Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our recruitment team . The successful candidate will support the team with all aspects of Resourcing, and administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
To maintain and develop the recruitment processes in place within the Trust in order to provide an accurate, timely recruitment service.
To optimise recruitment and promote a high quality service to all Trust managers, new employees and potential applicants.
To provide a comprehensive administrative service to the Workforce Resourcing Team in order to assist in the achievement of departmental objectives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks
Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We cannot offer sponsorship for this role.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Recent and significant experience of working within a recruitment, employment agency or human resources environment
- Recent and significant experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks and competence with Microsoft Office and web based systems
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment and providing support by telephone, email and face to face
- Knowledge of recruitment processes and relevant legislation
- An understanding of confidentiality and how this is applied to the recruitment and selection process
Desirable
- Experience in planning and implementing event based recruitment activity with ongoing support to candidates
- Experience of using social media in the recruitment process
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in English and Maths
PRACTICAL INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent customer service and administrative skills
- Effective communication skills both written and oral
- Ability to respond quickly to changing priorities, organising and prioritising own workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
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This advert is for Medical Recruitment Assistant with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in Truro, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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