Medical Staffing Officer

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities and main duties for the role are as follows:

• Deliver a seamless, end-to-end recruitment and retention service for medical staff.
• Manage all aspects of medical recruitment, including advertising, shortlisting, interviews, pre-employment checks, and issuing contracts.
• Provide efficient, accurate, and responsive advice and administrative support to managers and staff.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with divisional management teams.
• Coordinate recruitment processes through NHS Jobs and ESR systems, including arranging interview panels and documenting outcomes.
• Attend and record Medical and Dental interview proceedings.
• Administer maternity and paternity leave processes for medical staff.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.