Job summary
Working Part time: 22.5 hours per week - Permanent
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic individual to join a busy Recruitment Team as a Senior Recruitment Assistant at Team Countess.
Reporting to the Recruitment Advisor, the successful applicant will provide a professional operational service in the recruitment and selection of all new staff. You will be the first point of contact, providing advice and support on recruitment and selection and/or contractual processes and procedures.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills with exceptional attention to detail. You will be able to prioritise your own workload, working as a great team player as well as being able to work independently.
You will need to be able to fully utilise technology and administrative systems such as Trac, NHS Jobs and ESR in order to provide outstanding customer service in relation to all aspects of resourcing.
Experience using HR technology such as Trac, NHS job and ESR are highly desirable
Main duties of the job
Accountable to the Recruitment Advisor, the post holder will be responsible for providing a professional operational service in the recruitment and selection of all new staff and provide associated HR advice and support on Recruitment and Selection and/or contractual processes and procedures and the provision of a general first line advice on terms and conditions of service.
Under supervision the post holder will carry out administrative duties in line with laid down processes and procedures associated with Recruitment and Selection and/or administration of contracts processes and procedures in accordance with clients policies.
Responsible for responding to and resolving queries from clients received through the various communication channels of the advisory service.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ Level 3/equivalent experience
- Good level of numeracy, GCSE maths or equivalent
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Trac, NHS Jobs and ESR systems
- Knowledge of NHS workforce and staffing requirements
- Knowledge of Agenda for Change and local terms and conditions
- Experience in NHS HR environmental or equivalent setting
- Experience of working with NHS recruitment and selection, contracts and associated advisory services
Desirable
- Knowledge of national issues surrounding recruitment and selection
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- NVQ Level 3/equivalent experience
- Good level of numeracy, GCSE maths or equivalent
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Trac, NHS Jobs and ESR systems
- Knowledge of NHS workforce and staffing requirements
- Knowledge of Agenda for Change and local terms and conditions
- Experience in NHS HR environmental or equivalent setting
- Experience of working with NHS recruitment and selection, contracts and associated advisory services
Desirable
- Knowledge of national issues surrounding recruitment and selection
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
