Medical Staffing Manager | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Horncastle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Horncastle seeks an experienced Medical Staffing practitioner to lead the medical staffing and education team. The role involves providing professional advice, managing recruitment processes, and supporting workforce strategy development. Candidates should possess a degree and relevant specialist knowledge in medical staffing, along with strong leadership skills. The position offers flexible working, generous leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts at popular retailers

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in medical workforce terms and conditions.
• Experience in complex recruitment processes.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical staffing advice to all levels of managers.
• Supervise the medical staffing and education team.
• Build relationships with doctors and managers.

Skills

Medical Staffing Background

Contract Negotiations

Job Planning

Training Management

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

We are now seeking an experienced Medical Staffing practitioner to join our team to lead and manage the medical staffing and education team and supporting all aspects of medical staffing including HR and education within the Trust. We are looking for someone who has a Medical Staffing background, particularly specialist knowledge and experience of medical workforce terms and conditions, national and local strategies/initiatives, contract negotiations and policies and procedures to expertly manage the medical workforce and education service to the Trust. This includes an underpinning knowledge on key areas such as terms and conditions, job planning, training, rotas, on-call management, revalidation, medical education, study leave, It is essential that you are able to demonstrate your experience of implementing and advising doctors and managers on the various aspects described above. As a Trust we are big on staff development and "grow your own" and can in return offer you a wealth of both in-house and external development opportunities including the opportunity to do Affina Team Coaching. You will report to the Associate Director of Medical Development and work in partnership with the Trust senior management and leadership supporting the delivery of medical workforce strategy.

About the Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions, We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical staffing advice to all levels of managers across the full range of employee relations issues
• Oversight and supervision of the medical staffing and education team (3 staff)
• Build and maintain credible relationships with our resident doctors, consultants and specialist doctors and Service Managers across the Trust ensuring complex or sensitive information is communicated in a confident way
• Act as a point of contact for managers and staff seeking advice on various policies, analysing queries to offer solutions
• Advise managers on all aspects of the medical recruitment processes, rotations, and job planning.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field
• Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise.
• Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing
• Experience in rota development, management and pay processes
• Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity
• Disability Confident about Disability Confident a Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Equal Opportunities

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver, Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Contact

Pleased don’t hesitate to call: Amanda Mollett Associate Director of Medical Development and Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Audit on 07827311841 or email: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.