
  • Displays excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills delivered in a professional manner
  • Ability to demonstrate tact and sensitivity when dealing with customers and barriers to understanding
  • Use of initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
  • Ability to take Effective organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workloade responsibility for own actions.
  • Be an excellent team player.
  • Committed to team values and performance standards
  • Demonstrate the ability to work to strict/conflicting deadlines
  • Strives to deliver quality.
  • Ensures attention to detail and the ability to ensure a high level of accuracy when inputting electronic data.
  • IT skills including working knowledge of databases and Microsoft Office packages
  • Use of excel to generate and amend data to inform decision making
  • Understanding of GDPR, data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English and Maths or proven experience to equivalent level
  • NVQ 3 in Administration or equivalent experience gained in the following areas -Extensive experience of the full range of Microsoft Office programmes. -Experience of planning and managing complex administration processes within established timeframes. -Experience of providing advice to customers and problem-solving skills.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous clerical experience and/or previous experience in a customer facing role

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to consider customer/client needs and balance this with required standards and compliance.
  • Supports the Trust to provide excellent patient care through the provision of a high quality recruitment service, ensuring all NHS Employment Standards are complied with
  • Displays excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills delivered in a professional manner
  • Ability to demonstrate tact and sensitivity when dealing with customers and barriers to understanding
  • Use of initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
  • Ability to take Effective organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workloade responsibility for own actions.
  • Be an excellent team player.
  • Committed to team values and performance standards
  • Demonstrate the ability to work to strict/conflicting deadlines
  • Strives to deliver quality.
  • Ensures attention to detail and the ability to ensure a high level of accuracy when inputting electronic data.
  • IT skills including working knowledge of databases and Microsoft Office packages
  • Use of excel to generate and amend data to inform decision making
  • Understanding of GDPR, data protection issues and the ability to maintain confidentiality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Manager

Jill Gill

jill.gill1@nhs.net

01143052504

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa/pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

190-8190-DIR

Job locations

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU


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