Senior Resourcing and Recruitment Coordinator

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A National Health Service organization is seeking a Senior Resourcing and Recruitment Coordinator to aid the recruitment process. This position involves supporting hiring managers, managing candidate communications, and ensuring compliance with governmental policies. The ideal candidate should have robust IT skills and a positive attitude towards customer service. Previous recruitment experience is advantageous but not mandatory. This is a part-time secondment opportunity based in Dartford.

Qualifications

• Experience working with IT systems and spreadsheets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the full end-to-end recruitment process.
• Oversee pre-employment checks.
• Provide excellent customer service to applicants and hiring managers.

Skills

Extensive IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of employment law

Ability to create reports

Education

Good standard of education, including GCSEs in Maths and English

A-Levels or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

HR systems

e-Recruitment systems

Job description

Job Summary

12 month secondment opportunity. An opportunity has arisen in our Resourcing and Recruitment Team for a Senior Resourcing and Recruitment Coordinator to join us in recruiting high calibre candidates into key Agenda for Change roles across our Trust. Our Resourcing and Recruitment Team play a key part in keeping our Trust running. Our in-house team manage the full recruitment cycle from advert to offer. You will be joining a large team with mixed experience at an exciting time of change. We are looking for someone who is organised, process driven, has attention to detail with great IT and communication skills. Previous recruitment experience is not a necessity but would be a great advantage. We are a fun and friendly team, committed to delivering outstanding service to hiring managers so they can focus on caring for our patients. Whilst the successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high level customer service to all applicants, this post requires the successful candidate to be willing to provide additional support to our volunteers as and when required.

Important notice

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position. Please note, this post may close earlier than the given closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Resourcing and Recruitment Officer you will be providing support for the full end to end recruitment process. You will be supporting hiring managers to prepare advertisements and set up interviews. You will also be responsible for overseeing the pre-employment checks processes while providing excellent customer service to applicants and hiring managers. You will be part of a busy team which prides itself on providing a high calibre service with an attention to detail and maintaining compliance to policy and legislative requirements. You would ideally have a patient and caring nature, willing to go above and beyond to support applicants to overcome any barriers throughout the recruitment process.

About Us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community. We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients.

Details

• Date posted: 25 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: 4
• Salary: £28,860 to £31,671 a year per annum pro rata inclusive of allowances
• Contract: Secondment
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 252-7428192-A
• Job locations: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, DA2 8DA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Support Resourcing and Recruitment Manager to ensure quality of processes and procedures
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and systems
• Support the Head of Resourcing and Recruitment to deliver the department's operational and strategic objectives
• Ensure candidate centric, proactive and robust resourcing and recruitment
• Work closely with wards/departments to ensure compliance and delivery of the resourcing, recruitment and retention agenda
• Provide support to candidates with recruitment and compliance checks
• First point of contact for all forms of communication in managing candidates recruitment
• Provide a holistic and bespoke approach to candidates, aligned with Divisions
• Work closely with Head of Resourcing and Recruitment, Resourcing and Recruitment Manager, HRBP and Hiring Managers
• Work with other departments to ensure DGT is an employer of choice by recruiting high quality candidates
• Provide a full recruitment administration and clerical support service to Trust staff
• Ensure provision of an efficient and effective recruitment service in line with recruitment policies and procedures
• Ensure that quality standards are met at all stages of the recruitment and selection process

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Essential: Good standard of education, including a minimum of GCSEs in Maths and English
• Desirable: A-Levels or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

• Essential: Extensive IT skills; knowledge of HR systems and e-Recruitment systems; MS Word, Excel and Outlook; ability to create reports
• Essential: Highly developed organisational skills; excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills; knowledge of employment law, Immigration processes and DBS checks
• Essential: Ability to prioritise own workload; knowledge of fair recruitment practices and trends
• Desirable: Understanding of NHS terms and conditions; knowledge of ESR, TRAC and NHS jobs

Experience

• Essential: Previous experience working with IT systems and spreadsheets; experience in busy customer-focused environment delivering to KPIs and deadlines
• Desirable: NHS recruitment experience

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Excellent communication skills; able to remain calm in a fast-paced environment; attention to detail; ability to provide clear advice; ability to build strong working relationships at all levels

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.

Employer details

Employer: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, DA2 8DA

Employer's website: https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us