About this role
Job summary
Recruitment Administrator: Fixed term until 16 November 2026
Department: Recruitment
Band 3 £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: 30 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you looking to join a busy and collaborative recruitment team? Do you have experience of working in a recruitment or customer service role and have the ability to process data accurately?
#TeamMKUH have an exciting opportunity in a growing team to develop your recruitment skills. As a recruitment administrator, you will provide an efficient and effective service to our busy recruiting managers within the hospital. The role will involve liaising with managers and candidates to ensure a streamlined and seamless onboarding experience, processing Right to Work, DBS checks and publishing adverts.
You will work proactively to support the continuous improvement of the recruitment administration service. Additionally, your ability to establish cordial relationships at all levels and your excellent communication and interpersonal skills would be an asset to the team.
The successful candidate will be based at Witan Gate House which is only a 10-minute walk from the main shopping centre and train station. We also have a fantastic cafeteria on-site.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 16 July 2026
Main duties of the job
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This role provides recruitment administration for all Clinical and Corporate Divisions, you will be the single point of contact and ensure that recruitment administration and supporting processes and procedures are delivered to the highest standard.
You will support vacancy control for their areas and support recruitment from the point that a post is identified to onboarding of the successful candidate.
About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To provide a full range of recruitment administrative support to clinical and non-clinical staff.
To be responsible for undertaking pre-employment checks for all staff.
To conduct one to one meeting with successful candidates to ensure all pre-employment checks are carried out and recorded accurately, including Right to Work and Disclosure and Barring checks.
To be the first point of contact for recruiting managers and candidates for one of the Trusts Divisions
To provide recruitment information to Trust managers, support the Divisions to data gather data and management information
To manage vacancy control for your Division, following up and resolve queries.
To publish adverts using NHS jobs and support the recruitment administration throughout put the process.
To be responsible for loading job roles on to the NHS Jobs system and updating the Electronic Staff Records System (ESR).
To provide HR administrative support for the implementation across the Trust of specified national and Trust Medical Staffing initiatives and projects.
Respond to enquiries in person, by email and over the telephone.
Please refer to Job Description for further details
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge Essential
Five GCSES Grade A*-C (or equivalent). Must include Maths & English ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence), or able to demonstrate equivalent level of advanced IT skills NVQ level 3 Business Administration or equivalent relevant qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
CIPD qualification or working towards a CIPD qualification level 3
Skills Essential
Flexible attitude and the ability to forge new relationships with ease. Positive attitude, highly motivated
Desirable
Previous experience in a Human Resources department
Personal and people development Essential
Ability to develop yourself including mandatory training Ability to keep up to date with Trust Policies and Procedures
Communication Essential
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and face to face with a wide range of stakeholders
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 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address HR - General Recruitment (Dept)
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)