Recruitment and Onboarding Officer

Are you passionate about creating outstanding candidate experiences and ensuring new colleagues feel welcome from day one? Join Invicta Health as our Recruitment and Onboarding Officer, where you will coordinate thefull recruitment lifecycle and build a robust introduction for every new starter.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week but will consider part time.

This is a Kent based role, working across our 7 sites in Thanet, Romney Marsh and Dover.

The role is fixed term for 1 year.

The Recruitment and Onboarding Officer will coordinate thefull recruitment lifecycle and the seamless introduction of new colleagues.

This role ensures every vacancy is filled efficiently, all compliance checksare completed accurately, and each new starter experiences a well-structured,welcoming induction.

What you will do

• Craft andpost engaging adverts across our website, social media, and specialist platforms
• Guide hiring managers through end-to-end recruitment processes and deliver targeted training
• Organise interviews, assessment centres, and practical exercises
• Represent Invicta Health at recruitment events and virtual career fairs
• Source passive candidates, talent-map hard-to-fill roles, and run social media campaigns
• Track and analyse recruitment metrics, reporting insights to HR leadership
• Collect feedback from new starters to drive continuous improvement

How you will support new joiners

• Coordinate
  
  DBS checks, references, occupational health screenings, and professional registration checks
• Set up colleagues on HR systems, coordinate IT and access badges
• Draft offer letters, contracts, and induction schedules
• Booking rooms, arranging lunches, and briefing delivery managers

Invicta Health is a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range of services such as hub-based GPs services, GP surgeries, services in Urgent Care Centres and A&E, a Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the list is growing all the time.

We are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.

What perks can we offer you?

• Learning and Development opportunities
• Progression opportunities
• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Incremental pay progression
• Approved blue light card provider
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Main Responsibilities

Verify approved recruitment authorisations and confirm that up-to-date job profiles are in place.

Draftand place high-quality recruitment advertisements on our online platform,social media channels, and any other appropriate resource to attract a wide,diverse pool of candidates.

Liaise with recruitment agencies as needed, negotiate fees, and support the finalisation of agency-sourced appointments.

Provide guidance to hiring managers on the end-to-end recruitment process, including training.

Organise and facilitate interviews and assessment centres, coordinating any practical exercises or tests required.

Attend recruitment open events and virtual career fairs.

Research and implement innovative sourcing solutions for hard-to-fill roles, including talent-mapping, passive candidate engagement, and social media campaigns.

Build internal and external talent networks to support future succession planning,arranging job-shadowing opportunities and taster days.

Produce and analyse recruitment metrics, monitor key performance indicators, and report insights to the HR Manager and Director of People.

Gather feedback from new starters on the recruitment, onboarding, induction, and probation processes and recommend continuous improvements.

Coordinate all pre-employment compliance checks including:

DBSapplications and renewal monitoring

References

Qualification sand competency requirements for clinical roles

Occupational health referrals and clearance, flagging required adjustments

GMC/NMCpin checks, NHS Performers List inclusion, and clinical indemnity verification

DSEassessments for office and home workers

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