Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Deployment Assistant

The closing date is 07 May 2026

Job summary

Job Summary The temporary staffing Deployment Team are the main point of contact for all nursing and midwifery temporary staffing workforce and ward staff. You will guide candidates through their recruitment journey and coordinate their experience as a member of the temporary workforce. As a Deployment Assistant, you must have an excellent telephone manner as well as being able to communicate clearly and effectively via email and face-to-face. You will need to build and maintain effective relationships with candidates, ward staff and internal stakeholders. You must have the ability to work as part of a team whilst managing your individual workload. If you have an attention for detail and the skills to support this vital service, then this is the job for you.

Main duties of the job

Why you should join our Team The post holder will work within the LTHT staff bank office which provides a core operational function, working closely with other departments to support in the effective recruitment and deployment of nurses and midwives and other temporary staff within the scope of the service. The post holder will participate in the maintenance and updating of the e-rostering and related bank/agency systems. The post holder will work under direction of more senior staff within the LTHT staff bank Office. The team support the recruitment process for substantive and bank only LTHT Staff Bank deploy nurses and midwives and other staff with scope of the service, on the e-rostering system, manage rota gaps, record resignations, swaps, absence and sickness and book Internal Bank and Agency staff as requested by CSUs.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Date posted

16 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000422

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 3EX

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Laura Tallett Workforce Officer Laura.Tallett@nhs.net 0113 392 6262 What you will bring to the role

Using bank/agency systems co-ordinate bookings for internal and external bank and agency staff promptly and effectively.

Provide administrative support to the recruitment process for internal and external bank staff.

Follow standard operating procedure for bank and agency sickness, advising CSU, updating e-rostering system appropriately.

Add information (employee data/shifts) onto the e-rostering and related bank/agency systems accurately.

Responsible for maintaining and updating systems as appropriate and in a timely manner.

Under direction from senior Deployment staff utilise systems to determine best course of action to resolve staffing problems (basic swaps, checking rule breaches,). Highlight irregularities or concerns to more senior Deployment staff.

Action delegated tasks by more senior LTHT staff bank staff following verbal or written instructions e.g., emails/handovers.

Check the generic email inbox, categorising and prioritising emails appropriately. Actioning emails as appropriate to level of query.

Assists rota co-ordinators or other operational staff with queries regarding the use of the e-rostering/bank systems.

Provides and receives routine information in writing, electronically or verbally with temporary staff, operational CSU staff and agency supplier.

Provides and receives routine information which requires tact or persuasive skills e.g., informs a nurse or midwife they are unable to swap their shift.

Provides advice or demonstrates own activities and workplace routines to new or less experienced employees in own work area.

The Deployment office provides a 7 day/week service therefore the post holder will be required to cover flexible shift patterns from Monday - Sunday, from 8am - 6pm.

To perform any other duties of a similar nature in line with the grade of the job as may be required from time to time.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.