Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Head of Temporary Staffing

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Job summary

The Temporary Staffing Rostering Team is part of the People Operations team within the People Directorate. It provides effective management of temporary staffing placements within the Trust, in order to support a flexible, safe and cost-effective workforce. The Trust Staff Bank provides an extremely active and successful flexible staffing service to the Trust for all groups of staff including nursing, medical locums, estates and facilities, admin & clerical, IT contractors, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists.

The Deputy Head of Temporary Staffing is responsible for service delivery, operational management and leadership of Temporary Staffing Team (approx. 32 staff) in order to deliver an effective, safe and cost effective in-house temporary staffing service to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure that the service is delivered in accordance with Trust values, objectives, targets, quality standards and controls, and within budgetary constraints. This includes the provision of a 7-day per week temporary staffing service across the organisation as well as the development and growth of the function.

As well managing a large internal Staff Bank across all staffing groups, the post holder will also negotiate and manage service level agreements and contracts, working in partnership with external agencies, NHS organisations, and other service providers in order to ensure a safe and cost-effective temporary staffing service that meets the requirements of the Trust.

The post holder will provide expert advice to the team, Trust managers and HRSS colleagues in order to ensure best practice, compliance with legislation, effective use of resources and continuous improvement developing the service to be a centre of excellence for the delivery of temporary resourcing

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.

The commitment of our 25,000 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

Date posted

18 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year pa inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10056

Job locations

Great Dover Street

200 Great Dover Street

London

SE1 4YB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full information on the duties and the responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full information on the duties and the responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience managing large team delivering an effective temporary staffing serviceisations
Extensive experience in managing the use of rostering platforms within a large organisation
Demonstrable success achieving demanding targets and meeting service level agreements

Knowledge

Essential

Highly specialist knowledge of Temporary Staffing
Expert user of the Allocate health roster and ESR (Electronic Staff Record)
Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise in the face of competing demands

Skills

Essential

Exceptional analytical and technical skills; able to assess and understand complex management and service issues
Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to communicate effectively contentious, sensitive and highly complex rostering, payroll and spend issues
Able to build credible and influential working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience managing large team delivering an effective temporary staffing serviceisations
Extensive experience in managing the use of rostering platforms within a large organisation
Demonstrable success achieving demanding targets and meeting service level agreements

Knowledge

Essential

Highly specialist knowledge of Temporary Staffing
Expert user of the Allocate health roster and ESR (Electronic Staff Record)
Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise in the face of competing demands

Skills

Essential

Exceptional analytical and technical skills; able to assess and understand complex management and service issues
Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to communicate effectively contentious, sensitive and highly complex rostering, payroll and spend issues
Able to build credible and influential working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Dover Street

200 Great Dover Street

London

SE1 4YB

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Dover Street

200 Great Dover Street

London

SE1 4YB

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)