Medical Staffing Officer

Integrated Care System; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an experienced individual for a medical staffing role. The ideal candidate will have a degree or professional HR qualification and at least 2 years of experience in medical HR. Responsibilities include advising on staffing management, rota analysis, and providing robust administrative support in a dynamic environment. Strong interpersonal and organisational skills are a must for this position.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Medical HR or related field.
• Experience of planning and managing rotas.
• Ability to deliver frontline advice on medical HR issues.

Responsibilities

• Advise on ongoing management of medical staff.
• Support recruitment and rota analysis.
• Provide administrative support to Clinical Directors.

Skills

Organisational skills

HR experience

Knowledge of Medical Terms

Experience managing rotas

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree level or professional HR qualification

Tools

CRS/DRS

ESR

Job description

** Previous Applicants Need Not Apply ** We are looking for someone who has a can-do attitude with the ability to use their initiative in response to changing environments within the medical staffing team. A responsive person with knowledge of Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions, experience of planning, analysing and managing medical rotas, supporting budget reviews and re-consolidation, providing specialist advice on a range of issues, as well as managing junior doctor rotations, and organising locums. In addition, the post holder must be confident working in fast-paced and high target environments and will be responsible for providing comprehensive advice and senior administrative support to their relevant Clinical Director (CD) in relation to the operational management and recruitment of medical staff at all levels, in line with the relevant Terms and Conditions of service, legislation, and Trust policies.

Main duties of the job

The role involves advising and supporting with all aspects in the ongoing management of medical staff within the Trust. This includes doctors from FY1 to consultant level. The tasks include providing specialist advice on a range of HR/staffing issues; recruitment; rota analysis and management; supporting CDs with budget analysis and consolidation; managing junior doctor rotations including presenting at induction; monitoring absences and organising locums; production of information on staffing/vacancies; attending meetings; dealing with employment queries including supporting complex pay queries.Working independently, but within a supportive team environment, the role is very varied and busy. You will routinely work to tight timescales with competing deadlines so a proven ability to work under pressure and prioritise a demanding workload is essential. You will liaise with medical staff at all levels, along with other senior Trust staff and external bodies, so good interpersonal and communication skills are required.

Medical staffing/medical education or previous HR experience in a related role is required and experience of planning and managing rotas will be an advantage.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

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The full job description will provide you with an overview of tasks and responsibilities of the role.

The person specification details the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person Specification

Education

• Educated to degree level / professional HR qualification / or equivalent level of training/experience

Experience

• Experience in Medical HR / Staffing and/or Human Resources. At least 2-years' experience of working in a busy/demanding and highly responsive office environment
• Proven experience of planning rotas/schedules
• Experience of supporting senior staff with budgetary reviews and reconciliation
• Experience of delivering front line advice to managers and clinicians on a range of medical HR issues e.g. absence, maternity/paternity, annual and special leave and recruitment
• Experience of using CRS/DRS and ESR or related systems
• Knowledge and understanding of Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions

Skills

• Evidence of organisation skills/multi tasking/prioritising/autonomous working/transferable skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.