Medical Resourcing Officer

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

Our Medical Resourcing Team are part of the wider Strategic Resourcing service.

The team support all services across the Trust with:

• Recruitment of Doctors and Dentists - both substantive, bank and agency
• Management of the Trusts medical bank system (Patchwork)
• Management of the Trusts agency booking system and booking of workers (PlusUs)

We're looking for:

• Somebody who is good with systems - we use many for the different aspects of the role, so somebody who is technologically minded is essential for this job
• A team player - we're a small team which means we need somebody who is willing to support across both the Medical Resourcing team and the Agenda for Change Recruitment team and who will support their colleagues
• A curious mind - we're always looking for ways to make improvements so somebody who embraces change, challenge and likes to seek new and better ways of doing things for the benefit of our colleagues, and ultimately patients
• Positivity - this job, juggling different aspects can be a challenge, so somebody who will keep smiling throughout and try to find positive ways to move forward

We may be a small team but we think (unbiased of course) that we are truly brilliant and this role offers plenty of learning and development. From learning how to use different systems, recruitment practices, the ins and outs of the Medical Recruitment world, and much more.

We will consider applicants looking for between 30hrs to 37.5hours a week

Main duties of the job

You will be supporting the recruitment activity for all Doctors and Dentists in the Trust, supporting the management of day to day queries related to the Medical Bank and the Trust agency (excluding Nursing and Midwifery roles).

You'll provide a quality administrative services to support delivery of the above services including:

• dealing with all aspects of the recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, setting up interviews and pre-employment checks through to confirming a new employee's start date.

• assist in sourcing temporary staffing through external agencies where vacancies were not filled internally, ensuring best value for money in line with NHSE guidelines and provide support to users of the Trust bank worker system.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.