SmartSourcing provide both Specialist Recruitment Services and Consultancy Solutions throughout the UK, we pride ourselves in our highly professional and service-led approach. Our core areas across Permanent, Temporary & Interim resource includes Information Technology, PMO & Project Management, Business Change, Digital, Cyber Security & other related areas.SmartSourcing offers our clients an extensive portfolio of services to ensure in-house continuity across departments, projects & the business and we are here to help you by providing flexible, innovative, bespoke sourcing solutions and an adaptable approach.To arrange a demonstration of how we can help with your recruitment needs – please call 01782 860088 x305 and ask for Viv.

Level 3 Award in Education and TrainingClinical Manual Handling Trainer Fire Safety Train the Trainer CertificateCertificate in Pressure Area Care and Tissue Viability Training,Certificate in Infection Prevention & Control (Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent NHS Partnership)Level 2 Certificate in Food Hygiene and SafetyTraining sessions include:Dementia Care & Support (endorsed by Dementia Friends, an Alzheimer's Society initiative)Infection Prevention & Control Food Safety & Nutritional WellbeingFalls Prevention & AwarenessSafeguarding Adults Fire Prevention in the WorkplaceHealth & Safety at Work Moving & HandlingI deliver training sessions to over 385 staff working within the Social Care sector.

New Park House, a Nursing and Residential Care Home for the elderly, providing specialist care for within General Nursing, Residential and Residential care with Dementia support needs, with occupancy of 91 rooms.As the System Manager at New Park House, I was a part of the Senior Management Team within the home responsible for ensuring that systems were implemented to promote the highest quality of care within the home together with being compliant with external regulatory and commissioning bodies.

Covering sites in Crewe / Manchester / Liverpool and Leeds, it was my role to source and build relationships with local recruitment channels ensuring the requirement of apprentices for each region is reached every 12 weeks. I was committed to working with both internal and external business organisations to source new recruits and building a rapport with a wide range of customers and/or recruitment streams (both existing and development of new partners). As part of the this process, I attend exhibitions / conventions and hold Open Days and present to large groups of young people (aged 16-24 yrs).Key skills include solid organisational and administrations skills, ability to work closely with young people providing advice, guidance and support in order to assist in them making informed decisions to achieve their personal goals. I influenced and promoted a positive image at all times and have and very flexible approach.

Based at Wychwood Park Hotel (Crewe), the De Vere Academy of Hospitality was dedicated to encourage, inspire and create talented hospitality industry stars of the future through the provision of work-based learning. The De Vere Academy’s ultimate aim was to train 10,000 young people onto accredited training programmes over 3 years.My role as Academy Manager oversaw the operations for 2 x Apprenticeships (NVQ level 2) within Customer Service or Professional Cookery; whereby young people (16 – 24 yrs) were provided with skills and a sound understanding of customer service and / or routine based food preparation and cooking activities. Each programme ran between 12 – 16 weeks in duration, with an intake of circa 70 apprentices per cohort.

Reporting to the Account Director with daily input from the Account Management Team, I was the main point of contact for a variety of Central Government bodies (Department of Health, NHS, Metropolitan Police, VOSA, Learning & Skills Councils, Dept for Universities Innovation & Skills, Youth Justice Board, UK Hydrographic Office).Responsible and accountable for identifying and pre-screening suitable candidates IT / Business Professionals to satisfy our clients needs.

Responsible and accountable for the management, motivation and ongoing development for a team of 6 recruitment staff and 2 administrators, delivering permanent staff recruitment into FT-100 UK based clients under the new product banner of "Permanent Corporate Sales".March 2005 – 10th February 2006 Resource Delivery Manager – Permanent Recruitment (RDM)Oct 2004 – February 2005 Senior Service Delivery Consultant (SSDC)April 2000 – Sept 2000 Service Delivery Consultant (SDC)