Deputy Head of Rostering and Temporary Staffing

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Deputy Head of Rostering and Temporary Staffing for a fixed-term role. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated team, ensuring the effective management of temporary staffing placements. With a focus on operational management and service delivery, you will play a crucial role in supporting a flexible and cost-effective workforce. The Trust is committed to staff development, offering extensive training and benefits to foster a thriving work environment. If you're an experienced leader passionate about healthcare, this role could be your next step in a rewarding career.

Benefits

At least 35 days leave

CPD funding up to £1,000

Health Service Discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in rostering and temporary staffing.
• In-depth knowledge of eRostering systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Temporary Staffing and Rostering Teams to ensure effective service delivery.
• Manage staffing placements to support a flexible and safe workforce.

Skills

Leadership

eRostering

Temporary Staffing Management

Written English

Operational Management

Education

Mandatory Professional Registration

Relevant Experience

Job description

Deputy Head of Rostering and Temporary Staffing

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Rostering and Temporary Staffing

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 326-6860728-AW

Site: East Surrey Hospital

Town: Redhill

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus high cost allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59

We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.

We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.

• We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
• The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
• We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
• We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.

Benefits to working with us:

• Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs)
• At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

About us:

• We’re a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of c5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
• We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon.
• We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill.

The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of benefits including, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff well being.

Job overview

We are offering a Fixed Term/Secondment for up to 12 months, to cover maternity leave for our Deputy Head of Rostering and Temporary Staffing. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader, with an in-depth knowledge of eRostering and Temporary Staffing.

The Temporary Staffing and Rostering Teams are part of the People and Culture Division. It provides effective management of temporary staffing placements within the Trust, in order to support a flexible, safe and cost-effective workforce.

The Deputy Head of Rostering and Temporary Staffing is responsible for service delivery, operational management and leadership of the Temporary Staffing Team (8 staff) and the Rostering Team (6 staff).

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.