Job summary
We are looking to welcome a motivated, dynamic and experienced Resourcing Team Leader to join our dedicated recruitment team for a full time secondment or fixed term opportunity for 6 months. The post holder will be committed to providing exceptional service to recruiting managers and candidates and will be motivated to help us achieve our recruitment goals.
The Resourcing Team Leader will be responsible for delivering a proactive, timely, and effective recruitment service.
This role will involve building strong working relationships with recruiting managers and candidates to reduce vacancies and time to hire.
The successful candidate will provide operational line management to a team of Resourcing Administrators, leading them to support the trust's business objectives and deliver on the recruitment and retention strategy, whilst promoting a strong customer focused environment. This includes identifying the recruitment needs of WVT departments and managing team performance to meet national targets for time to hire.
Main duties of the job
To support, lead, and effectively manage the resourcing team, creating an environment through which the team continuously improves and strives to provide an excellent service.
To support the team in their efforts to deliver tangible improvements in the quality of the service offered in line with trust objectives.
To support the trust's management divisions in achieving the business objectives and the recruitment and retention strategy, whilst promoting a strong customer focused environment.
To create and instil a proactive approach, dealing with escalated and complex queries when required.
About us
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Educated to degree level/or equivalent experience
- Part CIPD qualified (Level 5) or working towards Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel & Development with equivalent knowledge and experience
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Proven experience of report writing and producing reports
- Previous experience of working within a recruitment team
- Experience of using computerised and web based HR information systems, e.g. ESR, DBS (Criminal record Bureau), Trac, NHS Jobs and website
- Broad knowledge of pre-employment checks, including UKVI, home office and legal requirements
- An excellent understanding of Equal Opportunities and valuing diversity
- Knowledge and understanding of different recruitment markets, healthcare/NHS recruitment and NHS recruitment and retention issues. Safer recruitment practices
- Knowledge of employment law
- Knowledge and experience of ESR or similar integrated HR/Payroll information system.
Desirable
- NHS recruitment experience
- Project management experience
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Able to work as a team member whilst occasionally having to work alone. Tact and diplomacy
Person Specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Educated to degree level/or equivalent experience
- Part CIPD qualified (Level 5) or working towards Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel & Development with equivalent knowledge and experience
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Proven experience of report writing and producing reports
- Previous experience of working within a recruitment team
- Experience of using computerised and web based HR information systems, e.g. ESR, DBS (Criminal record Bureau), Trac, NHS Jobs and website
- Broad knowledge of pre-employment checks, including UKVI, home office and legal requirements
- An excellent understanding of Equal Opportunities and valuing diversity
- Knowledge and understanding of different recruitment markets, healthcare/NHS recruitment and NHS recruitment and retention issues. Safer recruitment practices
- Knowledge of employment law
- Knowledge and experience of ESR or similar integrated HR/Payroll information system.
Desirable
- NHS recruitment experience
- Project management experience
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Able to work as a team member whilst occasionally having to work alone. Tact and diplomacy
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
