Resourcing Advisor (Inhouse Recruiter)

Oxford Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

At Oxford Health we believe that are staff are instrumental in us being able to deliver against our people promises and our inhouse recruitment team works hard to ensure that we can attract the best talent in the market.

As one of our Resourcing Advisors (who are the senior recruiters in the team), you will act as a true business partner to our managers across the Trust, ensuring that we are agile in meeting hiring needs and providing data and market insights to help support the Trust in fulfilling vacancy requirements.

An experienced recruiter, you will be expected to demonstrate where you have worked in a fast paced environment where priorities and demands can change at speed.

If you can demonstrate where you have made a difference to an inhouse recruitment team, are an advocate of accuracy and data and have a track record in advising Hiring Managers on their recruitment strategies then we would love to hear from you.

This is a demanding yet rewarding opportunity which will test your organisational, communication and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of working within a recruitment environment is essential.

Office Location - Littlemore, Oxford OX4 (min 2 days per week)

Hours 9am-5pm

Main duties of the job

Our Resourcing Advisors are our recruitment specialists and support specific directorates across Oxford Health in ensuring that our departments and teams are fully resourced.

As a true business partner you will help your Hiring Managers to create their adverts and shape interview questions and recruitment processes that enable them to hire the best talent at pace in order to meet the various pressures on staffing within the NHS. This will include pre screening candidates and presenting shortlisting to Managers.

You will be able to challenge where appropriate, advise on best hiring practices and help engage managers in making good hiring decisions that will promote us as an Employer of Choice across our regions.

We are looking to appoint someone with previous recruitment experience in an in-house setting who is efficient and self-motivated and can embrace the challenge of working in a fast paced environment where excellent customer service skills are a priority.

You will advise and train your Officer and Hiring Managers on the tools available to them; along with guiding everyone through the recruitment and onboarding process, ensuring candidates commence their new role in a timely manner.

Working alongside your team you will provide support to other colleagues and managers during busy times and will get involved in a variety of tasks such as recruitment events and delivery of training, to ensure the continuous improvement of the department.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

15 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

267-CS6466031

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Littlemore

OX4 4XN

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join the Recruitment team as we are in a development and growth phase, and you will be responsible for a Recruitment Officer who will support you in ensuring the entire recruitment lifecycle from advertising to onboarding is efficient and effective and that pre-employment checks are completed in line with NHS standards.

The Resourcing Advisor will be responsible for their own business area, building relationships with key stakeholders, becoming a subject matter expert and proactively making decisions and informing the Trust about the best recruitment practices.

This role will manage the full-cycle recruiting process from end to end, with an emphasis on building strong hiring manager partnerships and candidate advocacy with a great candidate experience from start to finish.

Alongside recruitment you will need to be data and system savvy in order to track and analyse recruitment metrics to keep hiring managers and other stakeholders informed, and be guided by this information in the strategies we employ. As well as a seasoned recruiter you will need to have good admin skills as you are responsible for the end to end recruitment cycle.

This role is 9am-5pm Monday - Friday and we are currently working in a hybrid manner with two days in the HR office at Littlemore near Oxford and the rest of the time from home. In addition we also have quarterly training days and attend various events across the region as well as supporting at Corporate Induction on a monthly basis and it is essential that you are able to commute to these as required.

Please ensure when applying that you use the supporting statement in the application form to outline your suitability and experience for this post as detailed in the essential criteria at the bottom of the advert and in line with our Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Providing advice to Managers

Essential

Evidence of advising Managers on recruitment, interviewing and advert writing
Training and advising colleagues and managers on recruitment practices

Candidate experience

Desirable

Have you managed pre-employment checks including RTW, DBS, occupational health etc for candidates and provided a positive candidate experience

Experience of recruitment

Essential

Previous experience working in a recruitment role in a busy organisation

Managing others

Desirable

Managing or overseeing more junior colleagues, helping them to improve and grow

Person Specification

Providing advice to Managers

Essential

Evidence of advising Managers on recruitment, interviewing and advert writing
Training and advising colleagues and managers on recruitment practices

Candidate experience

Desirable

Have you managed pre-employment checks including RTW, DBS, occupational health etc for candidates and provided a positive candidate experience

Experience of recruitment

Essential

Previous experience working in a recruitment role in a busy organisation

Managing others

Desirable

Managing or overseeing more junior colleagues, helping them to improve and grow

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.