Recruitment Administrator

Our Recruitment Team is expanding and working hard to recruit important roles to help deliver a good service within the Ambulance Trust.

We are looking for a competent Administrator to support the team.

Last year we recruited over 1,000 people to join our ever growing teams and we anticipate that it will be a similar number this year The Recruitment Team in Newbury manages the recruitment for our Operational/ patient facing roles across the Trust, and all ad-hoc specialist or senior recruitment.

**If you are**:

- Looking for an admin-based role in a busy environment?
- Wanting to work for an organisation where you can really make a difference?
- Looking for a new challenge?

Full time, 37.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday with the occasional Saturdays (approx. 1 weekend day every 4-6 weeks). Due to Covid, the team are currently working a split office/home-based arrangement so you must be comfortable working remotely in addition to office based. (this hybrid working is a temporary arrangement).

The role includes the coordination and administration of pre-employment checks, such as verifying ID, requesting and processing references, arranging Occupational Health Assessments, organising new starter packs, photocopying, filing and speaking to people either face to face or over the telephone.

**Benefits we offer**:

- Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
- Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
- Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.

About Us

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.

We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

**OVERALL PURPOSE/ROLE SUMMARY**:
To provide an efficient and effective recruitment administration support in line with the NHS Employers Standards, employment law and Trust policies and procedures to the Recruitment Team and be responsible for sending out and chasing up pre-employment checks for applicants.

To provide excellent customer service to ensure recruitment queries are resolved in a timely manner.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Assist with putting together terms and conditions and returning to the Recruitment Co-ordinator.

Enter data onto internal spreadsheets and systems in an accurate and timely manner to ensure recruitment key performance indicators are achieved.

Support recruiting managers to ensure that the recruitment process is fair, transparent and that reasonable adjustments are accommodated where we are able to do so.

Keep up to date with new Recruitment and HR related policies and procedures that affect this role.

Work with a high level of accuracy to ensure that all work produced is of the highest possible quality.

Prepare interview packs for assessments and other interviews and distribute accordingly.

Attend and assist at Assessment Days and Recruitment Events across SCAS.

Participate and support the HR Directorate in recruitment activities outside of normal day to day recruitment administration, including: recruitment campaigns, meetings, recruitment events as required to represent the Recruitment Team, job fairs, careers forums.

Monitor and maintain the Recruitment and Bank inboxes on a rota based system, responding to enquiries in an appropriate and timely manner.

Provide cover for other administrators in periods of absence.

Utilise NHS Jobs and send closed adverts to review and updating pre-employment checks.

Check NHS Jobs messages and respond in a timely manner.

Take minutes at team meetings and circulate.

Liaise with Recruitment Co-ordinators to understand the recruitment requirements and assist with developing recruitment plans and support with recruitment process.

Ensure recruitment documentation is produced and provided in an accurately and timely manner.