Head of eRostering

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a strategic leader to head the eRostering and Non-Medical Job Planning Team. The post involves implementing AfC electronic job planning and SafeCare, contract management for major third party suppliers, and analytics to support rostering performance.

You will develop strategic direction, standardise practices across non-medical staff, lead the eRostering team, and work with senior stakeholders to deliver cost improvements and better

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction on rostering across all staff groups.
• Lead the implementation of non-medical eJob Planning software and standardise practices.
• Lead and develop the eRostering team.
• Support NHSE ALoA recommendations across staff groups.
• Drive efficiency gains and cost savings through rosters and planning initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with clinical, managerial, and finance stakeholders to promote deployment software.
• Oversee contract management to maximise rostering benefits.

Job description

Please note that the start date for this vacancy will be on or after the 1st April 2027.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Trust's eRostering and Non-Medical Job Planning Team.

The successful candidate will undertake a varied role, covering the implementation of new systems and ways of working such as the introduction of AfC electronic job planning and SafeCare, contract management for major third party suppliers and system audit alongside providing support to senior stakeholders across the Trust.

The postholder will manage a team covering medical rostering, AfC rostering, AfC job planning, business as usual user support to all levels of the organisation as well as an analytics function to support the Trust with interpreting key roster performance data.

The postholder will also be a key part of the team working on Trust-wide cost improvement initiatives, working closely with senior stakeholders both within and outside of the People Directorate.

• Develop & lead on the strategic direction & continual improvement of rostering, rostering practices and functionality of software across all staff groups.
• Lead on the implementation of non-medical eJob Planning software, create a job planning stakeholder group and collectively standardise job planning practices across non-medical staff groups.
• To lead and develop an experienced eRostering team.
• Implement the benefits of eRostering and eJob Planning, supporting the implementation of Lord Carter’s & NHSE ALoA recommendations across all staff groups.
• Lead on the eRostering /non-medical eJob Planning related initiatives which facilitate efficiency gains and/or cost savings for the Trust’s cost improvement plans.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to communicate and promote the optimal use of our workforce and deployment software. Stakeholders include clinicians, management teams, finance and people business partners, senior workforce colleagues.
• Lead on day-to-day provider contract management to facilitate optimal rostering / job planning benefits realisation. Provide support to Associate Director of People Services, Digital and Transformation and Workforce Planner & Insight Analyst for contract renewals.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Sharpington Job title: Head of Operations - People Directorate Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02032990995

If Nicola is unavailable, please contact Steve Taylor, Director People Services and Digital Transformation on [e-mail]