An exciting opportunity has arisen in the East Region Recruitment Services for a Recruitment Advisor.
The Regional Recruitment Services Advisor is responsible for carrying out the day-to-day recruitment activities. Provide recruitment advice and solutions to service users on a range of recruitment process and procedures related enquiries. The Advisor provides support to both the Regional Recruitment Team Lead and Recruitment Services Manager, in the establishment of processes and systems within the ERRS and contributes to the NHS Scotland Recruitment Services agenda as necessary.
We operate from a number of work bases primarily; Edinburgh, Livingston, Glenrothes and Melrose and can be flexible in the base the successful candidate works from. The role can be hybrid working with a mix of office and home, or office based at one of the ERRS sites.
This is a customer focused role and requires the post holder to provide a friendly, courteous and first point of contact service to those seeking employment.
We are a very busy department and the role itself requires a person with relevant previous admin experience. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and customer service skills, be used to working under pressure with the ability to manage their own workload dealing with competing priorities on a day-to-day basis. Applicants should be competent in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel and be able to evidence confidence in their ability to learn new systems.
If you are interested in applying for this post, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role, both in your application statement and during the interview process.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact: [email protected]
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
