A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Directorate for Trauma & Orthopaedics for Frimley Health working at Wexham Park Hospital and Heatherwood Hospital as our Workforce Co-Ordinator.
The role works closely with our operational and clinical teams within our surgical specialties, in order to co-ordinate the smooth running of our trauma and orthopaedics services.
We are looking for a proactive and forward-thinking candidate, who has an excellent track record, combined with the commitment to support delivery of our services.
Main duties of the job
* Implementation of a full shift rota for all clinical grades within the directorate.
* Co-ordination of leave for all grades of medical staff, ensuring appropriate cover is provided.
* Supporting recruitment to vacant posts.
* Arranging timely payment for any additional duties carried out by the clinical team.
* To contribute towards the effective delivery of patient-focused health care.
* To participate in delivering an ambitious and exciting vision for our Directorate.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis, and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot, and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users, and each other: Committed to Excellence, Working Together, and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Work with the management team and lead clinicians to maintain a full shift working pattern in line with service and training needs. Ensuring doctors comply with working time directives and do not exceed total working hours allowed by policy.
* Work with junior doctors to ensure appropriate level of service is provided to wards and outpatient department.
* Communicate changes to rota and service to relevant parties.
* Act as a central point of contact for consultants, non-career grade doctors, Specialist Registrars, and Junior Doctors, providing advice and guidance regarding Trust policies relating to leave and mandatory training.
* Manage the rota daily ensuring cover is provided in the event of sickness/absence. Re-deploy staff daily as necessary.
* Ensure that the Outpatients Department, Theatres, and other relevant departments are informed of Medical Staff absence and other leave, to ensure clinical commitments are reduced or cancelled as a last resort.
* Manage the allocation of annual and study leave, ensuring cover is available.
* Participate in the induction of all medical staff.
* Agree the use of locum staff in conjunction with Operations Manager/Associate Director. Monitor use of locum medical staff and spend, supporting the Operations Manager/Associate Director to manage the budget for locum spend.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
* Management Qualification
Skills
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to prioritise and manage workload efficiently without supervision
* Working under pressure
* Ability to build credible relationships with all levels of medical staff and management
* Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
Experience
Essential
* Experience of a busy environment and dealing with the general public
Desirable
* Experience of working in the NHS either in a hospital, private practice, or for a GP
* Experience in a clinical setting
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Heatherwood Hospital
Brook Ave
Ascot
SL5 7GB
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