Resourcing Assistant | Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Resourcing Assistant | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Manchester, M20 4BX

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: Yes
Closing Date: 13/03/2026

Resourcing Assistant We are excited to offer two fantastic opportunities to join the Resourcing Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an especially interesting time to come on board, as the team is currently transitioning alongside other Greater Manchester trusts toward a centralised Recruitment Hub.

The Resourcing team provide a high-level customer focused service to managers and applicants, providing support via our recruitment system TRAC, and other communication methods.

The role predominantly provides the transactional throughput of resourcing and systems functions, including advertising through to contracts and hiring.

The duties are varied ranging from advising and supporting managers throughout the recruitment process and ensuring key employment requirements are satisfied including the inputting of pay and pre-employment information onto the payroll system.

There are many other aspects of this role that supports and enables the Resourcing Team to provide a high-level service therefore we are looking for a team member who is not afraid of a challenge, has a track record of being an excellent communicator and a customer focused approach.

You will need to be able to demonstrate the use of different electronic systems and be able to display excellent organisational skills and understand priorities to meet the often-varied demands.

The post holder is responsible for providing support to the users of the workforce systems and processes.

The post holder is responsible for always providing excellent customer service.

In return you can expect to work in a supportive and engaged team environment, with a management team who will enable you to broaden your experience and develop a wide range of skills.

All flexible working arrangements will be considered, and applicants are invited to make informal contact should they wish to discuss the role and its remit further.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of
3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

• To provide and effective recruitment service to the divisions.

This includes, ensuring appropriate terms and conditions advice, retrieval of appropriate forms and employment checking for the relevant grades/posts.

• Understanding and working within national guidelines, e.g.

Immigration Act compliance, relevant right to work guidance, NHS Employment Checking Standards and NHS Terms and Conditions.

Using the Trac recruitment system to facilitate the recruitment process including liaison with the recruiting managers and providing guidance appropriate support relating to good practice and terms and conditions.

Providing high caliber, consistent advice and support, underpinned by sound knowledge, ensuring an efficient and effective resourcing service.

Ensuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are adhered to monthly and action any shortfalls or escalating any concerns as appropriate.

To be responsible for the inputting all new starters information into ESR in a consistent and timely manner.

To be responsible for the confirmation of pre-employment checks and processing applications for Honour Contracts and Letters of Access.

To effectively utilise all workforce systems…