KIMS Hospital Win National Award as UK’s Best In-house Recruitment Team

KIMS Hospital, the largest independent hospital in Kent, has been awarded the Best In-house Recruitment Team 2017 by the National Recruiter Awards. This award recognises market insight, outstanding service and achievement by a UK in-house recruitment team. KIMS Hospital beat large national companies such as House of Fraser to be named winner at the awards ceremony.

Simon James, CEO of KIMS Hospital said, “Winning this award is no small feat and it recognises our expert in-house recruitment team and their innovative and caring approach. Ensuring we recruit the best people who put our patients at the heart of all we do is key. It’s all down to the great team we have here at KIMS Hospital that 99% of our patients recommend us.”

Recruitment at KIMS Hospital was only brought in-house about 18 months ago and in that time the team have; reduced agency spend by 62% creating an efficient system for bank staff, increased their online presence through innovative social media campaigns to attract potential new members of the team, focused on the candidate experience across all levels of the hospital and increased staff retention by employing staff not only for their skills and experience but also how well they fit with the values of the hospital and its current staff.

Suzanne Stevens, Recruitment Manager at KIMS Hospital comments, “We are a small team who have worked incredibly hard to help meet the recruitment needs of a rapidly growing organisation. Our collaborative approach, not just between us but with the whole hospital, and our innovative strategies for recruitment helped us to secure the award. I couldn’t be prouder of my team and the Hospital.”

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01622 538091 or mediaenquiries@kims.org.uk