NHS recruitment process
Recruitment is a vital function of a Trust.
In many Trusts the recruitment process often takes too long and can be expensive
and there can be potential risks to the trust and its reputation, as a result of
the failures in the recruitment process.
Our detailed comprehensive process reviews have revealed big improvements
for many trusts
which have enabled them to provide a best practice recruitment process with
improved levels of quality and compliance and importantly providing big
annual savings.
The recommendations we provide have been developed with the support of service users and include making the best use of available technologies.
As a result of our experience we have developed the benchmark recruitment process. For more information please email simon.hudson@stepchange.co.uk or call on 01483 685 850.
NHS Pre-employment checks
NHS Employers has published new guidance for the completion of pre-employment checks with six standards that will need to be met in time for the Healthcare Commission's assessment for the 2008-09 annual review.
- Verification of identity checks
- Right to work checks
- Registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Criminal record checks
- Occupational health checks
The new pre-employment checks may add considerably to the burden on your existing recruitment team and add to the challenges of providing a best practice recruitment service.
Getting the process design right and making the best use of available technology will ensure that compliance standards are met in a fast, efficient and effective manner.
Stepchange specialise in the NHS Recruitment Process and have delivered process reviews and improvement programmes to many NHS Trusts.
The Stepchange programme using iGrafx Lean Six Sigma software includes a full analysis of your current process. With our specialist knowledge of the NHS recruitment process we have developed the Process Improvement Toolkit providing Trusts with a roadmap to transform recruitment from reactive transaction processing to a delivering proactive service delivery.
The compelling business case for improving the recruitment process combined with the implementation of robust procedures mean that the Trust, the patients, the public and the NHS employees themselves can have confidence in the staff who treat them and the colleagues with whom they work.
If you haven't taken advantage of a Stepchange review of your recruitment process call now on 01483 685 850 or email: simon.hudson@stepchange.co.uk to arrange a consultation.
For more information on the new NHS Pre-employment checks follow the link to the NHS Employers web site.
NHSemployers.org/employmentchecks
