Location
Darlington, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum
Profession
Recruitment officer
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
13 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
28 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

13 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Highly developed computer literacy and keyboard skills

  • Skills

    Word Processing

  • Skills

    Attention to detail

  • Skills

    Excellent communication skills

  • Skills

    Excellent Organisation skills

  • Skills

    Prioritisation Skills

  • Knowledge

    General knowledge of office and/or personnel procedures

  • Knowledge

    Extensive knowledge of Microsoft packages

  • Knowledge

    Highly developed computer literacy and keyboard skills.

  • Experience

    Substantial office experience in a similar role, it is likely this would be from a recruitment role using an electronic recruitment system.

  • Qualifications

    Good general education to GCSE or equivalent and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant subject

  • Qualifications

    OR Have completed a relevant apprenticeship programme at NVQ level 2 and be willing to complete an NVQ level 3 within 12 Months

  • Qualifications

    ECDL or equivalent or willing to achieve

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    Advanced knowledge of office procedures

Job overview

The Recruitment Team are seeking a Recruitment Officer (part time - 15 hours) to join our team, delivering a high quality and comprehensive Recruitment Service to the Trust.

The Recruitment Team provide support across the Trust with the end-to-end recruitment of all non-medical posts, helping to get the correct candidate in post to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, and cared for.

This is a fast paced environment where you will work closely with other members of the Recruitment team ensuring an efficient service is provided.

Applicants must have a good general education to GCSE level, with an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant subject (or NVQ Level 2 and willing to complete Level 3 within 12 months). You must have substantial experience of working within an office environment in a similar role and a sound knowledge of office and/or personnel procedures. You will also be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of working with computer-based packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel, email, Internet based systems and applications. Ideally, you will also have experience of using TRAC, ESR and NHS Jobs.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

As Recruitment Officer, you will ensure all stages of the recruitment process are completed within the guidelines of Trust procedure, NHS Employment Checking Standards and our statutory obligations. You will take a proactive approach to supporting service delivery within care groups, ensuring the right candidates are identified to fill vacancies and can take up their post in a timely manner.

You will make timely contact with successful candidates, supporting them with the checks required and ensure that regular contact is maintained to complete their pre-employment checks as swiftly as possible.

Attention to detail is key and you will ensure you maintain accurate notes on TRAC to record all actions taken. You will take ownership for the recruitment within your allocated service area and will build good working relationships with recruiting managers, to support them through the recruitment process.

You will also provide satisfactory job adverts, publishing these on relevant job boards and ensuring the advert wording is inclusive and non-discriminatory. You will also make sure that the job description is suitable and aligns to the Trust’s Standardised Job Descriptions.

As Recruitment Officer, you will prepare contracts of employment and liaise with candidates, managers and other teams to support a smooth onboarding process for candidates.

Additionally, you will review and update daily workload figures, to identify daily priorities and ensure work is completed within KPI’s.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

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This advert is for Recruitment Officer with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Darlington, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Recruitment officer role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.

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