Job summary
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital Foundation Trusts in the country. We employ around 5,500 staff, serving a population of around one million people at six sites across Berkshire and its borders, providing acute medical and surgical services alongside specialist services such as cancer, dialysis, and eye surgery. Results from the recent NHS Staff Survey show we are among the top performing Acute Trusts nationally. We scored particularly well in areas covering patient care, for having a 'compassionate culture' and for giving our staff 'autonomy and control' to succeed.
We are now recruiting a new Head of Medical Workforce to oversee all aspects of Medical HR and Recruitment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Medical Workforce professional, with proven experience within an NHS Medical Workforce Team, to take on the responsibilities and challenges of leading a combined team of Medical HR and Medical Staffing specialists in a large District General Hospital. We'd also welcome expressions of interest from people who are experienced Medical Staffing leads but don't have such extensive experience of generalist medical workforce issues, as this role provides an excellent opportunity to develop and thrive in a supportive and values driven organisation.
Main duties of the job
To be successful you will need experience within Medical Workforce team within the NHS. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Medical Workforce professional to lead a combined team of Medical HR and Medical Staffing specialists in a large District General Hospital. If you have had less experience of generalist medical workforce issues, but are an experienced Medical Staffing lead, we would also encourage you to apply as this could be an excellent opportunity to grow and develop.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Employee Relations the Trust prides itself on its strong employee relations and as part of this role you will support the Medical Director in dealing with any employee relations issues and ensuring adherence to Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS). You will also work alongside the Local Negotiating Committee (LNC) to ensure policies for medical colleagues are fit for purpose and, where issues may arise, that they are appropriately addressed.
- Resourcing & Retention you will support the Trusts robust and proactive recruitment programme to attract doctors of the highest calibre to ensure we continue to deliver outstanding healthcare services to our population
- Team Management and Budget Management you will manage the Medical Workforce team to ensure we continue delivering high levels of service to the Trust, within agreed resources, to support the delivery of outstanding patient care
- Planning you will work alongside the Trusts medical leaders to provide a high level of support to our medical workforce, enacting any local and national changes and developments. This will also involve you playing a key role in the Trusts workforce planning and development agenda.
- Medical Job Planning and Rota Management you will work alongside Medical and Service Leaders to ensure job planning and rota development/management meets the needs of the services provided at the Trust, whilst also ensuring our doctors can carry out their education and development commitments.
- Medical Terms and Conditions you will be alert to developments in Medical Terms and Conditions and ensure the Trust stays compliant with any changes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Employee Relations the Trust prides itself on its strong employee relations and as part of this role you will support the Medical Director in dealing with any employee relations issues and ensuring adherence to Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS). You will also work alongside the Local Negotiating Committee (LNC) to ensure policies for medical colleagues are fit for purpose and, where issues may arise, that they are appropriately addressed.
- Resourcing & Retention you will support the Trusts robust and proactive recruitment programme to attract doctors of the highest calibre to ensure we continue to deliver outstanding healthcare services to our population
- Team Management and Budget Management you will manage the Medical Workforce team to ensure we continue delivering high levels of service to the Trust, within agreed resources, to support the delivery of outstanding patient care
- Planning you will work alongside the Trusts medical leaders to provide a high level of support to our medical workforce, enacting any local and national changes and developments. This will also involve you playing a key role in the Trusts workforce planning and development agenda.
- Medical Job Planning and Rota Management you will work alongside Medical and Service Leaders to ensure job planning and rota development/management meets the needs of the services provided at the Trust, whilst also ensuring our doctors can carry out their education and development commitments.
- Medical Terms and Conditions you will be alert to developments in Medical Terms and Conditions and ensure the Trust stays compliant with any changes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPost Graduate Membership of the CIPD or equivalent experience
- oMasters in relevant field or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing ER cases in line with MHPS
- oSignificant experience of working in medical staffing/HR
- oManaging significant organisational wide change programmes
- oEffective budget and resource management
- oExperience of planning combined Junior Doctor Induction & Training in line with HEE guidance.
- oExperience of National Recruitment for Training with HEE.
Desirable
- oExperience of National Recruitment for Training with HEE.
- oJob planning and rota management processes
- oPrevious experience of Working in Medical Workforce
Skill
Essential
- oAbility to interpret legislation and national guidance
- oAbility to contribute and implement strategies
- oAbility to synthesise data and information and provide quality analysis
- oComprehensive and up to date knowledge of medical contracts
- oWorking Time Directive and other legal requirements relating to medical staff
- oKnowledge of medical rotas and medical terms and conditions of employment
- oComprehensive knowledge of postgraduate training requirements.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of medical locum and bank processes
- oTraining requirements for Doctors and their interface with employment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPost Graduate Membership of the CIPD or equivalent experience
- oMasters in relevant field or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing ER cases in line with MHPS
- oSignificant experience of working in medical staffing/HR
- oManaging significant organisational wide change programmes
- oEffective budget and resource management
- oExperience of planning combined Junior Doctor Induction & Training in line with HEE guidance.
- oExperience of National Recruitment for Training with HEE.
Desirable
- oExperience of National Recruitment for Training with HEE.
- oJob planning and rota management processes
- oPrevious experience of Working in Medical Workforce
Skill
Essential
- oAbility to interpret legislation and national guidance
- oAbility to contribute and implement strategies
- oAbility to synthesise data and information and provide quality analysis
- oComprehensive and up to date knowledge of medical contracts
- oWorking Time Directive and other legal requirements relating to medical staff
- oKnowledge of medical rotas and medical terms and conditions of employment
- oComprehensive knowledge of postgraduate training requirements.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of medical locum and bank processes
- oTraining requirements for Doctors and their interface with employment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
