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*** COVID-19 – Please note that during this time all interviews will be conducted remotely. If successful, you will also initially be working remotely in line with the guidance from the Scottish Government***
Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Fixed term/Secondment until March 2023 *SLA or secondment only for NHS staff in the first instance*
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
This is a new post hosted by NHS Education for Scotland to lead the implementation of the newly created NHS Scotland Centre for Workforce Supply. The postholder will work closely with NHS Scotland Health Boards / Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP), the Scottish Government, Professional and Regulatory bodies and a range of other key stakeholders and influencers.
What you'll do
- Develop strategies and policies which will have a positive impact on workforce supply by leading the coordination of agreed international recruitment programmes on behalf of NHS Scotland Health Boards / HSCPs. Ensuring that all international recruitment is ethical and complies with the Health and social care personnel - international recruitment: code of practice.
- Engage in the sharing of knowledge gained from organisations both public and private sector engaged in international recruitment programmes and transition of candidates into Scotland / UK.
- Manage the delivery of recruitment activity in a portfolio of countries and regions in order to meet recruitment performance objectives and targets. This portfolio will include current and emerging candidate markets. Establishing a programme of international recruitment campaigns and ongoing evaluation of effectiveness.
- Provision of high-quality market analysis based on quantitative and qualitative market intelligence for the countries / regions relevant to NHS healthcare professionals. This may be in relation to a range of priorities from support of overall international resourcing strategy to delivering against specific NHS Scotland / NHS Board / HSCP’s international recruitment programmes.
- Work with highly complex data, facts and situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparisons to make decisions on the most appropriate approach in regards international recruitment campaign activity or for an international candidate’s circumstances.
- Lead, motivate, develop and inspire the Centre for Workforce Supply team.
- Be recognised as the driving force in developing functions that support Boards to ensure smooth and effective relocation and transition for international candidates offered employment within NHS Scotland Health Boards / HSCPs which will be a key priority of the role.
What you'll bring
These will include but are not restricted to:
- In depth knowledge and experience of delivering people based services at a senior managerial level in Recruitment or other related Human Resources operation within the NHS or equivalent large complex health care organisation.
- Experience of delivering successful services or projects within NHS organisations or other large and complex health care organisations
- Excellent organisation and project management skills including the ability to organise and run high quality recruitment events for senior staffing grades.
- Proven ability to build highly effective relations internally and externally is key as well as excellent facilitation, presentation and strategic thinking and analysis skills.
- Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service orientation/attitude.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Morag.McElhinney@nhs.scot
For Secondments
*Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.
Closing date: 27th September 2021
We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, religion, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/
If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: NES HR Recruitment: recruitment.hr@nes.scot.nhs.uk