Matron for Resourcing and Pastoral Care

Job summary

To support the Head of Strategic Resourcing to lead international and domestic recruitment in line with the Trusts recruitment and resourcing strategy.Acting as an expert on international and domestic recruitment and best practice.To lead on the delivery of the international nurse recruitment programme. This includes working with the wider team on all aspects of international recruitment and immigration and recruitment campaigns with our recruitment partners.To lead on the programme of pastoral care and support required for all international staff groups

Main duties of the job

To support the Head of Strategic Resourcing to lead international and domestic recruitment in line with the Trusts recruitment and resourcing strategy.Acting as an expert on international and domestic recruitment and best practice.To lead on the delivery of the international nurse recruitment programme. This includes working with the wider team on all aspects of international recruitment and immigration and recruitment campaigns with our recruitment partners.To lead on the programme of pastoral care and support required for all international staff groups

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and abo