Recruitment Compliance Officer

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

5/8/2025

Do you have experience of working in a busy and fast-paced recruitment team and providing a positive candidate experience?

We are on a mission to improve our candidate journey and ensure that anyone interested in joining our Trust receives clear communications, guidance and support throughout the process.

This is a key role within our Resourcing Compliance team which works closely alongside our Talent Acquisition and Marketing & Events teams, providing a holistic candidate experience to ensure that once moved to offer stage, new starters are progressed through our onboarding process in a timely manner whilst providing a friendly and welcoming service.

Oxford Health offers many career pathways; our team is part of a larger HR department, working collaboratively with our colleagues on many workstreams and projects. We have a strong learning culture and will support your personal and professional development in this role where you'll have access to trust-wide learning and development programmes.

If you have bags of initiative, are enthusiastic, helpful, can communicate really effectively, possess excellent attention to detail and want to join a team on a continuous improvement journey then we would love to hear from you!

This is a full time 12 month fixed term contract based at our HQ in Littlemore, Oxford. You'll be required to work a minimum of 2 days per week in the office or at events in the Oxfordshire area. The remaining 3 days can be worked from home or in the office.

• Ensure that the necessary and correct information is provided by the hiring manager prior to starting the pre-employment checks
• Be first point of contact for candidates completing on-line forms and assisting candidates with any queries relating to the pre-employment stage
• Prioritise own workload and meet pre-employment KPI’s, keeping recruitment managers informed of any potential delays
• Ensure that all pre-employment checks are completed and that NHS guidelines on references, eligibility to work, DBS and Occupation Health clearance are followed
• Ensure timely and appropriate communication with recruiting managers is maintained
• Keep the Talent Acquisition Team and Recruitment Compliance Team up to date with numbers of candidates in the pipeline and any difficulties in engaging with candidates and hiring manager
• Input data and generate correspondence via the ESR/E-Rec/Trac systems as required in the administration of the recruitment process
• Process payroll for new starters
  
  

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pip Elphick Job title: Resourcing Compliance Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07787344871

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.