Recruitment Advisor

NHS; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Cwmbran is seeking a Recruitment Officer responsible for advising on recruitment processes for medical staffing. The ideal candidate will have recruitment experience and be proficient in administration. This role involves managing contracts, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, and improving recruitment practices. Offering flexible working arrangements, this is a fantastic opportunity for those seeking to make a difference in healthcare.

Benefits

Paid mandatory training

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Experience in a demanding, deadline-oriented, customer-focused role.
• Ability to use databases/electronic tools effectively.

Responsibilities

• Advise stakeholders on recruitment best practices and legislation.
• Ensure compliance with NHS Employment Check standards.
• Manage recruitment activity and maintain accurate post lists.

Skills

Understanding of recruitment processes

Problem solving

Proficient in Microsoft Packages

Education

GSCEs in English and Maths A-E (or equivalent)

Keyboard Skills equivalent to RSA Stage II

Job description

This will be a fast-paced role, so the ideal candidate will be experienced in end to end recruitment, liaising with stakeholders of all levels across the trust to provide advice and guidance in all aspects of the recruitment process. This will include providing professional advice, administration and support to all leads on medical recruitment processes for all grades of Doctors including the appointment of Consultants and coordinating AAC Panels and supporting recruitment across the wider team.

You will be required to assist the Assistant Recruitment Manager in ensuring that post and establishment lists are consistent and kept up to date. Manage, within appropriate timescales, the process of the issue to all medical staff of contracts of employment and changes to their terms and conditions. You will be pro-active in identifying and devising ways in which the recruitment function for all staff disciplines can be improved liaising, where appropriate, with the Health Board's Assistant Recruitment Manger. Ideally you will need to be experienced using TRAC, NHS Jobs and ESR, however training will be provided for the right candidate.

A flexible approach due to the needs of the service is essential, along with the ability to work to ever challenging demands and priorities.

Main duties of the job

To adhere to the Health Board's recruitment and selection procedures, advising Consultants and managers of best practice and up to date legislation in line with the Trust's Recruitment and Selection Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Liaise closely with stakeholders.

Provide advice and support in relation to appropriate selection processes making recommendations for streamlining existing practices and introducing new methods upon which robust recruitment decisions can be made, liaising with the Assistant Recruitment Manager where appropriate.

Ensure that all recruitment activity complies with NHS Employment Check standards and pre-employment checks are carried out.

There will be a requirement to work in the office for initial training. Longer term we can offer agile working with team members working flexibly between home and the office.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of recruitment processes and administration including safe recruiting practices
• Problem solver who understands when to escalate
• Proficient in Microsoft Packagages

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in a demanding, deadline-orientated, customer focussed role
• Able to use databases/electronic tools effectively and interrogate data to provide meaningful reports

Qualfications & Training

• Good general standard of education GSCE's in English and Maths A-E (or equivalent qualification)
• Excellent Keyboard Skills equivalent to RSA Stage II

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.