Recruitment Officer

Admin and Clerical Band 3 - 30 hours per week

Join Our Team as a Dynamic Recruitment Officer. The recruitment team is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, candidate-focused, well-organised admin/clerical member of staff to join the busy team.

This role involves working closely with recruiting managers and candidates, managing recruitment campaigns from posting adverts to making appointments. Responsibilities include handling adverts on NHS Jobs, processing conditional offers, conducting pre-employment checks including ID appointments, and managing hires and contracts.

You will provide excellent customer service and help ensure a positive candidate experience through regular communication with managers and candidates.

Strong administrative skills are essential, including proficiency in IT applications such as NHS Jobs and ESR (Electronic Staff Records); knowledge would be good but not essential.

We are a busy team, so the ability to work well under pressure, remain professional, and show enthusiasm for recruitment is important.

The team is currently working remotely, and full training and equipment will be provided.

Main duties of the job

To work in the Recruitment Team alongside the Recruitment Manager / Team Leader and the Recruitment Officers to carry out all activities in the end-to-end recruitment process.

Provide a comprehensive, customer-focused and efficient administration and full engagement service with multiple key stakeholders to ensure effective processes and procedures are in place which meet local needs and legislative and recruitment requirements.

Supporting the Recruitment Team in assisting the Trust in achieving its strategic and operational objectives. Some operational tasks include:

• Advertising job roles
• Setting up Trust interviews
• Conditional offers of employment
• Pre-employment checks (DBS, occupational health, references, right to work)
• ID appointments face to face and remote
• Weekly chasing of pre-employment checks
• Auditing of the recruitment files
• Unconditional offer (contract issuing, payroll set up)
• Management of recruitment inbox
• Completes Daily Checks using NHS Jobs, ESR and DBS system
• Update the Electronic Staff Records system, NHS Jobs-Recruitment system and e-Rostering system as required
• Honorary Contracts
• Processing of Retire and Return employees

Person Specification Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of end-to-end recruitment cycle
• MS Office Packages
• Knowledge of Job Evaluation process
• Knowledge of E-Recruitment and ESR

Skills

• Able to communicate clearly, concisely and courteously
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrate a positive approach to change

Experience

• Experience of working in a busy office environment
• The ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Experience of recruitment

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in business administration or equivalent experience in the Recruitment field

£25,760 to £27,475 a year pro rata per annum