HR OfficerNHS
Job summary
HR Officer Opportunities (2 Posts) Recruitment Team until 31st March 2027
We are looking to recruit two HR Officers to join our supportive Recruitment Team during a period of increased recruitment activity across the Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about delivering outstanding customer service and developing their knowledge of NHS recruitment and workforce processes.
Interviews will be held on 25th September 2026
Main duties of the job
HR Officer - Neighbourhood Mental Health Team
One post will be dedicated to supporting our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, acting as the team's designated HR Officer. In this role you will oversee the delivery of effective recruitment service across the Division, supporting managers and applicants throughout the recruitment & onboarding journey. You will ensure recruitment processes are completed accurately, safely, and within agreed timescales, while providing a professional and responsive service.
HR Officer - Trust-Wide Recruitment Support
The second post will support recruitment across a diverse range of Trust services. This role offers the opportunity to build strong working relationships with managers and stakeholders while gaining a broad understanding of how recruitment supports service delivery across the organisation. We are seeking someone who is confident in providing advice and guidance, willing to constructively challenge inefficient practices, and committed to continuous improvement. Alongside core recruitment responsibilities, the successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to recruitment and workforce projects, providing valuable exposure to wider HR initiatives and organisational priorities.
Job description
- Responsible for the end-to-end processing of recruitment from contacting managers to recruit to their vacancy posts on receipt of leaver notifications and to ensure that jobs are advertised within agreed KPIs.
- Ensure all recruitment documentation is issued in the correct format with relevant inclusions or exclusions and ensure that they meet Trust branding requirements.
- Validate interview panel scores taking into account applications from those with a protected characteristic to ensure that selection has been fair and equitable.
- Support the Recruitment Administrators to ensure that they process all NHS Mandatory pre-employment checks thoroughly and in line with the Recruitment policy and procedure.
- Responsible for ensuring thorough investigation of information provided on application form is true and correct, through use of own initiative in seeking confirmatory sources of information.
- Responsible for ensuring the work output is of high quality and carried out to a high standard, ensuring that all recruitment administration is carried out in a timely manner, meeting internal deadlines, quality standards and KPIs, relevant national frameworks and legal requirements.
- Ensure that all ESR input is completed accurately and in line with the payroll deadlines for staff to be paid correctly and on time.
Please find a full detailed list of main responsibilities in the Job Description document attached to this advert.
The Recruitment Service runs from 9am-5pm. Flexible working will be considered as long as it supports service need.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.