We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
Working in the HR Resourcing Department you will work as part of the administrative support team and be responsible for providing a professional, quality, efficient and customer-focused recruitment service from vacancy management to contract administering the recruitment of staff in line with the Trust's Recruitment and Selection policy and NHS Employment Checks Standards.
Successful applicants will administer the recruitment process to a high-quality standard and within agreed timescales and oversee the housekeeping of the recruitment system ensuring that applicants are processed through all stages and vacancies moved to outcome to ensure data is correct for reporting purposes. This will also involve dealing with telephone and e-mail enquiries from all sources, e.g. managers, and candidates, answering queries relating to posts advertised or recruitment processes.
Main duties of the job
• To provide an efficient, effective and customer focused recruitment service as set out in relevant department, organisation and NHS policies and procedures.
• To liaise with recruiting managers to ensure vacancies are advertised in a timely manner.
• To ensure applicants are kept informed of the progress of their application at every stage of the process, utilising TRAC and letters/documents as necessary.
• To assist recruiting managers with shortlisting and setting up interviews on TRAC as required.
• To ensure recruiting managers are kept informed of any delays in the recruitment process as appropriate.
• To administer all necessary safer recruitment pre-employment checks e.g. DBS, professional registration, driving licence etc. ensuring adherence to Trust HR procedures, NHS Employment Checks Standards and relevant legislation.
• To prepare statements of terms and conditions in a timely manner to ensure they can be issued within agreed timescales.
• To create electronic personal files for new employees and ensure they are up to date.
• To assist with the organisation of and to attend recruitment and selection events as required.
• To support the resourcing function and cover duties from different areas where necessary
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. We have been awarded an overall rating of ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed ‘outstanding’ for being caring. We offer the following services:
* Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
* Community Mental Health Teams
* Specialist services, such as perinatal mental health and early intervention in psychosis
* Secure and Forensic Service
* Dementia Services
* Learning Disability and Neurobehavioural Science
We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed outline of the role and duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level III in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience (such as HR/Personnel, Training or Administrative and Clerical)
* Certificate in HR Practice or equivalent HR experience
Knowledge/Experience
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Understanding of the principles of Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in employment
* Experience of working in a busy office environment
* Understanding of the principles of confidentiality at work
* Previous experience in large recruitment function
* Experience of HR Systems
SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.
Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.
In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.
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Application numbers
Due to high numbers of applications this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date. We will not be able to accept late applications to this post.
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