Recruitment and Onboarding Officer
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,371.58 to £29,100.05 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26371.58 - £29100.05 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Ramsgate, CT11 8AD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0082-25-0114 |
Summary
Main Responsibilities Verify approved recruitment authorisations and confirm that up-to-date job profiles are in place. Draft and place high-quality recruitment advertisements on our online platform, social media channels, and any other appropriate resource to attract a wide, diverse pool of candidates. Liaise with recruitment agencies as needed, negotiate fees, and support the finalisation of agency-sourced appointments. Provide guidance to hiring managers on the end-to-end recruitment process, including training. Organise and facilitate interviews and assessment centres, coordinating any practical exercises or tests required. Attend recruitment open events and virtual career fairs. Research and implement innovative sourcing solutions for hard-to-fill roles, including talent-mapping, passive candidate engagement, and social media campaigns. Build internal and external talent networks to support future succession planning, arranging job-shadowing opportunities and taster days. Produce and analyse recruitment metrics, monitor key performance indicators, and report insights to the HR Manager and Director of People. Gather feedback from new starters on the recruitment, onboarding, induction, and probation processes and recommend continuous improvements. Coordinate all pre-employment compliance checks including: DBS applications and renewal monitoring References Qualifications and competency requirements for clinical roles Occupational health referrals and clearance, flagging required adjustments GMC/NMC pin checks, NHS Performers List inclusion, and clinical indemnity verification DSE assessments for office and home workers Work with the Primary Care & Urgent Treatment Services Operational Manager to ensure appropriate vetting for locum staff and that all locum staff have completed their onboarding documents. Set up new colleagues on the HR system, order ID/access badges, and liaise with IT to ensure equipment is in place for Day One. Process offer letters and contracts of employment Support line managers with the coordination of inductions Organise induction day, including booking the room, ordering lunch, ensuring delivering managers are attending Monitor and administer the probation process, chasing managers to ensure timely completion, recording details on the HR system, issuing letters to the staff and escalating concerns to the HR Advisor and HR Manager Step in to support the HR Advisor and HR & Payroll Officer during peak periods of administrative tasks General Duties To work collaboratively and professionally with colleagues across Invicta Health, building and maintaining relationships. To contribute to the development of services, including processes, templates and principles. Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager. Due to the changing nature of Invicta Health, job descriptions will evolve and are therefore subject to periodic review.