Recruitment Officer | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Ipswich is seeking a Recruitment Officer to provide vital administrative support throughout the recruitment process. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills, alongside experience in office duties. Responsibilities include processing recruitment activities and assisting with onboarding. This role supports a dedicated healthcare team and comes with competitive benefits including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in general office/administrative duties.
• Frontline reception experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Process recruitment activity via Trac system.
• Undertake pre-employment checks.
• Provide administrative support to the recruitment team.
• Be the first point of contact, responding to queries.
• Assist with ID checks and onboarding new starters.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Literacy and numeracy skills

Microsoft Office knowledge

Tools

Trac applicant tracking system

Employee Staff Record (ESR) system

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a fast paced and rewarding role? We have a great opportunity for a Recruitment Officer to provide administration support to our Recruitment Partners. You will support the recruitment function in all aspects of the recruitment journey from advert to commencement. You should be able to work on your own initiative and will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills. Our ideal candidate will have experience in general office/administrative duties with frontline reception experience, high level of attention to detail, a good level of literacy and numeracy skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft office.

The role will be at our Ipswich Hospital site, the office is open 8am – 5pm and you will be required to work with colleagues to ensure there is adequate cover for this period. You may be required to work at our other office locations in Ipswich & Colchester as and when required. Please note internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for processing recruitment activity via our Trac applicant tracking system.
• Undertake pre employment checks to required standard and chase outstanding information as necessary.
• Provide administration support to the recruitment team.
• You will be the first point of contact for the team, responding to queries in a timely manner and provide routine advice on recruitment issues, seeking advice from recruitment partners as necessary.
• Support with the conducting of ID checks with prospect employees to prove right to work and identity of new starters.
• Assist with the setting up of new employees on Employee Staff Record (ESR) system.
• Attend Trust induction to assist with onboarding of new starters.
• Support trust wide recruitment initiatives including attendance at recruitment events and job fairs.

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

People, development and benefits

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Time Matters and transformation

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Next steps

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025