Placement Officer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within North Bristol NHS Trust's Temporary staffing department, NBT extra.

Placement officers are required to work in our dynamic team within North Bristol NHS Trust's temporary staffing bureau. You will play a critical role in keeping the hospital running by coordinating the timely supply of temporary staffing of all staffing groups to the Trust.

Paying up to£24,336 pro rataplus unsocial payments,with excellent pension and benefits - including up to 20% NHS discount from a huge range of retailers for meals, clothes, phone, travel etc. A minimum of 27 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays) which increases up to a maximum of 33 with continuing service!

The successful candidate will need to be able to work flexible hours, incorporating 1 weekend per month covering our opening hours, including Bank Holidays:

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 6.30 - 22.00

Saturday & Sunday 6.30 - 20.00

Main duties of the job

As a Placement Officer within NBT eXtra - the Trust's temporary supply of temporary staff from our database to fill vacant shifts called in by hospital managers. Key duties will therefore include:

• Taking requirements from managers and logging them on the system.
• Identifying, contacting, booking staff from our database to fill empty shifts.
• Providing a high standard of customer service to both managers and temporary staff, predominantly by telephone, but also using email and SMS.

About You

As the successful Placement Officer, you will need:

• Excellent customer service skills with an excellent telephone manner.
• Good admin (including PC) skills and experience.
• Effective Communication skills both written and verbal.
• The ability to work under pressure within a team and under own initiative.

An understanding of the different types of staff group within a hospital setting would also be an advantage.

This unique opportunity offers an exceptional service driven individual the next step in their career, the role is varied and at times challenging but plays an integral role in the smooth running of a successful Temporary Staffing service which provides high calibre staff to the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our forward-thinking Trust and be a part of our success. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying, you should highlight how you meet the criteria through your employment history, qualifications and within your supporting information.

About us

Why apply for a Placement Officer vacancy?

• 37.5 hours per week, including 1 weekend per month
• Shifts will vary from Earlies, Day Shifts and Evenings. Plus 1 weekend a month with days off in Lieu.
• Variety in your day to day workload
• An opportunity to support one of the largest NHS Trust in the UK
• This is not a Monday to Friday role, applicants will be expected to work shift patterns

If you are looking for a role where you can make a difference, then look no further! You will play a critical role in enabling the Trust to improve patient care.