Mark Stephens, CEO of Smart Recruit Online (SRO) has brought together recruitment industry leaders and created a new initiative to respond to NHS staffing requirements across clinical and non-clinical roles. He explains: “Initially I decided to use the spare capacity I have within my own business to help address the frontline staffing issues affecting the NHS right now. Then, I approached some of the major Job Boards to establish whether there was an appetite for a collaborative effort and the initiative was soon up and running.”
SRO will provide NHS hospitals and Trusts with free access to its award-winning recruitment system, tools, screening and support services and the Job Boards and media channels have agreed to provide free advertising for NHS jobs posted from within the SRO platform.
So how will SRO and its collaborators be able to help the NHS?
Mark explains: “The SRO platform will act as central cloud based, plug and play recruitment system. It is designed to make the recruitment of staff simpler and more effective than any other means of recruiting staff online. The system is integrated with the latest AI, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics to automate large parts of the recruitment process, so that it delivers a better user and applicant experience and will save NHS recruiters lots of time during their screening and selection process.
“The system also comes pre-integrated with some of the latest recruitment screening tools too, including dynamic forms, video profiling, behavioural assessments and reference and ID checking. The video technology enables remote interviewing capability and SRO, uniquely, allows clients to onboard and complete basic training in less than an hour. This is something that will prove critical in maximising the number of NHS functions that will be able to take advantage of this service and offer.
“The SRO platform is fully integrated with leading Recruitment Technology provided by Broadbean and Burning Glass that will allow NHS recruiters to rapidly create and post job adverts, manage and screen applicants effectively and quickly for front line NHS positions.
“This will all be complemented by free national recruitment advertising media provided by the UK’s leading job boards including CV Library, Reed, Totaljobs, Guardian Jobs, Monster and JobsToday. With such a strong collaboration, we are confident that we’ll be able to positively contribute to the recruitment of key NHS staff that are essential in enabling us to fight Coronavirus.”
Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library adds: "These are truly challenging times and sadly the recruitment industry is feeling the effects. However, we're also part of the solution. By harnessing our expertise and working together with companies like Smart Recruit Online we can help the NHS to tackle what lies ahead and recruit the frontline staff our country so desperately needs. We're delighted to be a part of this initiative and to help push these roles in front of the 15 million candidates in our database, including 1.1 million healthcare professionals."
Ruth Edwards, Business Development Director at Talent in Logistics adds: “Dealing with the outbreak of Covid-19 is a big enough challenge for the logistics sector. There is high demand on the supply chain, with the need to keep shops, hospitals and fuel stations stocked. In these unusual times, we understand that extra resource and staff are needed to fulfil operational and delivery requirements and are, therefore, delighted to be part of this important initiative.”
“Our goals are clear,” concludes Mark. “We will assist the NHS wherever we can in the recruitment of staff to ensure that front line positions are filled quickly.”
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