Rota Coordinator, Emergency & Acute Medicine

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rota Coordinator to join the Acute and Emergency Medicine team in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on producing and coordinating rotas for emergency department junior doctors and consultants, as well as Conveyance Avoidance Helpline rotas, SDEC doctors and Acute Medicine consultants.

You will coordinate, log and monitor all types of leave, act as the first point of contact for sickness absence reporting and locate locum cover when needed,

Responsibilities

• Distribute and maintain the master copy of the junior doctor and consultant rotas
• Maintain the contact list for junior medical staff and consultants and distribute information as required
• Ensure all posts are covered at all times
• Complete sickness absence notifications, ensuring relevant team/on-call consultants are notified
• Arrange cover for staff reporting sick by checking if internal cover can be arranged before proceeding to outside locums and agency staff
• Inform senior medical staff where return to work interviews are required and maintain accurate record keeping of such interviews
• Provide a weekly staffing list for the on-call teams and bed management group
• Distribute a weekly rota to all the Emergency Department and Acute Medicine staff
• Co-ordinate all junior doctor and consultant requests for study leave and annual leave ensuring rota rules and procedures have been followed
• Keep a record of all medical staff absences and raise any issues with Clinical Directors or management team

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rota Coordinator to join the Acute and Emergency Medicine team in Bedfordshire. The role focuses on producing and coordinating rotas for emergency department junior doctors and consultants, as well as Conveyance Avoidance Helpline rotas, SDEC doctors and Acute Medicine consultants.

You will coordinate, log and monitor all types of leave, act as the first point of contact for sickness absence reporting and locate locum cover when needed,