Job overview
Are you passionate about people, brilliantly organised, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment? Our Recruitment Team is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Recruitment Coordinator to join us on a secondment for up to 12 months. This is a fantastic chance to develop new skills, expand your HR experience, and contribute to an exciting, high‑impact area of the Trust.
You’ll be part of a dynamic, friendly and forward‑thinking team where no two days are the same. You’ll work with colleagues and hiring managers across all our hospital sites, ensuring our candidates, new starters and teams receive the very best customer‑focused support.
If you love variety, enjoy working with people, and want to make a meaningful difference in the NHS, we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As a Recruitment Coordinator, you will support the end‑to‑end recruitment journey for applicants and hiring managers across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You’ll provide high‑quality administrative support, coordinate interviews, manage candidate communication, and ensure all pre‑employment checks meet NHS Employment Check Standards.
This role is essential in helping us bring talented individuals into the organisation, enabling our clinical and non‑clinical teams to deliver outstanding care to our patients. You’ll also contribute to bulk recruitment, onboarding, and the smooth running of the department — always ensuring a welcoming, professional and timely service.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What you’ll be doing:
·Coordinating interviews across all Trust sites and supporting managers throughout the selection process
·Administering applications, tracking progress, and supporting candidates with queries
·Managing pre‑employment checks and ensuring compliance with NHS Employment Check Standards
·Maintaining accurate and confidential electronic and paper records
·Supporting honorary contracts, research passports and Letters of Access
·Preparing induction materials and assisting with onboarding for new starters
·Keeping HR systems (including ESR and recruitment platforms) up to date
·Working collaboratively within a supportive, values‑driven team
·Providing reception or general administrative cover when required
Why you’ll love working with us:
·A friendly, inclusive team that works collaboratively and supports your development
·A role with real impact — helping us bring the right people into vital NHS services
·Opportunities to grow, learn, and develop HR and recruitment skills
·A workplace that lives its values: Inclusive, Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, Encouraging
·Commitment to sustainability, digital innovation, and high‑quality service
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Administrative experience
2. Recruitment experience
Desirable criteria
3. NHS background / Use of Recruitment software (Trac, NHS Jobs, etc)
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Able to use Microsoft packages
Other
Essential criteria
5. Ability to travel across all three sites
6. Demonstrate the Trust CARE values