Job summary
Employer heading
Medicine Rota co-ordinator
Band 4
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Medical Administration Team as the Medicine Rota coordinator, responsible for the management of medicine doctor's rotas within HHFT. The successful candidate will work alongside Basingstoke and Winchester Rota Masters.
The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic and confident, with excellent organisation and problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure. Good communication and telephone skills are essential. Previous experience in a similar role would be highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
The Rota co-ordinator is responsible for the supporting of both Rota Masters in construction of the Medicine Junior Doctor on-call rota within HHFT including covering rota gaps, doctor leave management and to provide the first point of contact for the junior doctors.
The post holder must ensure the provision of high-quality patient care by efficiently deploying junior medical staff in the Medical Division.
This will involve close liaison with junior doctors, consultants, medical staffing, human resources recruitment and management teams.
It will be necessary to have a daily overview of the activities of all junior medical staff within the Division, anticipate problems and autonomously resolve situations expediently.
The post holder will additionally support the division in reducing the temporary spend where possible, through implementation of effective temporary cover and adherence to control mechanisms with budgetary support from the Operational Service Manager
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As per attached job description and documents.
For more information, please email [email protected]
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of rota management
- Experience of establishing efficient office systems and processes
- Experience of managing a busy administrative workload, with conflicting priorities
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity of Locum's Nest
- Knowledge of the 2016 Junior doctors contract and updated rota compliance requirements
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills including excellent telephone manner
- Experience of using initiative to solve problems
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and stay calm under pressure
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marek Cholewczuk
- Job title
- Operational Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342057859
- Additional information
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