About this role
Job summary
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 3 days a week in office rota.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 30th September (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.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Educated to A Level or equivalent Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent experience
Desirable
Degree qualification CIPD or working towards this
Experience Essential
Experience of working within the recruitment function preferably within the NHS Experience of administration process/procedure
Desirable
Experience of Medical Staffing recruitment
Knowledge Essential
Working knowledge of Trac, NHS Jobs system and ESR (Electronic Staff Record)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name West London NHS Trust
Address Trust Headquarters
Armstrong Way
Southall
UB2 4SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)