Medical Workforce Temporary Staffing Advisor(Mat Cover)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 14 July 2024
Job summary
"This is a fixed term post within the Medical Workforce team as the Temporary Medical Staffing Advisor, until Nov 2025. "
As a Temporary Medical Staffing Advisor within Royal Berkshire Hospital, you will play a crucial role in supporting the medical staffing needs of the hospital. You will be responsible for co-ordinating and facilitating the recruitment and placement of temporary medical staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care. Your expertise in staffing processes and knowledge of medical roles and qualifications will be essential in maintaining appropriate staffing levels and ensuring efficient and effective healthcare services at the best market price.
Main duties of the job
To collaborate with department managers to determine temporary staffing requirements and provide advice on temporary staffing matters.To support clinical teams with the management of end-to-end process of recruiting, screening, and selecting temporary medical staff.To work alongside Head of Medical Workforce to drive down temporary staffing medical rates i.e. to negotiate rates with agencies. To match candidates with appropriate job opportunities, considering factors such as skills, experience, and shift availability. To ensure adherence to NHS policies, procedures, and relevant employment laws.
About us
The Royal Berkshire Hospital Paediatric Department covers a large child population of around 125,000 and 5800 deliveries. Dingley Specialist Children's Centre provides multidisciplinary community services alongside experienced allied health professionals and specialist nurses. We cover the West of Berkshire which includes Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Temporary Medical Staffing Advisor within Royal Berkshire Hospital, you will play a crucial role in supporting the medical staffing needs of the hospital. You will be responsible for co-ordinating and facilitating the recruitment and placement of temporary medical staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care. Your expertise in staffing processes and knowledge of medical roles and qualifications will be essential in maintaining appropriate staffing levels and ensuring efficient and effective healthcare services at the best market price.
'Note- We may close the advert earlier if we get high volume of applicants'
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Temporary Medical Staffing Advisor within Royal Berkshire Hospital, you will play a crucial role in supporting the medical staffing needs of the hospital. You will be responsible for co-ordinating and facilitating the recruitment and placement of temporary medical staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care. Your expertise in staffing processes and knowledge of medical roles and qualifications will be essential in maintaining appropriate staffing levels and ensuring efficient and effective healthcare services at the best market price.
'Note- We may close the advert earlier if we get high volume of applicants'
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaising with external contacts on behalf of the organisation
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders
Desirable
- Previous experience with rate negotiation
- oFamiliarity with NHS policies and procedures related to temporary staffing
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to prioritise tasks, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaising with external contacts on behalf of the organisation
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders
Desirable
- Previous experience with rate negotiation
- oFamiliarity with NHS policies and procedures related to temporary staffing
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to prioritise tasks, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
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
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).
