Recruitment Coordinator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

35 days holiday pro rata

Generous pension

NHS staff discounts

Personalised career development

Exposure to wider HR functions

On-site amenities

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Recruitment Coordinator to manage the full recruitment cycle for diverse posts. The role covers everything from advertising vacancies to making offers, and you will be the main contact for hiring managers and candidates.

The position offers a blend of office and home working, with typical Monday to Friday hours 8am–6pm and rotating 8am–4pm / 10am–6pm shifts. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Operational recruitment experience and candidate screening.
• Knowledge of recruitment or HR processes.
• Experience with pre-employment checks.
• Training delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process from advertising vacancies to offers.
• Act as main contact for hiring managers and candidates.
• Attract, source and select candidates across the Trust's sites.
• Advertise vacancies, sort applications and set up interviews.
• Make offer calls and start salary discussions based on experience.
• Provide customer service to candidates and managers, resolve queries.
• Support recruitment campaigns and use IT systems for admin and data handling.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness across recruitment tasks.

Skills

Full recruitment cycle experience

Stakeholder management

MS Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Relationship building

Education

Diploma level 4 or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

The in-house Talent Acquisition Team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Recruitment Coordinator on a permanent post, with a separate fixed-term maternity cover role. The work covers the full hiring cycle for posts ranging from nurses and healthcare assistants to accountants and IT specialists. Working hours run Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with a blend of office and home working and rotating 8am-4pm and 10am-6pm shifts. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What the job involves

• Manage the full recruitment process from advertising vacancies to making offers
• Act as the main contact for hiring managers and candidates
• Attract, source and select candidates for posts across the Trust's sites
• Advertise vacancies, sort applications and set up interviews
• Make offer calls, issue offer letters and set starting salaries from candidates' experience
• Provide customer service to candidates and hiring managers, resolving queries promptly
• Support recruitment campaigns, projects and social media content
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness across recruitment tasks
• Use IT systems for administration, data handling and process improvement

What's required

Qualifications

• Diploma level 4 or equivalent relevant skills, experience and knowledge

Experience

• Operational recruitment or resourcing experience, including initial candidate screening
• Knowledge or experience in a recruitment or HR setting
• Experience of pre-employment check compliance
• Training delivery experience

Skills & knowledge

• Solid understanding of recruitment processes
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel
• Attention to detail
• Customer-focused approach
• Ability to build effective working relationships with managers and staff
• Proven ability to work with managers at all levels, members of the public and staff from other organisations

Other

• Commitment to the Trust values: Patients First, Always Improving and Working Together

Nice to have

• Level 3 or Level 5 CIPD qualification
• Experience using modern digital and AI-assisted tools for administration and data handling
• Experience in a similar recruitment environment

What's offered

• Flexible working, with a blend of office and home-based working
• Minimum of 35 days paid holiday, pro rata
• Generous pension scheme
• NHS staff discounts
• Personalised career development, mentorship and internal development programmes
• Exposure to wider HR functions such as onboarding, workforce planning and retention
• On-site amenities including Costa Coffee, M&S Food Hall, a rooftop terrace, gym, Wellbeing Hub, childcare and Park & Ride
• Collaborative team culture