Contact information
For further information about this role, please contact:
Sophie Slater (Medical Staffing - Recruitment and Retention Team Leader) via email sophie.slater10@nhs.net or telephone 01924 542282
Jane Nazir (Medical Staffing - Recruitment and Retention Assistant Manager) via email jane.nazir@nhs.net or telephone 01924 543643
About the role
An exciting opportunity has become available in our Medical Staffing Department.
We are looking for a competent, highly motivated individual, who is customer focussed to join the Recruitment and Retention Team.
The Medical Staffing Officer post is designed to provide an effective and comprehensive recruitment and HR administrative service for Medical and Dental staff within Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will be required to possess requisite knowledge, excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy.
The post is for 27.5 hours per week. Working arrangements can be either a four or five day week and will be discussed at interview.
Main duties
The key responsibilities and main duties for the role are as follows:
* Deliver a seamless, end-to-end recruitment and retention service for medical staff.
* Manage all aspects of medical recruitment, including advertising, shortlisting, interviews, pre-employment checks, and issuing contracts.
* Provide efficient, accurate, and responsive advice and administrative support to managers and staff.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with divisional management teams.
* Coordinate recruitment processes through NHS Jobs and ESR systems, including arranging interview panels and documenting outcomes.
* Attend and record Medical and Dental interview proceedings.
* Administer maternity and paternity leave processes for medical staff.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Essential person specification requirements
The essential requirements for the role are as follows.
Qualifications
* Educated to NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) and/or 4 GCSEs (Grade C or above).
Experience
* Administrative experience in a busy, target-driven environment.
* Demonstrated ability to deliver excellent customer service and resolve complex issues.
* Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
* Familiarity with implementing organisational policies and maintaining accurate documentation.
Knowledge & Awareness
* Understanding of how effective administration supports departmental and organisational objectives.
* Awareness of customer care principles and professional limitations.
Skills & Abilities
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Excellent IT and data management skills, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
* Ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and perform under pressure.
* Strong problem-solving, organisational, and analytical abilities.
* Team player with a proactive, flexible approach and strong interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrates emotional resilience, professionalism, and commitment to confidentiality.
Personal Attributes
* Self-motivated, reliable, and achievement-focused.
* Excellent time management, attention to detail, and commitment to Trust values.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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