STACC Rota Coordinator

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and supportive service as a Rota Co-ordinator. In this role, you will take responsibility for coordinating medical staffing rotas, managing on-call schedules within the designated directorates, and leading the development and ongoing management of out-of-hours and on-call rotas for your allocated specialities.

You will oversee sickness, annual leave, study leave, and special leave for all medical staff within the Directorate, working closely with Consultants and the Directorate management teams to ensure effective workforce planning and service continuity.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Main duties of the job

As the primary point of contact for all medical staff within the Directorate, you will proactively handle enquiries from staff and external agencies in a professional and timely manner. You will support doctors of all grades and specialty teams in rota design, compliance, and monitoring, ensuring adherence to EWTD requirements and the Terms and Conditions of Service for Doctors.

You will coordinate and manage medical staffing rotas, working closely with the Workforce Business Partner and Service Unit Managers to maintain EWTD compliance. Alongside the Service Unit Managers and the Workforce Medical Staffing team, you will also support the onboarding of new junior doctors, attend induction sessions, and ensure that all statutory and mandatory training requirements are met.

Your role will also involve attending a range of internal and external meetings related to rota design, monitoring, and workforce planning.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

We look forward to your application!

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE/O level Standard.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Previous experience in a medical staffing role

Desirable criteria

• knowledge of Allocate rostering system

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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