Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Recruitment Administrator

The closing date is 11 November 2025

Job summary

Are you a confident communicator with a solid administrative background?

Are you a strong team player who thrives working within a fast-paced environment?

Here in the Recruitment Admin team we are looking for an experienced Administrator to join us at our base at Bath road in Reading.

You will work as part of a friendly team of like-minded professionals providing recruitment focussed administration support to services across the trust. You will work across the full end to end recruitment cycle from creating vacancies to booking interviews, to sending offers, doing ID checks and onboarding candidates.

Strong communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with both Managers and candidates via phone and email on a daily basis. You will need to have good attention to detail, be well organised and have the ability to prioritise your workload and manage your time affectively

As a Trust we are big on staff development and offer a range of internal and external training opportunities.

The working hours are 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday. You will work from the office for the first 3 months however once training is complete, we operate a hybrid model of 2 days in the office, 3 at home.

Main duties of the job

  • Placing of advertisements accurately and cost effectively, according to appropriate deadlines
  • To liaise with the Team Leaders, Recruiting Managers, Finance and local Human Resources departments to ensure that the Resourcing Agreements are properly processed including: Job descriptions, person specifications and all relevant documents associated with the recruitment process prior to advertisement
  • To be responsible for actioning the shortlisting, interviewing and appointment arrangements necessary to complete the recruitment and selection process including the issuing of contracts of employment and pre-employment checks etc
  • To administer the agreed recruitment and selection process to ensure the effective delivery of the recruitment service in line with the Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS314

Job locations

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Previous, demonstrable experience working in a fast paced Administrator role
  • An understanding of the end to end recruitment lifecycle
  • Good communication skills, both written & verbal

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Azra Azeezil on 01189043975 or email: azra.azeezil@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Previous, demonstrable experience working in a fast paced Administrator role
  • An understanding of the end to end recruitment lifecycle
  • Good communication skills, both written & verbal

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Azra Azeezil on 01189043975 or email: azra.azeezil@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Good Standard of Education - NVQ3 or equivalent experience

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

  • Working towards CPP

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous recruitment experience or an understanding of the end to end recruitment lifecycle (from vacancy creation to on-boarding)
  • Working within an office environment
  • Experience of working with office systems and procedures
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Desirable

  • Experience of computerised HR/ Recruitment systems
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Good Standard of Education - NVQ3 or equivalent experience

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

  • Working towards CPP

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous recruitment experience or an understanding of the end to end recruitment lifecycle (from vacancy creation to on-boarding)
  • Working within an office environment
  • Experience of working with office systems and procedures
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Desirable

  • Experience of computerised HR/ Recruitment systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Recruitment Administration Manager

Azra Azeezil

Azra.Azeezil@berkshire.nhs.uk

01189043975

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS314

Job locations

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG30 2BA


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