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Job summary

Main area
Human Resources
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Bank: 3 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
222-CORP-Bank
Employer
West London NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trust Headquarters
Town
Southall
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/11/2024 23:59

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West London NHS Trust logo

Recruitment Officer

Band 4

 

West London NHS Trust  provides a full range of mental health, community  and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Officer who are able to 'hit the floor running' to join our high performing team. 

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. 

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.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note this post will be closed if a high number of applications are received.

 

Working for our organisation

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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by 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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working within the recruitment function within the NHS carrying an independent workload
  • • Experience working in a clerical or administrative role, preferably in the field of recruitment/HR
  • • Good working knowledge of Best practice Employment Checks and how to process each efficiently
  • • Experience of working effectively as a team member
  • • Experience of working in a busy deadline oriented role/environment
  • • Experience of dealing with customers and addressing their queries
Desirable criteria
  • • Working knowledge of current employment law and terms and conditions relating to recruitment.

Other

Essential criteria
  • • Enthusiastic
  • • Creative thinker
  • • Proactive with a ‘Can Do’ approach to work and customers
  • • Able to build constructive working relationships with managers, offering a customer-focused service.
  • • Able to work as part of a team, committed to the provision of a high quality, customer-focused service.
Desirable criteria
  • • Personal experience of mental health problems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleJob share policyInvestors in PeopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeArmed Forces Covenant

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Annette Eames
Job title
Recruitment Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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