Job summary
The Deputy Head of Medical Staffing and Development is responsible for delivering a high quality medical staffing and development service, provide specialist Medical Human Resources advice to Trust managers and employees in accordance with current employment legislation, the Trust's agreed policies and procedures and good employment practices.
What you'll need to succeed:
You should have proven experience of building effective working relationships with people at all levels and enjoy working in a fast paced and busy environment. Previous NHS experience or strong knowledge on the Medical and Dental Terms and conditions would be required for this role.
You will be able to work flexibly to respond to changing service priorities and have the confidence to take decisions at the appropriate level. The ability to influence, engage and negotiate is vital.
This roles offer a fantastic opportunity for a qualified candidate with medical staffing experience to further develop their skills and confidence, providing advice and support in a large, complex organisation.
Main duties of the job
Working very closely with the Head of Medical Staffing, Recruitment, Education and Development, you will be an experienced Medical Staffing professional with a very strong staffing background, be able to promote multi-disciplinary team working, engage key stakeholders and have the ability to provide expert advice to Medical staff around Medical and Dental Terms and conditions including doctors in training, medical contracts, rotations and rota monitoring. You will support the Head of Medical staffing, Recruitment, Education and Development to provide professional leadership as well as support in driving forward the Medical Workforce strategy.
The role will support the Medical Staffing team to provide professional and expert advice and support to our medical staff trustwide. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of medical managers in all aspects of their service developments and provide expert Medical HR advice and support to heads of workforce, medical directors etc. As part of the wider workforce team you will be involved in organisation wide initiatives.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 14th March 2022
Closing date : 21st March 2022
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 14th March 2022
Closing date : 21st March 2022
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous development
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in HR management or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at senior advisor level in NHS medical HR
- Expert knowledge of medical career structures and medical terms and conditions of service; Consultants, SAS and Junior doctors
- Experience of rota redesign and developing action plans to address issues raised through monitoring exercises and exception reporting
- Experience of leading a team with demonstrable success in delivering targets
- Specialist knowledge, including current Employment and Data Protection legislation.
Desirable
- HR Operational experience
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of the developing and implementing a rota management system
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate highly complex medical staffing queries
- Excellent presentation skills; able to communicate contentious, sensitive and highly complex information to a range of stakeholders
- Personal resilience and drive to succeed - self-motivated to achieve against targets
- Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and prioritise competing demands
- Excellent IT and analytical skills (Microsoft Packages; Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous development
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in HR management or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at senior advisor level in NHS medical HR
- Expert knowledge of medical career structures and medical terms and conditions of service; Consultants, SAS and Junior doctors
- Experience of rota redesign and developing action plans to address issues raised through monitoring exercises and exception reporting
- Experience of leading a team with demonstrable success in delivering targets
- Specialist knowledge, including current Employment and Data Protection legislation.
Desirable
- HR Operational experience
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of the developing and implementing a rota management system
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate highly complex medical staffing queries
- Excellent presentation skills; able to communicate contentious, sensitive and highly complex information to a range of stakeholders
- Personal resilience and drive to succeed - self-motivated to achieve against targets
- Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and prioritise competing demands
- Excellent IT and analytical skills (Microsoft Packages; Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)
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).
