Job summary
The Recruitment Team at NHS England (NHSE), are looking for a new Recruitment Assistant to join their high performing Rotherham based team on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2025.
Working in our centralised team, the post holder will provide an effective and efficient end to end recruitment service to NHSE for all staff groups across NHSE, ensuring that all information leaving the department is to quality standards and in line with NHSE's policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
As a Recruitment Assistant you will be committed to providing a first class end to end recruitment service and will be the first point of contact for recruiting managers and applicants for all recruitment activity.
The role is busy and your days will be varied and will include:
- Liaising with other NHSE departments to coordinate the authorising of posts
- Advertising vacancies on TRAC and NHS Jobs
- Reviewing and sending vacancy requests to recruitment panels
- Sending closed vacancies to shortlisting
- Setting up interviews in TRAC
- Preparing and issuing conditional offer letters
- Requesting and completing pre-employment checks including ID calls
- Regular review of own case load to ensure KPI are met
- Preparing and issuing contracts and addendums
- Preparing and submitting payroll forms
- Completing new starter administration including CSD calculations and recording of pre-employment checks in ESR.
- Maintaining regular contact with recruiting managers and applicants by telephone and video call
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Your application
You should use the supporting information area of the application form to evidence your experience by using specific examples of how your skills and experience relate to the criteria listed in the role profile.
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 3 with a full-time starting salary of £22,816 per annum with a pay step increase after 2 years service.
These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the NHSE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
Secondment
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Your application
You should use the supporting information area of the application form to evidence your experience by using specific examples of how your skills and experience relate to the criteria listed in the role profile.
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 3 with a full-time starting salary of £22,816 per annum with a pay step increase after 2 years service.
These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the NHSE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
Secondment
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to work collaboratively
- Used to working in a fast-paced environment
- Effective time management and able to manage own workload
- Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy in all work
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing a customer focused administrative service
- Demonstrates good understanding of customer service needs, and how to provide an excellent customer journey for all service users
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Evidence of working effectively under pressure, resolving issues, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload in a challenging and demanding environment, as an individual and as a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of an application tracking system, TRAC or Eploy and/or ESR
- Experience of working in a recruitment environment, particularly in-house
- Experience of recruitment processes, policies and principles that underpin these
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience of working in a HR and/or recruitment related environment
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to work collaboratively
- Used to working in a fast-paced environment
- Effective time management and able to manage own workload
- Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy in all work
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing a customer focused administrative service
- Demonstrates good understanding of customer service needs, and how to provide an excellent customer journey for all service users
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Evidence of working effectively under pressure, resolving issues, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload in a challenging and demanding environment, as an individual and as a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of an application tracking system, TRAC or Eploy and/or ESR
- Experience of working in a recruitment environment, particularly in-house
- Experience of recruitment processes, policies and principles that underpin these
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience of working in a HR and/or recruitment related environment
