Job summary
- Main area
- Recruitment
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 4 months (This contract will end on 4th September 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7815894
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Enfield Civic Centre
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £29,651 - £31,312 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 3 Seasonal Shared Recruitment Services Officer - Projects Team
Band 3
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
We are looking for Recruitment Services Officer to support the NLPSS Shared Recruitment Shared Services Team to deliver a high level of customer service and expertise. You will be expected to work autonomously but also support all areas during busy peak periods.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the Trust values and the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. You should preferably have recent experience of working within a busy office environment. We will also consider applicants with demonstrable transferable skills, if you do not have NHS or Recruitment experience.
You must be an excellent organiser with strong communication skills with a passion for customer service.
You will be based at The Enfield Civic Centre Site.
Please take note that Shared Recruitment Services team is based in Enfield, Civic Centre EN1 3ES. The interviews will take place at this site.
NLPSS is aiming for a start date on Tuesday, 5th May 2026.
This vacancy is to support the service through the trainee doctors rotations and the contract for this post will come to an end on 4th September 2026.
Please note that this vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if high volumes of applications are received. We recommend early submission to ensure your application is considered.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document, that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To process all administration in relation to the employment or appointment of applicants.
• To provide a comprehensive recruitment service using such information technology systems as are procured for the purpose eg. NHS Jobs 2, TRAC.
• To manage pre-appointment checks for newly-appointed staff, including but not limited to ID/employment history and reference checks; professional registration and qualification checks; DBS checks and occupational health clearance, and the issuing of offer letters and contracts to all appointed, in line with policy, process and statutory timescales. To keep own knowledge up to date with national recruitment standards and compliance, in line with the streamlining agenda.
• To highlight any issues raised whilst obtaining employment checks to the recruiting manager and assist the decision making process where appropriate, linking in with clients where necessary, ie. gaps in employment history, unsatisfactory employment references, immigration status checks and documentation, positive DBS checks etc. To arrange DBS risk assessments where necessary and to monitor and record decision outcomes.
• To inform managers and other relevant parties about the commencement and induction dates for newly-appointed members of staff and to follow up on any DNAs.
• To plan and prioritise own workload to ensure quality standards and deadlines are met. Extensive use of planning and organisational skills are required to manage own workload within a high volume, pressurised environment whilst constantly working towards deadlines within every stage of the recruitment cycle ie. advertising, short-listing, interviews, employment checks and hiring monthly new starters on ESR.
• To administer interview tests and assessment days as part of the selection process, working with the managers, local job centres and colleges.
• To work closely with the recruitment assistants to ensure letters and documentation are issued and data input within agreed timeframes to avoid any unnecessary delays.
• To deal with telephone callers and visitors to the department in a courteous manner, greeting and receiving callers in accordance with departmental standards and processes.
• To work in an agreed and appropriately arranged roster system to ensure coverage of the service at all times during the agreed hours of business.
• To keep own knowledge up to date in relation to national recruitment policy and standards and the streamlining agenda. To attend workshops and seminars to expand existing knowledge in relation to employment legislation, as required.
• To regularly audit vacancy and applicant files to ensure no unnecessary delays are incurred and to bring to the attention of the team leader/assistant manager any potential threats to quality standards not being achieved.
• To ensure that all newly joining staff are booked onto the relevant trust induction programmes.
• To ensure recruitment information systems ie. NHS Jobs2/TRAC/ESR are maintained in a timely, accurate manner, ensuring consistency and confidentiality of data within shared recruitment and lead employment services.
• To monitor response rates to job adverts, to close job adverts and to issue requests for online short-listing to recruiting managers using NHS Jobs.
• To assist monthly exception reporting to ensure quality data is achieved and maintained.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of A level qualification, or equivalent
- Relevant and significant clerical/administrative experience in a busy office
- Experience of working within a customer focused environment
- Experience of maintaining computer and manual records accurately
Desirable criteria
- Completion of an intermediate level course in human resource management activity, or office systems or equivalent qualification.
- Experience of working within a high volume recruitment setting
- Experience of managing a varied workload, often under pressure
- Experience of working as a member of a team
- Experience of working within the public sector or NHS
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to use Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to organise work methodically to achieve prescribed deadlines
- Ability to use initiative to anticipate and solve work related problems.
Desirable criteria
- Confident when working with people at all levels, internal or external to the organisation
- Working knowledge of ESR
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eriklent Disha
- Job title
- Recruitment Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Projects, Sponsorships, Medical and Dental Rotations Pre-Employment Checks
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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