Non Clinical - Rota Coordinator

  • Department Surgical Services Management Team (RSH)
  • Salary £31,049.00 – £37,796 per annum
  • Closing Date 21/08/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
  • Job ref 223-RTC-591-A
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed Term - 12 months
  • Hours 32

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY

This fixed term post for 12 months will involve the day to day management of the Surgical Centres medical staffing rotas ensuring the appropriate levels of staff and clinical safety is maintained at all times.

This post will require an individual with excellent planning and organisational skills. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with the Clinical Directors and Consultants for each area, the Senior Management team and Medical People Services Department, in supporting the needs of these busy and exciting departments.

The post holder will be proficient in Microsoft office, with an exemplary attention to detail and be a great communicator. The post holder will be expected to work in close liaison with Medical People Services to review and implement processes and systems which will positively impact on the efficiency of the locum booking procedure with consideration to reducing Trust spend, increasing patient safety and reducing errors.

Main duties of the job

  • Act as point of contact for all teams for expert advice on medical staffing vacancies, both short and long term. 
  • Review unexpected absences on a daily basis and use own initiative to find and enact solutions to ensure gaps in the rota are mitigated and services are able to provide a safe level of cover, escalating areas of concern to the senior Operational Team if unable to resolve.
  • Be responsible for arranging the provision of locum cover for Doctors in the Surgical Centre.
  • Contact doctors directly if any urgent cover required, including face to face/calls/emails/sending group texts. 
  • Work with the Consultant staff and Medical teams to attempt to fill temporary vacancies and support them and the operational team in using own initiative to identify longer term solutions to gaps within the medical rota.
  • Establish and maintain effective administrative systems and processes between Medical Staffing, HR and Manage frequent change.
  • Be responsible for liaising with Medical Staffing on a weekly basis regarding the progress of vacant Investigate the causes of any delays and action further with the appropriate staff to find resolution 

Working for your organisation

You will be working as part of a friendly, enthusiastic and caring team. This is an excellent opportunity that will support your career development and support you to fulfil your potential

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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