Recruitment Advisor
The closing date is 16 April 2026
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
- 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.
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country.
- 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.
Person Specification Education and qualifications
- Good general education to CPP or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development to level 4 or equivalent
- Associate CIPD or working towards
Knowledge and experience
- Experience of working within a recruitment service
- Good working and practical knowledge of a range of recruitment approaches and their appropriateness for specific needs
- Up to date employment law and requirements for pre-employment screening including immigration, references and DBS.
- Experience as a recruiter in a complex organisation.
- NHS HR systems - TRAC, ESR, SMS, NCRS
Skills, Abilities, and attributes
- Able to deliver a recruitment service from identification of need to candidate starting employment
- Able to contribute immediately to the work of the department and establish professional credibility with client managers
- Able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and Trade Union representatives.
- Able to apply and advise client managers on the recruitment policy
- Able to review Trust recruitment policies and processes and suggest alternative approaches which add value.
- Digital skills including Co-Pilot and AI
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 name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Salary
£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum (Inc HCAS)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
337-NP-9496MM
Job locations
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust