Medical Staffing Manager

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in London is seeking a medical staffing coordinator to manage junior doctor rotas and oversee recruitment. The successful candidate will work closely with operational managers and clinical leads, ensuring compliance and efficiency in medical staffing. Essential qualifications include a First Degree and NHS experience, along with strong interpersonal and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• First Degree required.
• NHS experience essential.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Junior Doctor Rotas ensuring compliance.
• Manage medical staffing recruitment for substantive and locum staff.
• Advise on medical workforce related issues.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Ability to prioritize workload

Education

First Degree

Good general education

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a key role within the Care Group team. The post holder will act as the technical expert for all medical staffing related activities within an allocated service area. The post holder will take a lead role in the delivery of the medical staffing coordination function working closely with operational managers as well as Clinical Leads and Clinical Directors.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordinate Junior Doctor Rotas to ensure compliance with current requirements, identifying gaps and organising cover in line with service needs and budget constraints.
• Manage and oversee medical staffing recruitment (including local induction) within service area for substantive and locum staff
• In conjunction with Operational Managers, monitor financial management of medical staffing through the participation in regular reviews to identify issues and discuss efficiency savings.
• Advise Operational Managers and Lead Clinicians on any other medical workforce related issues.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First Degree
• Good general education including numeracy and literacy skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• NHS experience

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and appreciation of the employment of medical staff including Junior Doctor New Deal and Working Time Directive requirements
• Some understanding of employment practices
• Experience in the acute sector

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across a range of disciplines and levels
• Ability to analyse, interpret, present and communicate both verbally and in writing complex information in a way that informs decision making.
• Attention to detail which ensures that accurate quality information is produced
• Good computer literacy including the use of computerised recording systems, word processing and excel spreadsheet packages
• Ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines with limited supervision
• Ability to show initiative

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Surgery Medical Staffing Manager (PDF, 328.4KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)