Trust Sponsorship Lead

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

As Trust Sponsorship Lead you will be responsible for the processing of skilled worker visa applications for current employees who require a renewal and new starters to the organisation where sponsorship has been agreed.

To process tasks in line with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) guidelines and the Trust's policies and ensure systems, documentation and standard operating procedures are regularly reviewed and updated.

To undertake other right to work related tasks as and when required, ensuring data is transferred successfully between various departments to enable smooth reporting processes.

To be the Trust's subject matter expert on visas and sponsorship in relation to employment and track, monitor and coordinate all sponsored workers, ensuring any changes to employment are captured and reported to UKVI as appropriate.

To plan for and coordinate the end-to-end process of sponsorship renewals, making payments in line with trust financial policies. To consider requests for sponsorship carefully, using judgement to provide advice and make decisions about whether sponsorship is required and/or necessary.

To be the Trust's subject matter expert on visas and sponsorship in relation to employment.

To track, monitor and coordinate all sponsored workers, ensuring any changes to employment are captured and reported to UKVI as appropriate.

To plan for and coordinate the end-to-end process of sponsorship renewals, making payments in line with trust financial policies.

To be responsible for creating/amending forms and policies relating to the sponsorship process across

the Trust.

To assist in the up-skilling of recruitment team members in relation to the sponsorship process.

To create plans and strategies that enable the trust to handle new sponsorship requests and the ongoing maintenance of sponsored workers, to reduce the risk of illegal working. Plans and strategies must align with the financial situation of the Trust and the guidelines in place concerning budget usage.

To keep abreast of national and local policies concerning right to work, visa's and sponsorship, ensuring key changes in law and/or application of policy are discussed with the recruitment manager and wider recruitment team.

To attend events as and when required to support the wider recruitment team.

To support international recruitment campaigns as and when require

To produce reports to detail the organisation's level of compliance with right to work and sponsorship requirements, disseminating these to relevant stakeholders.

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Please refer to the job description which is attached for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities.