Three public sector organisations in the North East of England have joined forces to solve the recruitment challenges facing them all, through a new project called ‘The Gateshead Partnership’.
Gateshead Council, Gateshead Health NHS Trust and Gateshead Primary Care Trust are three of the largest organisations in the area, employing more than 15,000 people in over 1200 different jobs.
By working together to promote jobs in the public sector, the project hopes to attract a wide range of candidates from different backgrounds to provide a wide range of services; from labourers to lab technicians, administrators to accountants, doctors to web-designers.
Bob Smith, Acting Chief Executive of Gateshead Primary Care Trust, said: “The three organisations involved in the partnership are amongst the largest employers in Gateshead and this new venture aims to address the shared issues regarding recruitment, by working together with increased strength and gravitas.”
He continued: “With the recruitment campaign we aim to stimulate interest in the public sector as employers, attract more people into local employment, address recruitment shortfalls, lessen the strain on resources and promote Gateshead as a desirable place in which to live and work.”
To illustrate the range of jobs on offer, the partnership used real Gateshead employees to front their advertising campaign. The six employees, from different backgrounds, will all feature on giant posters and billboards across the region.
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