Job summary
- Main area
- Resourcing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-AC005-0125-B
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Bronllys
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Resourcing Advisor
Band 5
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
The post holder will line manage the Resourcing and the People and Culture administration teams and ensure the provision of a responsive Recruitment and Bank staffing service to the Health Board. The post holder will ensure effective processes, systems and policies are deployed to support and enable adequate staffing levels and skill mix through the utilisation and recruitment of Temporary Staffing.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the management of the Resourcing and People and Culture administration teams on a day-to-day basis, providing a high-quality service to staff and potential Bank candidates, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to Improving Working Lives, flexibility and staff development. The Resourcing Advisor will ensure that prospective employees and workers receive an excellent candidate experience throughout the communication with the team and will support managers to ensure that this is continued throughout their recruitment experience, providing candidates with a positive impression of the Health Board.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for the management of the Resourcing and People and Culture administration teams on a day-to-day basis, providing a high-quality service to staff and potential Bank candidates, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to Improving Working Lives, flexibility and staff development. The Resourcing Advisor will ensure that prospective employees and workers receive an excellent candidate experience throughout the communication with the team and will support managers to ensure that this is continued throughout their recruitment experience, providing candidates with a positive impression of the Health Board. Within the role the post holder will lead the following activity:
All Bank worker recruitment activity, including the organisation of shortlisting and interview processes
Ensuring robust systems are in place to manage pre-employment checks, including verification meetings for all recruitment activity
Provision of support to managers in relation to general recruitment activity, to include signposting as appropriate to the NWSSP Recruitment team
Day to day management and co-ordination of Temporary Staffing activity (Bank and Agency staffing)
Providing advice in relation to complex Recruitment and Temporary Staffing queries, escalating as required to the Resourcing Advisor
Support the Resourcing Manager on the development and deployment of effective administration processes to ensure high quality service delivery, working closely with the wider People and Culture teams to identify needs
There will be a requirement within the role to work weekends and Bank holidays on an ad hoc basis based on the needs of the services. This will be an essential requirement for the role and notice will be provided as far in advance as possible, however, sometimes, this can occur at reasonable short notice. Such work could be on an On-Call, rota or additional hours basis.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree level education in HR related subject or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Developed knowledge of recruitment legislation and processes
- Knowledge and understanding of Employment legislation, in particular, legislation relating to workers
- Excellent IT knowledge – including word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint – ECDL equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Associate member of CIPD
- Knowledge of rostering practices and systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working within a Temporary Staffing function or similar area
- Significant experience of managing recruitment processes
- Delivering and planning work activity, sometimes within short timescales
- Working with stakeholders in the development and implementation of processes and procedures
- Managing or supervising staff
- Experience of data management and use of electronic information systems
Desirable criteria
- Working and implementing E-Systems or similar
- Supporting Employee Relations related cases, e.g. conduct matters, grievances
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective stakeholder and collaborative working have been used to achieve goals
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Able to demonstrate ability to analyse and summarise information
- Demonstrable effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and delivering outcomes to tight timescales
- Ability to prioritise and work flexibly to the needs of the service
- An innovative approach to problem solving and resolution
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly, including occasional weekend / Bank holiday working and On Call
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eleanor Davies
- Job title
- Resourcing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 712580
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