Recruitment Assistant

Job summary

Are you a dedicated person who thrives in a busy office environment and looking to develop your career in Human Resources? Then this could be the job you've been waiting for. We are an enterprising and progressive NHS Trust with a reputation for providing excellent training and support for our staff and we offer an attractive annual leave entitlement and pension scheme.

Main duties of the job

We currently have an opportunity for a highly organised person to work within our Recruitment Team to provide high quality, efficient and effective recruitment administration support to recruiting managers and job applicants for non- medical and medical staffing appointments. You will be responsible for the end to end recruitment process, from advertising to issuing contracts and everything in between.

You will need to have a minimum of 2 GCSE's in English and Maths, have gained an NVQ Level 3 in Business Admin or equivalent, and have excellent IT skills. The ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise workload is essential. Previous experience of working in a busy recruitment environment is desirable, together experience of working with an online recruitment system or database and experience of working within a team in a large organisation.

If you feel this is the job for you and would like to find out more or to arrange an informal visit to the Recruitment department please contact Danielle Burke on: 01914455434

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programmebalancegateshead.comto cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.