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Our Recruitment Team

Whether your inquiry relates to Recruitment or Employment Relations, our HR Reception Department extends a warm welcome. We are dedicated to promptly addressing all queries and serve as the primary point of contact for visitors to the HR offices at Basingstoke. On a daily basis, this role addresses general inquiries via telephone, email, or in-person, and also completes requests for name badges while conducting ID checks as part of our pre-employment procedures.

The Recruitment Team is available via calls/emails/MS Teams from Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) between 8am to 5pm to discuss any recruitment queries.

For queries outside these times, please email the general inbox below:

recruitment@hhft.nhs.uk

01256 313957 ext. 43957

You can obtain ID badges for staff members from the Switchboard Office located at the Main Hospital at the following times:

Mondays 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Wednesdays 10:00am - 12:00pm, Fridays 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Identity checks for candidates are available and must be booked via Trac.

Our Recruitment Officers are dedicated to providing candidates and line managers with an efficient and customer-focused recruitment experience. They assist both internal and external customers throughout the onboarding process and guide our teams through the online application procedures. Ensuring communication is a top priority, keeping advertisements relevant and up-to-date, the Recruitment Officers collaborate seamlessly across their respective divisions.

Our Coordinators play a crucial role in supporting candidates throughout the onboarding journey by prioritizing effective communication and overseeing all pre-employment checks. They meticulously administer these checks and procedures, ensuring compliance with NHS Employment Checks Standards and Trust Policy. The Coordinators hold a key responsibility in contributing to the overall resourcing process, ensuring that we provide inclusive onboarding experiences.

The Medical Recruitment Team (MRT) covers all three sites but is located in the HR department in the Sherbourne building at Basingstoke Hospital. The team is responsible for the recruitment of Consultants, Specialty and Specialist doctors, Trust Doctors, Bank Doctors and Medical staff Honorary and Clinical Attachments. We want to ensure your recruitment and onboarding experience at HHFT runs as smoothly and successfully as possible. We provide an expert recruitment advisory and administration service and should be your first point of contact for all the recruitment related enquiries. 

Kylie Canning – Associate Director Resourcing & Temporary Staffing, 01256 852642 (extension 42462) or 07584 270328

Please be informed that Nicola Lappin will be supporting as Interim Associate Director Resourcing & Temporary Staffing in the absence of Kylie Canning who is currently on Maternity Leave. (Click here to email Nicola)

Emma Alexander – Resourcing Manager 07867684178

Lisa Grenville-Wood – Resourcing Team Leader  01256 313672 (extension 43672)

General Recruitment

Corporate Division

Michelle Kerschoff – Recruitment Officer, 01256 312234  (extension. 42234)

International Recruitment

Nicola Lappin – International Recruitment Lead (Nursing), 01256 314769 (extension. 44769)

Ashish Mathew – Recruitment Officer, 01256 852811 (extension 42811)

Agnetha Coelho – Recruitment Officer, 01256 262198 (extension 42198)

Medical Resourcing

Savitha Sheshappanavar – Medical Workforce Manager 0778817818

Donna Stokes – Medical Recruitment  Advisor 01256 313962 (extension 43962)

Jessica Datt – Medical Recruitment  Officer,  Locum’s Nest | Bank Doctors & Honorary Contracts | Clinical Attachments | Observerships (mobile: 07880 262101)

Ashish Mathew – Recruitment Officer, 01256 852811 (extension 42811)

HR Reception (BNHH)

 01256 313957 (extension 43957)

Emma Follington, HR Receptionist