Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Working knowledge of Trac, NHS Jobs system and ESR (Electronic Staff Record)
- Experience
Experience of working within the recruitment function preferably within the NHS
- Experience
Experience of administration process/procedure
- Qualifications and Training
Educated to A Level or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent experience
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of Medical Staffing recruitment
- Qualifications and Training
Degree qualification
- Qualifications and Training
CIPD or working towards this
Job overview
We are excited to have an opportunity for a new Recruitment Officer to join the team on a permanent basis.
The Recruitment Team provide support across the Trust with the end-to-end recruitment of all posts including bank, helping to get the correct candidate in post to help our services deliver the highest standard of care.
The role is hybrid working and the successful candidate will be required to come in to the office every day for their first month for training , then moving to a 2 days a week in office rota.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 30th October (Afternoon) and will be face to face.
Main duties of the job
As a Recruitment Officer, you will play a key role in providing an effective, reliable and responsive recruitment advisory and administration service, which will include managing recruitment activities and providing advice and guidance to applicants and recruiting managers.
The successful candidate will also support the Trust's wider HR compliance agenda, undertaking a range of administrative responsibilities including the processing of DBS renewals.
This role offers a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is looking for variety, responsibility, people contact and a degree of autonomy.
If you thrive on being busy and meeting challenges and can juggle several tasks at once this is the job for you.
In return we are committed to providing on-going support, training and development and the opportunity to learn from experienced HR practitioners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
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This advert is for Recruitment Officer with West London NHS Trust in Southall, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Recruitment officer role. The advertised salary is £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inc HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Sep 2026.
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