Recruitment Advisor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment Advisor to join the Recruitment team within the People Directorate at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust on a 12-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.

The Recruitment Advisor will provide a comprehensive recruitment advisory and administrative service to managers across the Trust for a wide range of non-medical roles. You will work closely with hiring managers to support the full recruitment process from vacancy approval through to appointment, ensuring recruitment is delivered in a timely, professional and candidate-focused way.

This role involves advising managers on the most appropriate recruitment approaches, supporting advertising and selection processes, and ensuring all pre-employment checks such as references, right to work, professional registration and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are completed in line with Trust policy and national guidance.

The post holder will work closely with the People Services Administration team to ensure a smooth transition from recruitment to employment, supporting accurate employee records, pre-employment compliance and onboarding processes

Working within a busy and supportive recruitment team, you will also contribute to improving recruitment processes, supporting workforce priorities and ensuring vacancies are filled efficiently to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the delivery of a high-quality recruitment service across the Trust. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing recruitment advice and guidance to managers on appropriate recruitment approaches, advertising options and selection methods
• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process for a range of non-medical roles
• Preparing and placing job adverts and supporting managers with recruitment campaigns
• Coordinating interviews, assessment centres and recruitment events where required
• Supporting recruitment panels to ensure recruitment processes comply with Trust policy and employment legislation
• Ensuring all pre-employment checks are completed including references, DBS checks, professional registration and right to work verification
• Maintaining accurate recruitment data on systems such as TRAC and ESR
• Monitoring recruitment progress and providing updates to managers and HR colleagues
• Producing recruitment reports and workforce data to support resourcing decisions
• Supporting the review and continuous improvement of recruitment policies and processes
• Processing employment documentation including offer letters and contractual information
• Supporting visa administration and right-to-work compliance in line with Home Office requirements
• Working flexibly across the recruitment team to support peaks in workload and Trust-wide recruitment initiatives

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.