228935 (MG) HealthRoster Area Support Manager

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service in the UK is seeking a HealthRoster Area Support Manager on a 10-month fixed term contract. The role involves planning and delivering training on the RLDatix electronic rostering system, providing guidance for good rostering practices, and monitoring performance indicators. The ideal candidate will have experience in system training and significant knowledge of rostering software. This position offers a hybrid work model and requires applicants to have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of the RLDatix electronic rostering system.
• Experience in training staff on software/systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and delivering HealthRoster training to staff.
• Provide advice and guidance on roster practices.
• Monitor key performance indicators and analyze roster data.

Skills

Knowledge of RLDatix electronic rostering system

Experience in software/system training

Proficiency in Microsoft Word

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

JOB TITLE: HealthRoster Area Support Manager

GRADE: Band 5

LOCATION: Hybrid - Comely Bank Centre and Working From Home

CONTRACT DURATION: Fixed Term – 10 months

HOURS: 37

SALARY SCALE: £33,247 - £41,424 per annum

The eRostering Team implement and maintain HealthRoster, an RLDatix Software electronic rostering system. Our aim is to have the right staff with the right skills in the right place at the right time.

Lothian have implemented HealthRoster to all Nursing & Midwifery staff. As part of the National eRostering Programme, all boards are required to implement the software to all staff groups.

We now require an additional HealthRoster Area Support Manager to join our team temporarily on a 10-month fixed term contract and be responsible for the planning and delivery of HealthRoster training to remaining staff in NHS Lothian. During implementation, the post holder will provide advice and guidance, review roster practice and monitor key performance indicators, providing expert analysis of data. The post holder will work closely with the services to promote good rostering practice and provide advice to assist areas to remain within staffing budget.

The ideal candidate will have significant knowledge and experience of the RLDatix electronic rostering system, experience in software/system training and proficient in Microsoft Word; Excel and Outlook.

For further details please contact Danny Baxter, eRostering Operational Manager ([e-mail])

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

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We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.