Job overview
Main duties of the job
- Act as the Trust's first point of contact for immigration and visa-related queries, providing specialist advice to managers, employees and candidates.
- Manage the end-to-end Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) process through the Sponsorship Management System (SMS), ensuring compliance with UKVI requirements.
- Maintain sponsored worker records, visa expiry dates and right-to-work documentation, ensuring accurate data is recorded within ESR and HR systems.
- Provide guidance and training to managers and HR colleagues on immigration compliance and sponsorship requirements.
- Manage the Trust's redeployment process and act as the first point of contact for redeployees, managers and HR colleagues.
- Provide support and guidance to employees affected by organisational change, capability, ill health or redundancy.
- Work closely with recruiting managers, Recruitment colleagues and HR Business Partners to identify suitable redeployment opportunities and ensure processes are followed consistently.
- Maintain accurate redeployment records and the TRAC Redeployment Pool, ensuring applications and outcomes are tracked effectively.
- Support redeployees with applications and interview preparation
- Produce reports on immigration, sponsorship and redeployment activity, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of policies, procedures and working practices.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.
Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within recruitment.
- Working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of planning, organising and scheduling activities for self while working within a pressurised working environment with changing and conflicting priorities.
- Experience in a fast-paced administrative role requiring high accuracy, data inputting and adherence to strict external timelines.
- Experience interpreting, applying and explaining complex rules, policies or legal frameworks to a wide audience.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing and monitoring systems and processes to support the delivery of an effective and efficient service.
- Experience of practical problem solving and solving complex recruitment issues.
- Experience delivering customer service or advisory support, especially to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds or non-native English speakers.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree or equivalent experience in a Recruitment environment
- Must demonstrate commitment to personal and career development, eg good knowledge of Employment Law, best practice, regular attendance at training or update sessions.
Desirable
- Graduate of Chartered institute of CIPD (or working towards/be willing to work towards) or equivalent experience.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of right-to-work checks standards and applying this knowledge practically.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of UK visa requirements.
- Ability to devise and present information in a range of formats and tailor presentation approach to a variety of audiences.
- Competent user of recruitment tracking systems such as TRAC, NHS Jobs.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office programmes.
- Ability to interpret and apply complex immigration rules and Trust Policy and Procedures.
Personal Qualities, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Attention to detail with a proven ability to identify data inconsistencies, omissions or compliance risks in documentation.
Desirable
- Able to work independently where needed and to use own initiative to make positive change.
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This advert is for Immigration & Redeployment Coordinator with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Lakeview House, Priory Business Park. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Sep 2026.
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