An employee's first impressions of an organisation have a significant impact on their integration within the team and job satisfaction - CIPD

The Recruitment Team is critical to the organisations success. 183 people have experienced our recruitment service in the last year to start their journey with the ROH, whether that be honorary contracts, rotating doctors or substantive staff. Their recruitment experience is paramount to their future career with the organisation and the wider NHS. There's no second chance to make a first impression

The incumbent of the role will supervise a passionate team, who work hard to achieve their objectives. The supervision will include a Medical Staffing function. Whilst it would be desirable that we recruited someone who had experience of Medical Staffing, it is not essential.

Inclusion and belonging is at the heart of everything we do at the ROH. We're incredibly proud to be 26th most inclusive company in the UK (voted by Inclusive Companies). This post will have an incredibly significant role in improving how we create equitable opportunities for all.

With that in mind we're seeking someone with a passion for inclusion and an innovative mindset. We want someone who is great at building team performance and engagement. Experience of working in a recruitment function in the public sector or providing for the public sector would be essential. The person specification will demonstrate all that we need and want from applicants.

Main duties of the job

Provide day-to-day leadership of the recruitment and Medical Staffing function, with autonomy and limited supervision.

Work closely with the ESR team, Payroll and line managers to ensure seamless hiring of candidates and ESR inputting post appointment.

Ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulation in adherence with trust policies and procedures.

Take a key focus in the evaluation of candidate experience and make necessary improvements to recruitment practice, such as improving how recruitment can be more inclusive.

Drive high performance across the team.

Provide cross cover when staff are absent within the team, ensuring no drop in performance for our stakeholders when staff are absent.

To be accountable for the delivery of legally compliant recruitment standards, procedures, and best practice and to work with colleagues to ensure a consistent approach is followed across the Trust.

Use a Quality Improvement (QI) approach towards service improvements.

Ensure compliance with GDPR

Ensure complaints around recruitment practices are investigated timely.

Accurately complete FOI requests on behalf of recruitment

To accurately provide regional, local and national returns in a timely manner.

Attend interview panels for high profile posts or where best practice monitoring is required.

Provide recommendations to HR policies and procedures. May be required to be a policy author and implementer with support as part of the HR Policy Development Group.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For main duties and responsibilitis please see attached the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Degree in Human Resources or other relevant subject or equivalent experience in a similar role
• Additional relevant training demonstrating continuous professional development

Desirable

• CIPD or equivalent professional HR or relevant experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a recruitment function in the NHS or providing for the NHS.
• Experience of attracting candidates into hard to fill jobs
• Experience of advising managers and candidates around the equality act and reasonable adjustments in recruitment and selection processes
• Experience of adhering to NHS Check Standards
• Experience and understanding of UK Visas and Immigration and certificates of sponsorship
• Experience of working to achieve deadline and objectives through the use of KPI's and performance management
• Experience of devising strategies associated with inclusion and talent attraction
• Experience of advising around different contract types, such as fixed-term contracts, zero hours and substantive

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Medical Staffing function.
• Experience of line management
• Experience of creating and developing contracts of employment
• Experience of working in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the NHS challenges and workforce agenda.
• A detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal framework relating to recruitment and selection
• Knowledge of employment law and legislation, specifically associated with recruitment.
• Experience of devising and delivering training
• Knowledge of UK visas and immigration and right to work legislation
• Evidence of cultural competence

Desirable

• A knowledge of medical and dental terms and conditions and pay

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Attention to detail
• Team player and ability to develop team performance
• Able to analyse complex facts and compare a range of options to reach a conclusion
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to deal with people in complex, confrontational or highly emotive situations
• Ability to persuade, negotiate with and influence others
• Ability to drive significant improvements In Quality, Delivery and Customer Feedback through close management of work volumes, deliverables and staff coaching
• Upholds the highest standard of governance

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

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