Medical Deployment Officer
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Medical Deployment Officer
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - St James's University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF
£28,392 to £31,157 a year - Fixed term, Full-time
Job summary
The post holder will work within a site based medical workforce deployment office (LGI/SJUH) to deliver the Medical Workforce Strategy through the implementation of medical workforce projects, including for example temporary medical agency utilisation, deployment of medical workforce through the use of e-rostering/bank systems.
Main duties of the job
- To work within a Medical Deployment/Bank Office team to provide a quality medical deployment service within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] NHS Trust, managing junior doctor rota gaps, recording of resignations, swaps, absence and sickness and booking Internal Bank doctors and Agency doctors as requested by medical departments.
- Ensure that the e-Rostering system has the correct Doctors Roster System (DRS) templates against each roster.
- Upload junior doctors and align them to rosters from the Electronic staff Record (ESR).
- Producing live rosters from the templates.
- Manage real time of resignations, swaps, sickness and absence recording on the e-Rostering system.
- Identify and monitor breaches of safe working hours that will impact patient care as stipulated within the rules of the Junior Doctor Contract 2016 escalating and identifying alternative solutions.
- Managing junior doctor rota gaps including securing the recruitment of medical bank staff and temporary staffing solutions in conjunction with senior medical staff.
About us
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Job responsibilities
The Medical Deployment Officer sits within the Corporate HR Directorate of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] NHS Trust and is part of the Medical Deployment Office team, reporting to the Medical Deployment team Leader and accountable to the Medical Workforce Manager (Resident Doctors). The role plays a key part in delivering the Trust’s Medical Workforce Strategy by supporting medical workforce projects such as Resident doctor rota management, temporary staffing via internal bank and agency, and the effective use of erostering systems. The post is sitebased, working at St James’s University Hospital (SJUH), providing a sevenday service to ensure safe and compliant medical staffing levels across designated specialties.
The Trust is looking for an organised, resilient and highly communicative individual with significant administrative experience, ideally within the NHS or a similarly complex organisation. Key attributes include the ability to work accurately under pressure, analyse complex rota information, prioritise competing demands, and remain calm and professional in challenging situations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- 5 GCSE (A* to C grade) including Maths and English (or equivalent)
- A Level or equivalent qualification
Experience
- Previous experience of working within a large, complex organisation
- Significant administrative experience, preferably in the NHS or similar complex organisation
- Able to assimilate information relating to staff rotas as basis for identifying and resolving problems
Desirable
- More thorough knowledge and experience of Junior Doctor Contract 2016
Employer details
Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF
Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/