Job summary
Join a Top-Performing NHS Recruitment Team
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing NHS recruitment service, ranked 3rd in the UK for Time to Hire, where quality, pace and values sit at the heart of everything we do.
As a Band 5 Recruitment Advisor, you will act as the lead recruitment partner for a designated division, taking ownership of recruitment delivery and working closely with managers.
You will join a KPI-driven, target-focused team that consistently delivers against national benchmarks, while maintaining a strong focus on candidate experience, inclusion and values-based recruitment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at pace, building strong relationships and seeing clear, measurable impact from their work.
What You'll Be Doing
- Providing strong, visible leadership to a team of recruitment advisors, shaping strategy and delivering outstanding recruitment outcomes.
- Acting as the lead recruitment advisor for a designated division, working in partnership with managers to plan and deliver effective recruitment solutions.
- Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns, from advert through to appointment, ensuring a positive and inclusive candidate experience.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to managers on recruitment best practice, policy, compliance and values-based selection.
- Supporting the onboarding journey, working with managers and corporate teams
- Managing KPIs and performance metrics to ensure consistent delivery against resourcing priorities.
Main duties of the job
Some key parts of the role but not all of them
- Provide day-to-day leadership of the team, ensuring delivery of an effective, customer-focused recruitment service.
- Continuously review and prioritise workloads to meet divisional demand and performance targets.
- Recruit, train and develop staff, including appraisals, objective setting and personal development planning.
- Develop effective team working and strong relationships across the Trust through open communication and constructive feedback.
- Ensure effective communication systems are in place so the team remains informed of Trust developments.
- Develop attraction and selection approaches to support recruitment and retention of temporary and substantive staff.
- Support resourcing plans and lead on specific recruitment campaigns, ensuring a sustainable pipeline of candidates.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Details
Date posted
06 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
151-KMC111
Job locations
Greenwood Offices
Brook Avenue
Ascot
SL5 7GB
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Greenwood Offices
Brook Avenue
Ascot
SL5 7GB
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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