Nursing Recruitment Coordinator

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Nursing Recruitment Coordinator to support the recruitment of Nurses, Midwives, and Health Care Support Workers across our hospitals.
As part of the Nursing Recruitment Team, you will be responsible for support and advice for health professionals starting work with UCLH. You will also manage all elements of compliance and on boarding employment checks, in line with NHS employer standards.
You will be the face of UCLH and first point of contact for Candidates attending Assessment Centres and will work alongside colleagues in our Education department to support their recruitment journey.
It would be advantageous to have a working knowledge of Recruitment systems such as ESR and Trac as well as Excel and Outlook.
This is the perfect time to join the team as we continue to grow and support various clinical areas in the Trust.
This is an ideal role for a compassionate individual with excellent communication skills. You will have a real understanding about what it takes to support people who are in a new environment and new role.
The post holder will contribute to, and provide key elements of, a comprehensive and high-quality project support service to the Nursing Recruitment Team, dealing with the practical tasks and requirements which are essential to support high quality delivery of current and planned recruitment campaigns.
This post holder will be required to undertake a range of tasks that require the exercise of initiative within defined limits.
The post holder will work under the supervision of the Recruitment Project Manager and will demonstrate a positive approach to multi-disciplinary working.
Central to the success of this role are good negotiation skills, and the ability to provide support to all team members when required
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

Actively promote a team culture dedicated to the customer experience
Champion a target driven approach to recruitment ensuring you deliver KPIs and targets
Manage the administration of recruitment from advert to offer including (but not limited to):
putting job descriptions the correct template
following the recruitment plan for each campaign
advertising vacancies
long listing for high volume campaigns
sending shortlisting
setting up interviews and assessments
advising managers on best practice
Ensure all legal and best practice standards are adhered to.
Ensure changes to legislation and best practice in relation to recruitment and doctors are adhered to
Act on customer feedback and ensure that you continuously improve
Seek feedback and coaching to continually learn and develop as a professional
Ensure all mandatory training is kept up to date
Ensure you adhere to the action plan for HPMA competency framework
Support the delivery of action plans to improve performance and enhance customer and candidate experience
Support the delivery of the vacancy rate reduction across the organisation in line with targets and objectives
Champion a culture focused on the experience of both candidates and staff to improve recruitment.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040