Recruitment Coordinator - Medical | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum, Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN25 4AN |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7742713/249-7742713 |
Summary
Recruitment Coordinator - Medical
(12 Month Fixed Term for 37.5 Hours per week - Monday to Friday)
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as Recruitment coordinator who is motivated in managing and delivering a pre-employment check service to newly appointed candidates, ensuring these essential checks are completed in a safe and timely way. This is a 12 month fixed term contract position for 37.5 hours per week,
This is a high volume; fast paced role and you will be working to tight timescales to ensure we meet the needs of the service and deliver and excellent candidate experience.
You will need to have customer service, administrative experience, strong communication skills and who thrives in a busy working environment. You will need to be highly organised with a flexible approach to meet demand and ensure delivery of set KPI’s and makes proactive decisions to improve outcomes for the customer.
In this role you will facilitate the full recruitment cycle from supporting the creation of adverts to booking new starters onto induction.
For any questions about the role please contact Naomi Collins - Recruitment Specialist for Medical on 01793 607973
As a recruitment co-ordinator, you will:
• Co-ordinating the pre-employment check process for both internal/external candidates and unpaid placements.
• Manage the end to end recruitment process from advertisement to
• Adherence and specialist knowledge of the NHS Employment check standards and compliance appropriate employment legislation
• Communicating with and supporting hiring managers and candidates over the phone, face to face and visa email
• Delivery of a timely, accurate and high-quality customer focused service
As part of this role, you will support the Recruitment Specialist with the administration and approval of exception reporting, ensuring all submissions, responses, and follow‑up actions are completed within required deadlines.
You’ll play a key part in maintaining accurate records, monitoring timescales, and helping the Trust meet its contractual obligations, which in turn reduces the risk of financial penalties being applied. This is a detail‑focused area of work where strong organisation and proactive communication make a real difference to service quality and compliance
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity
This post is a key customer and candidate-facing role with the primary focus of providing high quality, innovative advice and solutions aimed at ensuring the Trust finds, appoints and retains the right people.
To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive recruitment service, ensuring the timely appointment to vacancies across all (non-medical) staff groups. The post holder will usually be the initial point of contact with members of the general public interested in working for the Trust.
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This advert closes on Friday 27 Feb 2026
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