Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Recruitment Advisor
The closing date is 06 April 2026
Are you interested in playing a vital role in an expanding hospital? Are you looking for a role that would utilise your excellent administrative skills, but in a unique fast‑paced environment?
We are offering a 6‑month fixed‑term post as a Recruitment Advisor within our team.
Our recruitment team provides the services for every role in the Trust, and we are looking for confident, committed team members to support across the teams. This role involves supporting advertisement, arranging interviews, submitting offers and completing employment checks for every new member of our Trust.
Main duties of the job
* Support line managers to effectively and efficiently recruit.
* Use our e‑recruitment systems to swiftly and proactively recruit candidates.
* Promote and deliver a high quality service to all our service users.
* Participate in a remote working/ in‑office hybrid rota.
* Participate in recruitment events.
To succeed in this role you will have:
* Experience of working in a customer‑focused/administrative environment.
* Solid experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks and competence in various computer systems.
* Ability to manage your own workload working both independently and towards team goals.
* Ability to manage competing priorities.
In return, we can offer you a position in a truly unique, friendly and close‑knit team, who have a large impact on our organisation and our community.
About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is that Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well‑being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under‑represented groups.
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and
* Educated to GCSE level/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in English and Maths.
* Good level of literacy and numeracy.
* NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Business Administration.
Experience & Knowledge
* Recent and significant experience of working within a recruitment, employment agency or human resources environment.
* Recent and significant experience of undertaking a range of administrative tasks and competence with Microsoft Office and web‑based systems.
* Experience of working in a customer‑focused environment and providing support by telephone, email, and face to face.
* Experience in planning and implementing event‑based recruitment activity with ongoing support to candidates.
* Knowledge of recruitment processes and relevant legislation.
* An understanding of confidentiality and how this is applied to the recruitment and selection process.
* Experience of using social media in the recruitment process.
Skills & Abilities
* Excellent customer service and administrative skills.
* Effective communication skills both written and oral.
* Evidence of a creative approach that uses initiative and common sense in a demanding environment.
* Ability to respond quickly to changing priorities, organising, and prioritising own workload to meet deadlines.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision.
* Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team.
* Ability to collate statistical data and produce reports.
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
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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