Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Rostering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-6715247-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross Site
- Town
- Maidstone/Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Rota Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a leader with an aptitude for out of the box thinking and a keen eye for detail?
The Medical and Emergency Care division are seeking a tenacious team leader to join the Medical Rostering and Recruitment team. Primarily you will supervise and support our team of coordinators to ensure our rosters are delivered and executed in a cost-effective way that does not compromise on quality or safety.
Alongside this, you will work with the Deputy General Manager to monitor and evaluate all areas of performance, strategically plan for additional demands and help deliver quality improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be flexible, responsive to our dynamic environment and able to maintain a kind and compassionate demeanour under pressure.
Main duties of the job
To lead the operational day to day running of the Rota Team including the design and implementation of systems and processes to achieve this, in particular:
To oversee the team of Lead Rota Coordinators who monitor and co-ordinate medical and nursing rotas across the Division.
To act as the escalation point for issues regarding Resident Doctor/Nurse rostering (e.g. sickness absence reporting, annual leave, study leave, shift swaps, locum cover).
Conduct back to work interviews, maternity risk assessments etc. with Resident Doctors and Nurses where required.
Work with the Management Team to ensure achievement of agreed savings targets (CIPS) in the financial year in collaboration with the Directorate Finance manager.
Use management initiative to cover short-notice absences of clinical and non-clinical staff
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- - Degree or equivalent professional experience
Desirable criteria
- Certificates/qualifications in Time and Attendance systems
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of Rota/Staff Management
- Experienced in utilising Time keeping and Attendance systems i.e. Health Roster
- Understanding of Key Performance Indicators and performance targets
- Ability to use multiple IT systems in a high-pressure working environment
- Able to think ahead, use initiative and problem solve
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to manage sensitive communication
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Gemma Colyer
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07874 882903
- Additional information
Please reach out in advance of application if you would like to discuss this position in more details.
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