Rota Co-Ordinator

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the centralised rota team at Stepping Hill Hospital, ensuring sufficient medical cover for the Medicine & Urgent Care Division. The role demands excellent time management and organizational skills, with responsibilities including managing medical rotas and liaising with staffing personnel. The Trust values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, electronics, and more

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance options

Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or equivalent to degree level.
• Motivated, proactive, and flexible in approach.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain all medical rotas with divisional approval.
• Act as the first point of contact for rota-related issues.
• Manage electronic recording of leave and absence for medical staff.

Skills

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Equivalent to Degree Level

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our newly formed centralised rota team, based at Stepping Hill Hospital. You will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Medicine & Urgent Care Division has sufficient medical cover to meet service demands. Working closely with Divisional Management and Clinical teams, you will ensure that all medical rotas are produced in a timely manner, utilizing both existing and temporary staff in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner. This includes coordination of weekly rotas, forward planning of rota(s), leave entitlement, and attendance.

This role is challenging and demanding, requiring excellent time management, interpersonal, and organizational skills. You must be able to prioritize your workload, have a flexible approach to duties, and be able to cross-cover for other rota coordinators as needed. Effective communication with staff at all levels within the Trust is essential, along with ensuring the optimal use of physical capacity throughout medical teams to deliver service needs.

You should have equivalent experience to degree level and/or relevant experience. You must also be motivated, proactive, and able to work flexibly.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Produce and maintain all medical rotas, ensuring they are prepared in a timely manner and have divisional approval.
2. Maintain the master electronic rota, ensuring collation and timely input of new data.
3. Act as the first point of contact for rota-related issues and inquiries.
4. Manage all aspects of, and maintain, electronic recording of all leave and absence for medical staff in the Medicine and Urgent Care Division.
5. Handle all clerical and administrative amendments to the rota.
6. Liaise with medical staffing personnel, aiming to minimize the use of locum/additional medical staff.
7. Answer telephones professionally, dealing with queries and troubleshooting problems.
8. Prepare the new leave year electronic documentation, calculate leave entitlement following Trust and departmental policies, and monitor allowances.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as a healthcare provider and one of its largest employers. We aim to improve workforce diversity to reflect our community and encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially from underrepresented groups.

If you need support with your application, please contact our recruitment team for alternative methods. We also consider flexible working requests and will work with you to accommodate your needs where possible.

Benefits We Offer:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, electronics, and more
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance options
• Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Laura Cregan
Job title: Medical Resource Manager
Email: [e-mail]