Job overview

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. 

We have two part-time opportunities available:

Post 1: 22.5 hours per week, permanent contract
Post 2: 18.75 hours per week, fixed-term for 12 months

The Recruitment Administrators will provide a comprehensive, customer focused and efficient administration service, supporting the People & Organisational Development Directorate in assisting the Trust in achieving its strategic and operational objectives in relation to recruitment and job evaluation. They will provide recruitment support to all managers across the organisation and have responsibility for overseeing the recruitment to both internal and external recruitment initiatives.

The post holders will manage their own case load, overseeing all stages of the recruitment process including advertising, shortlisting and undertaking pre-employment checks to NHS Employers standards. The post holders will also organise and participate in external and internal recruitment events and meetings as required.

The post holders will also support the wider Employment Services Teams as required to cover during busy periods.

Main duties of the job

• Communicate effectively and proactively with recruiting managers about the progress of vacancies and new starters.
• Liaise with applicants in a timely way to ensure their attendance at interviews as appropriate and keep them updated on the status of their applications.
• Book candidates on inductions and training as required for their role
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in written communication, when responding to calls and email queries.
• Communicate effectively via calls and different inboxes.
• Prioritise effectively and organise own workload.
• Manage recruitment schedule, ensuing adverts are live in a timely manner, interviews and employment checks are progressed efficiently and that new starter paperwork is processed through to payroll to meet deadlines.
• Utilise recruitment systems to identify volumes of work, plan workload and support large scale recruitment drives.
• Support in planning recruitment events and co-ordinate attendance with team members

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.