Hunter New England Local Health District Hiring for Talent Acquisition/Recruitment Officer Job at Australia Full Time

Apply now to join the HNELHD Recruitment Unit as a Recruitment Officer located in Newcastle, NSW! Be part of a fun, close-knit team who take pride in supporting our hiring managers to recruit.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Temporary Full Time for 12 months (part time or job share may be considered)
Position Classification: Administrative Officer Level 4
Remuneration: $64,701.95 – $66,261.04 per annum (pro-rata for part time) + superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ315078

An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies. Applicants may also be contacted about other casual opportunities in Recruitment at the same or a lower grade.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.

What you’ll be doing:

Our Recruitment Officers are responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of an end to end recruitment function for Hunter New England Health Local Health District (HNELHD). The key purpose of your role is the delivery of a range of customer focused recruitment activities and services to support hiring managers and staff to meet expectations and compliance requirements of HNE and in keeping with legislation, MOH and LHD policies.

As part of a welcoming and friendly team of Recruitment Officers, you’ll be allocated to a recruitment portfolio where you will provide either sourcing or onboarding services, advice and support to a portfolio of hiring managers across the District. Our Recruitment Unit is responsible for a range of recruitment activities and tasks, and we support our hiring managers to recruit a wide range of clinical and non-clinical health professionals across our District such as administrative staff, nurses and midwives, allied health staff, patient support services and much more!

Sourcing activities include reviewing requests to recruit (Approval to Fill), writing and posting advertisements, posting to social media and other external media sites, sharing candidate applications, booking interviews, and a range of other tasks associated with candidate applications and advertising. You’ll also create hard to fill recruitment strategies, actively resource for suitable candidates, utilise our social media platforms for advertising and candidate sourcing, and create marketing resources, and so much more. Onboarding activities include verifying candidate data, submitting recommendation reports, processing employment checks, and creating letters of offer for successful candidates, as well as auditing and a range of other tasks associated with onboarding processes. Recruitment Officers also have opportunities to be involved in Junior Medical Officer (JMO) and Annual Medical Recruitment (AMR) projects, campaign / bulk recruitment such as our annual graduate nurse campaigns or rural & regional recruitment drives, other funded projects, and workforce surge recruitment. You’ll also utilise a range of systems and databases on a daily basis to undertake the role, so you need to be able to pick up new systems quickly and become familiar with them in order to perform the role. Recruitment work closely with other Workforce units such as HR, payroll, rostering, Workforce, Safety & Risk etc. so there are lots of opportunities for collaboration.

Once onboarded, you’ll complete a range of online training modules, as well as receiving on the job training from experienced recruitment staff in order to learn the role.

About you:

You thrive in a busy environment and are able to organise your own workload day to day, by prioritising tasks in order of urgency and importance. You utilise a range of methods in order to remain organised and help you to prioritise your day. Comfortable with computers and technology, you learn new systems and databases quickly and easily. Though you are capable of being self-directed, you also love being part of a team, and are always on hand to help and support your teammates. You maintain good relationships with your colleagues and manager, and can ask for support when needed to meet deadlines. You can take initiative when appropriate and look for ways of improving processes within your role.

Perhaps you have a love of recruitment or you enjoy working in the health industry. Candidates who enjoy interacting with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders will do well in this role. A desire to provide great customer service combined with your ability to develop, build and maintain positive relationships with those around you, will be pivotal to your success as a Recruitment Officer.

Candidates who understand recruitment and/or have experience with recruitment whether as a consultant or as part of a wider role will stand out. You have an understanding of public health or other large government organisational recruitment. However, candidates may have completed a relevant degree (recent graduates may apply), and/or have relevant experience within a recruitment or HR related role, or perhaps may have transferrable administrative skills and a desire to work in recruitment. What is important is that you are committed, dedicated, and ready to demonstrate outstanding customer service and an ability to provide form good working relationships with and an excellent service to our hiring managers and other staff.

Where you’ll be located:

These positions are based at our Waratah Campus, located in Newcastle, NSW. Our Recruitment Officers also visit their hiring managers and other staff on-site at our hospitals and other health facilities for the purposes of meetings, relationship building, training, and to participate on interview panels.

What we can offer you:

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession.

Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

• Free on-site parking (at Waratah Campus)
• 4 weeks annual leave each year (pro-rata for part time employees)
• ADO’s each month (for full time employees)
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
• Nearby shopping and other services (Waratah Campus)
• Use of fleet vehicles for work-related travel
• Superannuation contributions
• You may potentially salary package a range of personal expenses including but not limited to novated motor vehicle lease, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more information by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via email at [email protected] or on 1300 40 25 23
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero

Need more information?

Interviews will be held in person at Waratah Campus in Newcastle. For role related queries or questions contact Tamara Cobb via [email protected] or Alice Hoffman via [email protected]

Applications Close: Wednesday 29th June, 2022