Resourcing Assistant

VerseOne Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Resourcing Assistant to join our Recruitment Team across Basildon, Broomfield and Southend sites. You will help deliver a fast, accurate end-to-end recruitment service, supporting hiring managers and candidates with offers, onboarding, and checks.

The role supports NHS employment standards and requires strong communication and admin skills. Band 3 or 4 depending on experience, with progression from 3 to 4 possible; travel across sites may be

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English/NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
• Foundation Certificate in CIPD or working towards qualification
• Willingness to study relevant qualifications

Responsibilities

• Administering Offers
• Conducting and recording the pre-employment checks through to booking start dates and finalising the onboarding process for successful candidates
• Communicating with and supporting hiring managers and candidates over the phone, face to face and via email
• Ensuring adherence to the NHS employment check standards and compliance with appropriate employment legislation, resulting in the delivery of a comprehensive and responsive recruitment service within the Trust
• coordinating recruitment activities to deliver the recruitment service level agreement across Groups' services and clinical areas

Skills

Recruitment experience

Microsoft Office

Excellent communication

Negotiation and influencing

Teamwork

Written communication

Education

GCSEs incl Maths/Eng

CIPD Foundation Certificate

Willingness to study qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Resourcing Assistant

The closing date is 18 October 2026

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly, supportive, and energetic Recruitment Team as a Resourcing Assistant.

In this key role, you will help deliver a fast, accurate, and customer-focused end-to-end recruitment service. We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing a truly Gold Star experience to both hiring managers and candidates, ensuring every interaction reflects our commitment to outstanding service.

You will work closely with departments and colleagues across our three hospital sites—Basildon, Broomfield, and Southend—building strong, trusted relationships and supporting them throughout the recruitment process.

As a Trust, we aim to deliver safe, high-quality services and to be an employer of choice. Our Recruitment and Workforce Services teams are based at the Corporate Services Hub in Britannia Park, Southend, though some travel across our sites may occasionally be required.

If you are enthusiastic, organised, and eager to be part of a proactive team that makes a real difference to our workforce and patient services, we would love to hear from you!

The post will be offered at band 3 or band 4 dependent on experience. Those offered band 3 will have the opportunity to progress to band 4 once competencies' met.

PREVIOUS CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

• Administering Offers
• Conducting and recording the pre-employment checks through to booking start dates and finalising the onboarding process for successful candidates
• Communicating with and supporting hiring managers and candidates over the phone, face to face and via email
• Ensuring adherence to the NHS employment check standards and compliance with appropriate employment legislation, resulting in the delivery of a comprehensive and responsive recruitment service within the Trust

Additionally, you will be supporting various members within the team as well as supporting and collaborating to deliver the recruitment service level agreement in place. This will be through; coordinating recruitment activities, providing an effective, efficient and customer focused service which meets the changing needs of the Groups' services and clinical areas.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received. Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.

PREVIOUS CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English/NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
• Foundation Certificate in CIPD or working towards qualification
• Willingness to study relevant qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous exposure of working in a busy HR or customer service environment
• Experienced and proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office packages including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Previous Recruitment Experience
• Demonstrates good team working skills in application
• Demonstrates good written skills in all aspects of application

Communication Skills

• Excellent communication skills - communicating clearly, concisely and confidently, using language and manner appropriate to audience, avoiding jargon
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Able to deal sensitively and tactfully with all contacts and maintain confidentiality

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £31,157 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)