Recruitment Assistant

Recruitment Assistant

Closing date 07 July 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Assistant to join our Recruitment team at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Trust based at Tickhill Road Hospital.

Our Recruitment team is fully centralised and provides an efficient, comprehensive and timely recruitment service to all areas and services across the RDaSH footprint.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake all administration duties within the recruitment function to support a safe and effective recruitment service to all managers and candidates.

We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RDASH including free onsite parking, hybrid and flexible working and outstanding professional development opportunities.

For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Brookes at

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be involved in all recruitment activities for all staff and volunteers within the Trust.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: organising interview schedules, undertaking pre employment clearance checks, completing offers/contracts of employment, maintaining accurate filing systems and working collaboratively with hiring managers to support the recruitment process, providing advice and support throughout each area and assisting hiring managers and candidates throughout the onboarding journey.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all recruitment checks are undertaken in line with the NHS employment check standards and will be required to liaise with various other departments such as HR, Payroll, Workforce and Finance to provide an effective service.

You will need to have excellent customer service skills, good working knowledge of Word and Excel and be able to work in a busy environment with ever changing priorities and deadlines.

Previous experience in a recruitment role and/or of the Trac recruitment system would be desirable but not essential as full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills to functional skills level 1 or equivalent
• GCSE Grade C or above or Functional skills level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths
• NVQ Level 2 in a related subject or equivalent

Experience

• IT skills in Microsoft Office Packages or equivalent experience
• Previous experience of working in a busy administrative role in a large complex organisation
• Previous experience of working in an HR Department

Knowledge

• Understand importance of maintaining confidentiality
• Knowledge of office procedures
• Working knowledge of ESR (NHS payroll & HR System)
• Working knowledge of Trac/NHS jobs

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Awareness and understanding of the requirement for discretion and confidentiality
• Able to use own initiativeExperience of working with databases and data entry

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.