Recruitment Officer
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
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We are seeking highly motivated, organised and enthusiastic Recruitment Officers to work on our Recruitment Team.
Standard hours will be 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week Mon-Fri). We operate hybrid working - with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the remaining days worked from home.
We request applications from candidates who have experience of working in a recruitment administration role with direct responsibility for the processing of safer recruitment checks. Knowledge of NHS Employment Check Standards is essential.
This role may include travel across the Mersey Care sites to support on-going service requirements, and requires flexible working to support planned assessment and recruitment events.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the role and you are up for the challenge, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
This role will primarily involve the administration of a recruitment caseload which includes advertising vacancies, arranging interviews, supporting assessment days/evenings, attending recruitment events, sending offer letters and administering safer recruitment checks on new employees ensuring the timely handover of pay details, as well as providing daily advice and guidance in relation to recruitment guidelines, processes and best practice by both telephone and email.
You will be organised and methodical in your approach and be able to react to changing demands. You must be a team player and an excellent communicator, confident when dealing with internal and external stakeholders whilst maintaining a high level of customer service.
You will have a working knowledge of recruitment and selection procedures, employment legislation and best practice, as well as agenda for change terms and conditions of employment.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
Our clinical services are provided across over 100 sites spanning a large part of the North West.
Mersey Care's vision and values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support (CARES) drive our organisation and the way we work together to deliver services. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate, during recruitment and any subsequent employment with the Trust, that their behaviour supports our values.
Date posted
16 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-COR5290661-E
Job locations
V7 Building / Home working
Liverpool
L34 1PJ
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
V7 Building / Home working
Liverpool
L34 1PJ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)







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