Recruitment Officer - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Officer who is highly driven, enthusiastic and motivated, to become part of the expanding Recruitment department at KCH.


Reporting to the Recruitment Team Leader of your allocated area, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and supporting adverts, interview set up and completion of pre-employment checks and contracts for both new and internal staff using the TRAC system.


You will be organised and methodical in your approach and be able to react to changing demands and ensure adherence to team processes, trust policies and best practice compliance by providing comprehensive support of day-to-day recruitment activities.


You will also have excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic and be passionate about providing a high quality customer service to your patients and colleagues.


We offer hybrid working as part of our flexible working policy, although there is an expectation for new staff to work mainly in the office for the initial induction period of the contract.

You should have excellent attention to detail.

The post holder will also have up to date knowledge of relevant HR Systems such as ESR, TRAC and NHS Jobs, however training will be provided.


You must be a team player and an excellent communicator, confident when dealing with internal and external stakeholders whilst maintaining a high level of customer service.


These roles support the Recruitment Team Leader, Recruitment Operations Managers and Recruitment Partners in reducing vacancy rates and contributes to the development and growth of the service as a whole.


King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.


We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Responsible for the implementation and administration of the Trust's recruitment campaigns as discreet, well organised projects.


This includes the following tasks:

  • Organising interview panels
  • Longlisting or arranging shortlisting with hiring managers
  • Collecting the Interview Packs form the hiring managers and ensuring that all interview notes and assessment materials are returned to Recruitment and stored appropriately.
  • Working closely with the Recruitment Assistants and external recruitment agencies (where appropriate) to ensure all preemployment checks are completed according to the NHS Employment Check Standards.
  • Managing the deployment of the cohorts including booking accommodation and arranging attendance on induction courses
Drafting Main Terms and Conditions documents and booking new starters to Induction courses.


The nature of the job requires the post holder to be dealing with confidential and sensitive information related to patients and staff.

The post holder will ensure this information is kept confidential and secure in line with Trust policies and GDPR.

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