Job Description

Are you a confident communicator with a solid administrative background?



Are you a strong team player who thrives working within a fast-paced environment?



Here in the Recruitment Admin team we are looking for an experienced Administrator to join us at our base at Bath road in Reading.



You will work as part of a friendly team of like-minded professionals providing recruitment focussed administration support to services across the trust. You will work across the full end to end recruitment cycle from creating vacancies to booking interviews, to sending offers, doing ID checks and onboarding candidates.



Strong communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with both Managers and candidates via phone and email on a daily basis. You will need to have good attention to detail, be well organised and have the ability to prioritise your workload and manage your time affectively



As a Trust we are big on staff development and offer a range of internal and external training opportunities.



The working hours are 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday. You will work from the office for the first 3 months however once training is complete, we operate a hybrid model of 2 days in the office, 3 at home.



Placing of advertisements accurately and cost effectively, according to appropriate deadlines

To liaise with the Team Leaders, Recruiting Managers, Finance and local Human Resources departments to ensure that the Resourcing Agreements are properly processed including: Job descriptions, person specifications and all relevant documents associated with the recruitment process prior to advertisement

To be responsible for actioning the shortlisting, interviewing and appointment arrangements necessary to complete the recruitment and selection process including the issuing of contracts of employment and pre-employment checks etc

To administer the agreed recruitment and selection process to ensure the effective delivery of the recruitment service in line with the Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

Caring for and about you is our top priority



Committed to providing good quality, safe services



Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions



Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:



Flexible working options to support work-life balance



27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell



Generous NHS pension scheme



Excellent learning and career development opportunities



'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles



Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services



Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants



Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality



Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave



Free parking across Trust sites

The "must haves" for this role:

Previous, demonstrable experience working in a fast paced Administrator role



An understanding of the end to end recruitment lifecycle



Good communication skills, both written & verbal



For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.



We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.



We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Azra Azeezil on 01189043975 or email: azra.azeezil@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.



We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.



Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.