Recruitment secret weapon #1

Everyone is a recruiter

Who is responsible for doctor recruitment in your organisation? For GP clinics, it might be the practice manager, you may have a professional recruitment department, you might outsource to a medical recruitment agency, or the recruiter may be you.

Wrong answer!

We like to say that medical recruitment is the responsibility of every member of your organisation. Obviously, when recruiting it is administratively necessary to have someone taking care of the advertising, interviews, etc., but to what extent are you involving everyone in the organisation in your recruitment efforts?

There are some simple steps you can take to make everyone an owner of the recruitment process:

- Make sure everyone knows when there are vacancies. This can be as easy as a weekly email, or notice stapled to a payslip.

- Train everyone with basic recruitment skills (preparing job descriptions, EEO, advertisements, culling & screening, interviews, reference checks).

- Ensure all team members can answer the question "Do you have any vacancies at the moment", and know where to refer the person to.

- Involve team members you may usually not in the interview process - they may bring a fresh perspective

- Incentivise referrals. If a staff member refers a fantastic GP, emergency doctor, anaesthetist, or other specialist reward them with an appropriate incentive. These can range from a nice thank-you note, lunch, a gift voucher, or even a cash amount. Be as generous as you can! The faster you find someone, the less you will spend on the recruitment process overall.

- Celebrate new staff appointments. Have a morning tea when a new staff member starts, go out for drinks, or just say thank you to the team.

These are just a few options, and the possibilities are almost endless. What do you do to give your team ownership of recruitment?

Do you need help with your medical recruitment, or training your team? Contact us today for a proposal or informal chat.