Staff Planning Coordinator

Job summary

The post holder is to provide full and comprehensive admin support for the management of the Radiology Department staffing; being the first point of contact for Radiographic Rotas within the RUH and Community settings.

To co-ordinate the radiographic staffing rotas, liaising with the Consultants, Nursing staff and support staff Line Managers, ensuring all radiographic leave is managed appropriately, this being key to delivering the appropriate cover to enable meeting the departments personnel requirements.

To escalate any rota gaps or operational issues that would affect the day to day operational functioning to the Operational Lead Radiographer and Daily Coordinator.

To support the Radiology Daily Coordinator and Operational Lead Radiographers in decision-making around staff availability, to ensure effective day-to-day management of the Radiology service at the RUH and Community services. This operational effectiveness will be optimised through efficient organisation of workload and staffing.

Main duties of the job

Rotas

• Develop and effectively implement the radiographic staffing rota 6-weeks ahead, ensuring that the modalities and community sites are appropriately covered, and circulate to all relevant staff as necessary. Where availabilities change, review and amend the Rota to ensure the department's staffing commitments are met.
• Manage the OOH email inbox to factor in changes for filling the gaps that affect both the weekly & OOH rota.
• Maintain communication with staff to ensure OOH gaps are filled

Management of radiographic staff leave

• Accurately review and record all radiographic staff leave and liaise with the Operational Lead Radiographer highlighting areas of concern regarding the number on leave at any one time.
• Carry out regular audits of A/L spaces.
• Liaise with radiographic staff to ensure that leave is utilised in the year with no more than 5 days being carried forward.

Staff management

• Maintain accurate records in relation to shift cover, special leave and lieu time, in order to ensure the accuracy of Health Roster prior to finalising by the appropriate staff.
• Manage leave requests and sickness of radiographic staff ensuring accurate records are kept and adequate cover is in place on the rota

General

• Participate in mandatory training programmes as and when required
• Adhere to all Trust policies
• Develop own knowledge and skills to support the efficient running of radiographic staffing within the Radiology Department
• Manage own time to balance commitments of the role

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.