International Recruitment Assistant

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are seeking a well organised and proactive team player to join our newly established International Recruitment Team, providing administrative support to deliver an efficient and professional international recruitment and HR service to the Trust.You must be organised, work well under pressure and work to tight time frames.

You must be proactive, highly adaptable and have the ability to prioritise.

International Recruitment is fast paced so you must be able to work well under pressure.

Please note as part of this role you may be required to greet international recruits on weekends so full flexibility is essential.

Main duties of the job

Are you able to demonstrate excellent organisational / IT / administrative / team working skills, with the ability to multi-task whilst dealing with frequent interruptions?

Do you take pride in your ability to ensure your work is accurate and completed within deadlines?A main duty of your role will be to support our international recruits in their first few weeks with the Trust. You will organise and prepare for a smooth transition into the UK and be a key point of contact for all nurse arrivals.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 500,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

Date posted

18 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

359-CORP12739

Job locations

The Roundall- Hermitage Count and Working from Home

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME169NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated.We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients.We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment.We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.We have 78nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients.We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • English language to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) or equivalent

Desirable

  • CPP or equivalent
  • RSA or equivalent Typing

Experience

Essential

  • Administrative / secretarial experience within a busy and fast paced office environment.
  • Creating and producing high volumes of professional, timely and accurate departmental correspondence
  • Confident and proficient in the use of various IT packages and systems within a busy office environment, including the Microsoft Office suite (specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel).

Desirable

  • ESR data entry & interrogation
  • NHS Jobs admin (Employer side)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Workforce diversity and equality of opportunity
  • Confidentiality / Data Protection Act / Information Governance requirements

Desirable

  • Understanding of Trust organisational hierarchy
  • Understanding of Trust organisational hierarchy
  • NHS Staff Groups
  • Agenda for Change

Skills

Essential

  • Fast and accurate typing and data entry with excellent attention to detail.
  • Confident and proficient in the use of IT within a work environment
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build good working relationships at all levels
  • Awareness of / ability to comply with Quality Assurance / Audit / Financial controls
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • English language to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) or equivalent

Desirable

  • CPP or equivalent
  • RSA or equivalent Typing

Experience

Essential

  • Administrative / secretarial experience within a busy and fast paced office environment.
  • Creating and producing high volumes of professional, timely and accurate departmental correspondence
  • Confident and proficient in the use of various IT packages and systems within a busy office environment, including the Microsoft Office suite (specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel).

Desirable

  • ESR data entry & interrogation
  • NHS Jobs admin (Employer side)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Workforce diversity and equality of opportunity
  • Confidentiality / Data Protection Act / Information Governance requirements

Desirable

  • Understanding of Trust organisational hierarchy
  • Understanding of Trust organisational hierarchy
  • NHS Staff Groups
  • Agenda for Change

Skills

Essential

  • Fast and accurate typing and data entry with excellent attention to detail.
  • Confident and proficient in the use of IT within a work environment
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build good working relationships at all levels
  • Awareness of / ability to comply with Quality Assurance / Audit / Financial controls

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

The Roundall- Hermitage Count and Working from Home

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME169NT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

The Roundall- Hermitage Count and Working from Home

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME169NT


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

International Recruitment Advisor

Charlotte Warren

charlotte.warren5@nhs.net

01622228993

Date posted

18 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

359-CORP12739

Job locations

The Roundall- Hermitage Count and Working from Home

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME169NT


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