# Recruitment Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/recruitment-assistant/7c8e5727-cb64-4649-b5f4-4fa6cf7fd808
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/recruitment-assistant/7c8e5727-cb64-4649-b5f4-4fa6cf7fd808.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Oswestry
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term in the first instance with possible extension)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Role available 30 - 37.5 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-07T09:43:01.472Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Oswestry/The_Robert_Jones_Agnes_Hunt_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Recruitment/Recruitment-v8112231
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8112231?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.rjah.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and organised Recruitment Assistant to join our busy recruitment team.

You will play a key role in supporting the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring that all pre-employment checks and onboarding activities are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will provide routine administrative support, respond to candidate and appointing manager queries.

The postholder will be the first point of contact for all electronic communications into the recruitment team - responding where appropriate or ensuring they are assigned to the correct team member and ensure queries response records are maintained.

The role is available  on either a full time basis or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week over 5 days).

We are looking for someone who is:

- Experienced in secretarial, administrative or office-based work.
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Confident using IT systems including Microsoft Office.
- Able to follow established processes and procedures effectively.
- An effective communicator with excellent customer service skills.
- A team player who can manage workload and meet deadlines

** banding subject to NHS job evaluation **

### Main duties of the job

Support vacancy administration and progression through recruitment systems. Arrange and undertake identity and right to work checks in line with NHS requirements. Assist with pre-employment checks including DBS, occupational health and onboarding processes. Maintain accurate electronic recruitment records and update systems accordingly. Monitor recruitment inboxes and respond to routine queries, escalating where appropriate. Work collaboratively with colleagues to meet deadlines and maintain service standards.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support vacancy administration and progression through recruitment systems.

Arrange and undertake identity and right to work checks in line with NHS requirements.

Assist with pre-employment checks including DBS, occupational health and onboarding processes.

Maintain accurate electronic recruitment records and update systems accordingly.

Monitor recruitment inboxes and respond to routine queries, escalating where appropriate.

Work collaboratively with colleagues to meet deadlines and maintain service standards.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Demonstrates commitment to the Trust's published values

### Experience

**Essential**

- Current or recent administrative or secretarial experience in an office environment

**Desirable**

- Awareness of NHS recruitment processes and pre-employment checks (eg right to work, DBS, occupational health)

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) in relevant secretarial or administrative subjects

### Skills and comptencies

**Essential**

- Competent IT skills for data entry, communication and record keeping (all Microsoft office applications - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Experience of timely handling of routine but high volume queries - email, system communications and telphone
- Previous experience in secretarial/administrative roles that require attention to detail and accuracy

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3051)
- [rjah - information pack (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2796)
- [rjah - information pack (pdf, 45.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3009)
- [rjah - information pack (pdf, 47.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3010)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 648.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10408399)

## Agent Notes

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