Main area: Cardiology, Respiratory and Stroke Medicine
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 193-6757490UCGB7-MRTSM
Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Reading
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/12/2024 23:59
Band 7 Medical Rota Team Service Manager
Royal Berkshire Hospital is pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions.
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate.
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live.
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees, whether clinical or non-clinical.
Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Job overview
We are very excited to be recruiting a Rota Manager for the rota management Team where the rotas are written for doctors across the Trust in accordance to junior doctors contracts and the services required.
We are seeking an enthusiastic manager who has experience with doctor rotas within the NHS and is keen to lead and develop the service and team. This is an extremely busy department, which requires someone to be able to maintain performance working in a fast-paced environment and deliver on important projects. The role will support the Guardian of Safe Working, consultants and directorate managers across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
* To manage and lead a rota administration team to provide Medical Rota Management to all specialties Trust wide.
* Working in conjunction with the Care Group Directors and Directorate Medical Leads, ensure the provision of high quality patient care by efficiently deploying junior medical staff across all specialties, including on-call, across the Urgent, Planned and Network Groups.
* Close liaison with junior doctors, Consultants, Medical Leads, and management teams and the Trust’s Medical Human Resources department.
* Daily overview of all junior medical staff within the care groups, anticipate problems and autonomously resolve situations.
* Manage annual leave, study leave and other absence whilst ensuring that clinical staffing levels are optimized.
* Work closely with medical staffing bank and locum agencies to minimize spend on locum cover while ensuring safe staffing levels.
* Offer administration support to the Guardian of Safe Working.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of West Berkshire. At our heart, we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who live in our catchment area. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders. We employ more than 5,500 staff from 39 different nationalities and deliver care from a network of facilities across sites in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Reading, Thatcham and Windsor.
Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of every person in Berkshire, working together to provide outstanding care for our patients and our community. We are always striving to improve and our values of excellence, resourcefulness, aspirational, and compassionate underpin all we do. In January 2020 we were proud to receive a rating of 'Good' by the CQC, recognition of our good and outstanding care across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see enclosed job description for full details which will show the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to first degree or equivalent experience.
* Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at postgraduate level.
Skills
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal – able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information, use persuasion, influencing and negotiation skills with individuals and groups including stakeholders.
Experience
* Leading service change to improve performance.
* Responsible for budget and budget setting.
Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work-life balance.
Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part-time staff.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Money Advice Service.
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff.
On-site nursery (based at RBH).
Full educational library services.
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles.
Bus to work scheme.
Excellent rail and bus links.
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
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Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke-free environment. A smoke-free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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