We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance. Here are some clips of our Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. Job overview Do you have a passion for organisation and excellent communication skills? If you're a highly organised and motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. We are seeking a highly motivated Recruitment Assistant to play a vital role in supporting our recruitment team. You'll play a key role in ensuring a smooth and efficient recruitment process, helping us find the best possible candidates for our Trust. This role is currently being advertised as a fixed-term role, to cover secondment until the end of December 2026. The team is currently based at home for 80% of the working week, with 20% being spent on-site in Canterbury & at your local office, in accordance with our current hybrid working policy. In this role, you will assist in all areas of the recruitment process to help ensure that it is carried out effectively and efficiently in a timely manner. This post is open to both external candidates and internal Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff who may be interested in this role on a secondment basis. Advert To be responsible for the generic recruitment e-mail address, acknowledging and replying to messages and alerting colleagues of any messages requiring their attention. Book ID appointments with candidates and ensure collection of appropriate ID is taken for candidate's Right to Work Checks and DBS applications, highlighting any queries to the recruitment officers. Download personal files from Trac, saving these electronically, and send them to the hiring manager once the recruitment vacancy has been filled and all pre-employment checks are completed to a satisfactory standard. Deal with enquiries and queries regarding the recruitment process from applicants, hiring managers and other internal colleagues. Upload interview results sent to the recruitment team inbox according to the relevant job file, and inform the Recruitment Office updating the trust staffroom weekly news feeds onto our staffroom & external website Working for our organisation We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year. Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification Important Information: In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful. Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period. To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner. Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police. Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe. Use of AI when writing job applications While AI tools can be helpful in generating ideas and drafting initial versions, they should never be the sole source for writing your job application. AI cannot truly understand the specific job you're applying for or what makes you a good fit. Therefore, it's crucial to personalise any AI-generated content to accurately reflect your skills, experiences, and aspirations. Relying solely on AI to write your application may result in generic, impersonal, and potentially inaccurate content. Always review and refine any AI-generated text to ensure it effectively communicates your experience, skills, accomplishments, and aspirations, and demonstrates your suitability for the position.