Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Medical Staffing & Recruitment Team for the appointment of a Medical Staffing & Recruitment Officer.
As a member of the Medical Staffing & Recruitment Team, this post will provide a comprehensive and high-quality service to all Medical, Dental & Agenda for Change Staff.
The post holder will undertake office-based duties at the James Paget University Hospital, however, will have equal access to the Flexible Working / Agile Working Trust policies - there is the potential to agree a hybrid working model following successful completion of training in line with the needs of the service.
37.5hours per week fixed term/secondment up to 12months which could become permanent
Main duties of the job
To be the key Medical Staffing & Recruitment Team contact for a designated Division across the Trust.
To work closely with management and clinical colleagues in the specialties within the division & wider organisation, to undertake a variety of high value and time critical tasks, including the recruitment of Senior Medical, Dental and Clinical Staff. To provide proactive, comprehensive and professional responses to the more complex & challenging queries; to ensure Trust policies/procedures, employment law and practice, Terms and Conditions of Service and Equal Opportunities are adhered to.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached Job Description for further details of responsibilities:
To be responsible for administering the recruitment of all Agenda for Change & Senior Medical and Dental Staff including Consultants, Specialty and Specialist Doctors (SAS), GPs and Leadership positions in line with current procedures. To organise and attend Consultant interviews (Advisory Appointments Committees) take interview notes and ensure interview standards to adhered to. Toanswer and resolve complex enquiries, providing advice and guidance to managers and staff on the best practice associated with recruitment policies and procedures. To be an expert in Residential Doctors terms and conditions.
Dealing with basic Agenda for Change & Medical Staffing recruitment issues. Tobe an expert in Consultant and SAS Terms and Conditions. Dealing with queries in relations to consultant job planning and pay progression. To keep up to date with the conditions concerning registration with the GMC/GDC/NMC and other regulated roles, wherenecessary, to issue documents to obtain registration. To undertake regular reporting checks of doctors current registration with the GMC/GDC and working status using available documentation and ITsystems.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached Job Description for further details of responsibilities:
To be responsible for administering the recruitment of all Agenda for Change & Senior Medical and Dental Staff including Consultants, Specialty and Specialist Doctors (SAS), GPs and Leadership positions in line with current procedures. To organise and attend Consultant interviews (Advisory Appointments Committees) take interview notes and ensure interview standards to adhered to. Toanswer and resolve complex enquiries, providing advice and guidance to managers and staff on the best practice associated with recruitment policies and procedures. To be an expert in Residential Doctors terms and conditions.
Dealing with basic Agenda for Change & Medical Staffing recruitment issues. Tobe an expert in Consultant and SAS Terms and Conditions. Dealing with queries in relations to consultant job planning and pay progression. To keep up to date with the conditions concerning registration with the GMC/GDC/NMC and other regulated roles, wherenecessary, to issue documents to obtain registration. To undertake regular reporting checks of doctors current registration with the GMC/GDC and working status using available documentation and ITsystems.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths & English GCSE Grade C (Grade 4)
Desirable
- Apprenticeship in Business Administration or NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of office environments.
- Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Experience of working within an medical staffing environment
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently but still contribute to the team.
- Fully conversant in Microsoft office software
- Analytical
- Solutions orientated.
- Able to make changes and offer suggestions to improve services;
- Able to maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so;
- Ability to build and develop relationships with a variety of groups and individuals from a range of backgrounds
- Possessing accuracy and eye for detail required for ensuring correct key information is recorded and issued.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths & English GCSE Grade C (Grade 4)
Desirable
- Apprenticeship in Business Administration or NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of office environments.
- Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Experience of working within an medical staffing environment
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work independently but still contribute to the team.
- Fully conversant in Microsoft office software
- Analytical
- Solutions orientated.
- Able to make changes and offer suggestions to improve services;
- Able to maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so;
- Ability to build and develop relationships with a variety of groups and individuals from a range of backgrounds
- Possessing accuracy and eye for detail required for ensuring correct key information is recorded and issued.
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.
