Recruitment Officer

Temporary Post maternity cover early January 2027

Join Our Team as a Dynamic Recruitment Officer. The recruitment team is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, candidate-focused well-organised admin / clerical member of staff to join the team.

This role involves working closely with recruiting managers and candidates, managing recruitment campaigns from posting adverts to making appointments. Responsibilities include handling adverts on NHS Jobs, processing conditional offers, conducting pre-employment checks including , and managing hires and contracts.

You will provide excellent customer service and help ensure a positive candidate experience through regular communication with managers and candidates.

Strong administrative skills are essential, including proficiency in IT applications such as NHS Jobs and ESR (Electronic Staff Records) would be good but not essential.

We are a busy team, so the ability to work well under pressure, remain professional, and show enthusiasm for recruitment is important.

The team is currently working remotely, and full training and equipment will be provided.

We are open to discussing flexible working patterns if needed to fit around school arrangements as long it meets the business needs.

Further for information please contact Keri Littlewood, Recruitment Manager on  or Donna Holmes, Recruitment Team Leader on

To work in the Recruitment Team to work alongside the Recruitment Manager / Team Leader and the Recruitment Officers to carry out all activities in the end to end recruitment process.

Provide a comprehensive, customer focused and efficient administration and full engagement service with multiple key stakeholders to ensure effective processes and procedures are in place which meet local needs and legislative and recruitment requirements.

Supporting the Recruitment Team in assisting the Trust in achieving its strategic and operational objectives. Some operational tasks include:

• Advertising job roles
• Setting up Trust interviews
• Conditional offer of employment
• Pre-employment checks (DBS, occupational health, references, right to work)
• face to face or remote
• Weekly chasing of pre-employment checks
• Auditing of the recruitment files
• Unconditional offer (contract issuing, payroll set up)
• Management of recruitment inbox
• Completes Daily Checks using NHS Jobs, ESR and DBS system
• Update the Electronic Staff Records system, NHS Jobse-Recruitment system and e-Rostering system as required
• Honorary Contracts
• Processing of Retire and Return employees

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for "would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?", and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trust's values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

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Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

• Knowledge and understanding of end to end recruitment cycle
• Basic MS Office Packages
• Knowledge of Job Evaluation process
• Knowledge of E-Recruitment and ESR

• Able to communicate clearly, concisely and courteously
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrate a positive approach to change

• If so, please provide the name of the organisation that referred you to enable us to validate and track your application

• Experience of working in a busy office environment
• The ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Experience of recruitment

• NVQ level 3 in business administration or equivalent experience in the Recruitment field

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Pro rata/per annum