Our recruitment manager Rose will be starting her parenting adventure in the summer…with twins…so quite an adventure! This has resulted in the need for a 12-month fixed term maternity cover role commencing this summer, to manage the recruitment for the group.
About the role
Goddard Vet Group has 49 sites including 3 hospitals, spanning across London, Essex and Surrey, with almost 500 colleagues. With the veterinary industry being as dynamic as it is, our recruitment manager must work quickly and effectively in managing vacancies that arise, and ensure a thorough process is being conducted.
This fixed term maternity cover position is full-time Monday to Friday, based in our office in Woodford, with hybrid working options available.
As Recruitment Manager some of your duties will include:
- Lead end to end recruitment for permanent clinical, operational, and student roles across the Goddard Training College.
- Partner with Hiring Managers to understand needs, advise on salary bands, and deliver effective recruitment strategies.
- Collaborate with the locum coordination team on updates relating to permanent hires.
- Maximise direct sourcing channels including LinkedIn, company websites, job boards, and industry platforms.
- Represent GVG at careers fairs and trade events to promote the organisation as an employer of choice.
- Work closely with Regional and Hospital Managers to align recruitment activity with approved budgets.
- Provide regular vacancy and recruitment performance reports to the Managing Director, including time to hire metrics.
- Screen CVs, conduct initial candidate calls, coordinate interviews, and ensure a smooth, timely hiring process.
- Prepare offer letters and manage onboarding documentation in partnership with HR.
- Maintain communication with new starters through pre start engagement and a 4 week post start check in.
- Manage induction information and ensure accurate record keeping across shared systems.
- Oversee visa processes in line with UK immigration regulations.
- Handle recruitment administration including interview notes, reference collection, and ATS management.
- Maintain strong agency relationships, ensuring compliance with agreed terms, and process agency invoices.
- Write and publish job adverts across relevant platforms.
Who we are looking for:
While having prior experience in end-to-end recruitment process’ in a medical setting would be ideal, we are also open to applicants from a veterinary background, who may want to step away from clinical duties for a set period, to learn new skills in a different department but can impart their industry knowledge into the role when looking for new recruits.
The absolute essentials:
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills through all modes of communication; being the first person an applicant speaks to you are responsible for providing an exemplary first impression.
- Strong attention to detail and multitasking; ensuring you are keeping track of all applicants in process to maintain momentum.
- Able to learn different systems effectively.
Our office is nestled beside a beautiful church green complete with large duck pond and vocal resident geese, with ample onsite parking. If relying on public transport there are plenty of local bus options, Woodford underground station is approximately a 20-minute walk away, or if a keen cyclist 10-minutes for you!
Now let’s get to the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
The salary band for this fixed term position is £40,000 to £50,000 per annum depending on prior experience.
A little snippet of the benefits you will receive in this position:
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
- Generous colleague discounts
- Healthcare cashback incentives
- Private Medical Healthcare Insurance with Bupa
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. #ind1
Benefits for this role include
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- Colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVNs)
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Professional membership fees covered
- Shopping discounts
- Generous colleague discounts
- Petplan 20% colleague discount
About us
In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!