Recruitment Administrator (Part-Time)

Rochdale Health Alliance

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Job summary

Due to the success of the 2021 Primary Care Kickstart Programme across Greater Manchester. Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Primary Care Academy have been commissioned by Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to recruit entry-level roles across Primary Care (General Practice, Dental, Ophthalmology and Pharmacy).

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Administrator to join our team dedicated to the recruitment of candidates to work in Primary Care. This is a hybrid working role, that can be worked remotely anywhere in Greater Manchester.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will oversee all aspects of the recruitment process and provide effective, reliable, and responsive recruitment support, including managing recruitment activities and providing advice and guidance to applicants.

This is a varied role that encompasses elements of 360 Recruitment, HR and Marketing which makes this an ideal role for candidates looking to develop the skills and knowledge to lead into a career in one these areas. Based at our friendly Head Office in Rochdale located just a few minutes walk from the tram and bus services, you will have involvement in all stages of the recruitment process. Liaising with practice managers and clinical leads you will assist them in their recruitment by working on advert content creation, online job posting, providing relevant interview questions and taking on a front facing role by promoting our vacancies through local jobs fairs.

The post holder will be the first point of contact for all recruitment queries. They will deliver professional but personable end-to-end recruitment ensuring a positive candidate experience

This is a developing role for the Academy and we will work with the successful candidates to amend and shape the job description as and when the role requires.

About us

Rochdale Health Alliance (RHA) was established in 2016, by GP practices from across the Rochdale Borough.

Our Vision:

  • To work collaboratively with members, partners, and stakeholders to improve care and health outcomes for patients
  • To sustain the future of local Primary Care Practices
  • To be representative and supportive of all practices and lead the design and delivery of new ways of working - Ensuring local GP services are at the heart of the integrated system.

We have 31 member practices across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and have a dedicated team on hand to support practice needs. Our dedicated team has expertise that can provide support and expertise in finance, HR, communications, project management and strategy, and our aim is to ensure we share our knowledge to help our members improve their resources.

Date posted

19 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13,084.56 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0363-24-0001

Job locations

The Old Post Office

No 2 The Esplanade

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

OL16 1AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to support the recruitment of staff into Primary care roles, building upon the work developed through the Kickstart programme.

The post holder will be expected to

Support promotion and recruitment into the programme

Manage recruitment

Support the development of an induction

Liaise with key stakeholders to support new ways of working, equitable access across Greater Manchester.

Support reporting, key performance indicators, and evaluation of the programme

To deliver a professional recruitment service to candidates and managers:

To lead in posting adverts on relevant websites, including checking and raising job vacancies/requisitions from hiring managers

Completing first stage screening interviews either on the phone or on Teams

To coordinate the interview process, including supporting managers in holding interviews and drafting questions.

To support with shortlisting candidates

Maintain a professional relationship with the candidates ensuring regular contact to advise them of progress updates with their application

To work with the hiring managers to ensure a smooth and effective transition of the candidate hand-over

To assist managers in the preparation of job descriptions and person specifications, ensuring best practice is followed

Attend recruitment fairs and open days as appropriate, giving advice and information to members of the public about recruitment within the programme

Organise and support career talks with schools and colleges

Placing external adverts using various websites and different media, advising on the best solution

To support with the building of the Primary Care brand by maintaining and managing social media content

Amending the job description:

It is expected that as the organisation develops and changes it may be necessary to vary the tasks and/or the responsibilities of the post holder. This will be done in consultation with the post holder and it is hoped that agreement can be reached to any reasonable changes.

Confidentiality:

The post holder must at all times maintain complete confidentiality of the material and information that they handle. Any matters of a confidential nature, or in particular, information relating to diagnoses and treatment of patients and individual staff records must not, under any circumstances, be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. The post holder must respect patient named confidentiality in keeping with Caldicott principles.

Data Protection:

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. This includes, if required to do so, obtaining, processing and/or using information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, holding data only for the specified registered purposes and using or disclosing data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Policies & Procedures:

The post holder will be expected to comply with all statutory legislation, the organisations governance framework and approved national and local policy. All employees are expected to comply with all of the organisations Policies and Procedures.

General:

The post holder will be expected to be responsible for his/her continuing professional development and to take a proactive approach to maintaining personal and professional effectiveness in an evolving role.

The duties and responsibilities described in this job description are intended to be indicative but not exhaustive of the responsibilities of the post holder. As the organisation develops, the requirements of the job may change and the post holder is expected to adapt to these changes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to support the recruitment of staff into Primary care roles, building upon the work developed through the Kickstart programme.

The post holder will be expected to

Support promotion and recruitment into the programme

Manage recruitment

Support the development of an induction

Liaise with key stakeholders to support new ways of working, equitable access across Greater Manchester.

Support reporting, key performance indicators, and evaluation of the programme

To deliver a professional recruitment service to candidates and managers:

To lead in posting adverts on relevant websites, including checking and raising job vacancies/requisitions from hiring managers

Completing first stage screening interviews either on the phone or on Teams

To coordinate the interview process, including supporting managers in holding interviews and drafting questions.

To support with shortlisting candidates

Maintain a professional relationship with the candidates ensuring regular contact to advise them of progress updates with their application

To work with the hiring managers to ensure a smooth and effective transition of the candidate hand-over

To assist managers in the preparation of job descriptions and person specifications, ensuring best practice is followed

Attend recruitment fairs and open days as appropriate, giving advice and information to members of the public about recruitment within the programme

Organise and support career talks with schools and colleges

Placing external adverts using various websites and different media, advising on the best solution

To support with the building of the Primary Care brand by maintaining and managing social media content

Amending the job description:

It is expected that as the organisation develops and changes it may be necessary to vary the tasks and/or the responsibilities of the post holder. This will be done in consultation with the post holder and it is hoped that agreement can be reached to any reasonable changes.

Confidentiality:

The post holder must at all times maintain complete confidentiality of the material and information that they handle. Any matters of a confidential nature, or in particular, information relating to diagnoses and treatment of patients and individual staff records must not, under any circumstances, be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. The post holder must respect patient named confidentiality in keeping with Caldicott principles.

Data Protection:

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. This includes, if required to do so, obtaining, processing and/or using information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, holding data only for the specified registered purposes and using or disclosing data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Policies & Procedures:

The post holder will be expected to comply with all statutory legislation, the organisations governance framework and approved national and local policy. All employees are expected to comply with all of the organisations Policies and Procedures.

General:

The post holder will be expected to be responsible for his/her continuing professional development and to take a proactive approach to maintaining personal and professional effectiveness in an evolving role.

The duties and responsibilities described in this job description are intended to be indicative but not exhaustive of the responsibilities of the post holder. As the organisation develops, the requirements of the job may change and the post holder is expected to adapt to these changes.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Willingness to develop own knowledge and skills and undertake training for the role
  • Experience of working in a busy office environment and responding to enquiries by telephone, Teams, e-mail and in person, either in a paid, voluntary or through work experience
  • Experience of using Microsoft Word, 365, Outlook, Excel & Powerpoint
  • Recent and significant experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks and
  • competence with Microsoft Office and web based systems
  • Knowledge of recruitment processes
  • An understanding of confidentiality and how this is applied to the recruitment and selection process

Desirable

  • Recent and significant experience of working within a recruitment, employment agency or human resources environment
  • Experience in planning and implementing event based recruitment activity with ongoing support to candidates
  • Experience of using social media in the recruitment process.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Willingness to develop own knowledge and skills and undertake training for the role
  • Experience of working in a busy office environment and responding to enquiries by telephone, Teams, e-mail and in person, either in a paid, voluntary or through work experience
  • Experience of using Microsoft Word, 365, Outlook, Excel & Powerpoint
  • Recent and significant experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks and
  • competence with Microsoft Office and web based systems
  • Knowledge of recruitment processes
  • An understanding of confidentiality and how this is applied to the recruitment and selection process

Desirable

  • Recent and significant experience of working within a recruitment, employment agency or human resources environment
  • Experience in planning and implementing event based recruitment activity with ongoing support to candidates
  • Experience of using social media in the recruitment process.

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

Rochdale Health Alliance

Address

The Old Post Office

No 2 The Esplanade

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

OL16 1AE


Employer's website

https://rochdalehealthalliance.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Rochdale Health Alliance

Address

The Old Post Office

No 2 The Esplanade

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

OL16 1AE


Employer's website

https://rochdalehealthalliance.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Apprentice

Caitlin Chadwick

caitlin.chadwick1@nhs.net

01706587775

Date posted

19 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13,084.56 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0363-24-0001

Job locations

The Old Post Office

No 2 The Esplanade

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

OL16 1AE


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