Job summary
Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours per Week
To give professional Medical Staffing Specialist advice and promote fair and open practice across the Trust at an operational level in accordance with policies, local procedures, national guidance, statutory requirements, employment law and the HR annual plan.
To provide a robust and speedy recruitment service to ensure vacancies are filled as quickly as possible. This will include managing and establishing a robust recruitment process and devising timetables for shortlisting and interviewing and ensuring consultants keep to the timetables.
To oversee and support the Medical Staffing Coordinators to provide a competent and coordinated medical staffing team that meet their operational deadlines.
To provide support to the HR Medical Staffing Manager to meet the medical staffing objectives for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Provide direction and advice to managers in relation to accessing Medical Staffing specialist support and advice when implementing the corporate objectives/plan.
- To provide consistent advice and guidance to managers using own area of expertise and specialist knowledge, in dealing with medical staffing matters, including, attendance management, capability/performance, disciplinary and resourcing issues. This may include supporting managers and involvement in investigations, preparation for and provision of advice on cases for hearings and participation in meetings most of which are of a sensitive and complex nature. E.g. bullying/harassment issues, panel member in disciplinary interviews up to and including dismissal and non-board level appeal.
- Be familiar with the Lead Employer's policies in respect of junior doctors in training and ensure they are applied fairly and consistently
- Manage the junior doctors rotation information and action any gaps in the rotations
- Update ESR payroll information as required
- To provide timely and accurate reports/information to meet with Board meeting timescales
To support the HR Medical Staffing Manager in any project work, including Clinical Excellence Awards
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified, Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- Process mapping, Project management experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a range of HR advice on various Terms and Condition of service.
- Experience in advising managers on absence management at hearings/panels
- Experience of recruiting to specialist posts (not necessarily the NHS)
Desirable
- NHS experience Experience in a medical staffing role at Band 3 level or above
- Experience of delivering training to managers at all levels
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified, Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- Process mapping, Project management experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a range of HR advice on various Terms and Condition of service.
- Experience in advising managers on absence management at hearings/panels
- Experience of recruiting to specialist posts (not necessarily the NHS)
Desirable
- NHS experience Experience in a medical staffing role at Band 3 level or above
- Experience of delivering training to managers at all levels
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).
