Here at the Royal United Hospitals Bath, we are working to make a real difference to the lives of people in our community and we strive to create an environment where everyone matters.

This is your opportunity to make a difference as you will be pivotal in the provision of a pro-active, professional service for all recruitment activity in the Trust. You will lead recruitment pathways from attraction right through to the end of a new joiners first year.

Recently, nominated for two HR Excellence Awards for our recruitment transformation and strategy work; we’re on a journey to realise our vision of being a top employer where our people recommend us as a place to work. This role plays a key part in setting up our new people for success with a seamless onboarding experience.

You will be the subject matter expert in developing innovative recruitment strategies and embedding our employee value proposition to attract top talent whilst consistently delivering a positive recruitment experience to our customers.

Relishing a challenge, this is an opportunity to work in a fast paced environment where you will drive compliance through a data driven lens using key performance indicators and production of weekly and monthly reporting to evaluate our user experience. As an individual you will possess a strong ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working.

To succeed you will have significant experience in leading a customer focused recruitment service including developing and changing working practices. You’ll have in-depth knowledge of UK employment legislation with expertise in recruitment best practice. Additionally, you will have a high level of analytical skills and the ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively whilst adjusting plans and resource requirements accordingly.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Eugenie Mellon, Associate Director of People & Culture for Talent Acquisition and Capacity at eugenie.mellon@nhs.net or Hugo Coetzee at hugo.coetzee@nhs.net

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eugenie Mellon Job title: Associate Director of People Capacity & Talent Email address: eugenie.mellon@nhs.net

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Eugenie Mellon, Associate Director of People & Culture for Talent Acquisition and Capacity at eugenie.mellon@nhs.net or Hugo Coetzee at hugo.coetzee@nhs.net

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