Human Resources Administrator - Recruitment

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About us: Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL).

About the Role: Are you a recruitment whizz with an eagle eye for detail and passion for people? We are on the lookout for a dynamic HR Administrator – Recruitment to become the fourth superstar in our small but mighty HR team. This role is perfect for someone who’s confident in recruitment admin, has good understanding of compliance and is comfortable advising managers on best practice. If you’re organised, proactive, and happy to roll your sleeves up - this could be a great fit for you!

A bit about the role:

• Playing an integral part in the delivery of quality Recruitment/HR administrative support across the group with a key focus on recruitment and general HR administrative duties.
• Provide advice and guidance to Hiring Managers on all recruitment matters.
• Help in evolving our processes to move us to a proactive, recruitment function with a focus on direct sourcing, improving the candidate and Hiring Manager experience.
• Work in close partnership with the wider HR and Payroll teams to ensure workflows and processes are efficient.
• The role will involve general HR administration, including the collation of data and administration for new starters and leavers, liaison with payroll, updating the HR system (CoreHR) as required and providing Employee Relations and Recruitment support to line management.
• Other duties will include requesting and chasing for References, initiating and following up on Criminal Record checks, requesting and chasing down Occupational Health Questionnaires, and ensuring the responses are captured in the Personnel Records, maintaining and tracking sickness triggers, Maternity and Paternity administration, Exit interviews and updating visa and right to work documents.
• Advise on best practice in HR related matters ensuring compliance at all times with policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

• A confident communicator who thrives on collaboration and building relationships.
• Incredible attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Previous experience in recruitment administration role is a must.
• Experience working in both private and public healthcare is a big plus.
• Skilled in advising on recruitment policy, compliance, and candidate care.
• Direct sourcing experience - advertising, job boards and LinkedIn searches.
• Practical experience of working within a busy HR Department, liaising closely with the wider business in order to deliver a quality HR service.

Why Join us?

• A varied role with real responsibilities and opportunities to grow.
• Be a part of a tight-knit, supportive HR team where your input truly matters.
• Make an impact on how we attract, hire and support top talent.
• You will be based in our lovely King’s Cross office - great coffee, great transport links and even better people!

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development.
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience.
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms.
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians.
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter.
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover.
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period).
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing.
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket.
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts.
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service.
• Competitive annual leave allowance - 23 days rising to 28 days after 5 years service.
• Flexible working hours.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.