Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Rota Co-ordinator to join us. You will work closely with Directorate Managers and Clinical Directors to support in safely staffing across Medicine services.
Our new Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust unites four local hospitals to deliver high quality care across the North East of Greater Manchester.
The Alliance provides the benefits of scale but delivers this locally through multiple hospital sites which make up four new Hospitals - Bury/Rochdale, Oldham and Salford. Using our mantra of 'Saving lives, Improving lives', the aim is for our Organisations to work closely with the communities they serve to deliver safe, high quality and reliable care, which are trusted, connected and pioneering.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for:
- Supporting medical job planning, rota design and workforce planning
- Supporting improved productivity for the directorate
- Administrative induction of clinical staff
- Compiling and maintaining an up to date specialty induction pack
- Co-ordinating the attendance of junior medical staff (recording of absence and documentation of return to work interviews)
- Maintaining a compliant and efficient medical rotas for all levels of medical staff in the designated specialty
- Rota management
- Co-ordination of leave for all medical staff in the specialty
- Co-ordination of junior doctor induction days
- Co-ordinate and assist in the recruitment of junior medical staff
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to A level or relevant
- ECDL or equivalent qualification or experience of computer applications including Microsoft Office packages, particularly management of spreadsheets in Excel.
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with medical staff.
- Previous experience within a rota co-ordinator post in the NHS or similar.
- Experience of working in a pressured and unpredictable environment.
- Experience of working to deadlines and targets.
- Experience of organising and prioritising work for self and directing other to do the same.
- Experience of communicating with a range of professionals with differing priorities experience and roles.
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating rates with agencies and doctors
- Experience in the recruitment of staff
- Experience of negotiating rates with agencies and doctors/Staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to A level or relevant
- ECDL or equivalent qualification or experience of computer applications including Microsoft Office packages, particularly management of spreadsheets in Excel.
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with medical staff.
- Previous experience within a rota co-ordinator post in the NHS or similar.
- Experience of working in a pressured and unpredictable environment.
- Experience of working to deadlines and targets.
- Experience of organising and prioritising work for self and directing other to do the same.
- Experience of communicating with a range of professionals with differing priorities experience and roles.
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating rates with agencies and doctors
- Experience in the recruitment of staff
- Experience of negotiating rates with agencies and doctors/Staff
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).