NHS teams up with Graduates Yorkshire to track down talent

THE NHS has launched a new recruitment microsite in partnership with Graduates Yorkshire.

The two organisations have paired up to launch a new online job search facility for graduates looking to work in the health sector.

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber employs more than 140,000 people across 37 organisations and the new microsite will offer graduates the ability to find jobs relevant to them.

The search facility – hosted on GraduatesYorkshire.co.uk – offers graduates a chance to explore the benefits of working in the NHS through case studies, an online guide and a search facility.

The jobs are not just targeted at graduates with medical degrees – the site will also offer vacancies across finance, HR, communications, construction and purchasing management.

Martin Edmonson, chief executive of Graduates Yorkshire, said: “The NHS is the largest employer in Yorkshire and the Humber and we have a strong presence in the graduate community that the NHS is trying to reach. Graduates Yorkshire doesn’t just target recent graduates and the new site will also appeal to graduates already in employment who are looking to further progress their careers in an organisation like the NHS.”

Tim Gilpin, director of Workforce and Education at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “We recruited around 8,000 graduates last year and we are always looking at new and improved ways of finding the best people to work for the NHS. Graduates Yorkshire gives us access to a pool of talent and provides the NHS with a platform on which we can promote the health service as an employer that makes a genuine contribution to society’s health and well being.”