Senior Nurse, eRostering and SafeCare

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Nurse for eRostering and SafeCare to lead day-to-day operations of the rostering system across the Trust. You will support the Lead Nurse, provide expert advice on roster management, workforce data, and acuity-based planning, and drive service improvement through data-driven decision making.

The role includes delivering system training, stakeholder management, and contributing to workforce transformation initiatives,

Qualifications

• Evidence of Electronic rostering training.
• Recent clinical experience.
• Educated to degree standard in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
• Current professional registration.
• Demonstrable CPD.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and evaluate training for the eRostering system to ensure staff use it to meet financial targets.
• Support rostering and safer staffing lead in delivering targets and performance indicators.
• Promote best practice in roster production using the eRostering system.
• Develop measures for monitoring activity for wards and departments and help set targets.
• Liaise with Software Provider and provide real time updates to users.
• Support rollout of the system to other staff groups across the Trust.
• Audit acuity and dependency in SafeCare in a standardised way.
• Act as the contact for eRoster System Administrators.
• Ensure robust processes for staff data management on rostering system.

Skills

Analytical information handling

Negotiation & influencing

Team player

Organisational skills

Systems administration

Leadership in change

Education

Degree level education in relevant subject

Current professional registration

Demonstrable CPD

Tools

eRostering system

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Senior Nurse, eRostering and SafeCare

The closing date is 22 November 2026

The eRostering senior nurse will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the system providing support and guidance for all aspects of eRostering across UHCW. The role will support the Lead nurse and members of the eRostering team to provide a quality service which is efficient, stays within financial constraints, provides high levels of user satisfaction and delivers core service objectives.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in promoting safe staffing, workforce planning and effective use of electronic rostering systems to support high-quality patient care. Working closely with the Lead Nurse and clinical leaders and operational teams, you will provide expert advice on roster management, workforce data, staffing compliance and acuity-based workforce planning. You will support the collection and utilisation of SafeCare and SNCT data, develop workforce reports and insights, and drive service improvement through evidence‑based decision making. The role includes delivering training and support to system users, promoting best practice, managing stakeholder relationships and contributing to workforce transformation initiatives.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for the design, development, delivery and evaluation of training for the eRostering system to ensure all staff appropriately use the system to assist the Trust in meeting its financial targets.
• Support the rostering and safer staffing lead in the delivery of all key targets and performance indicators as required.
• Promotes best practice in roster production through effective use of the eRostering system.
• To support the rostering and safer staffing lead in the development of measures for monitoring activity for wards, departments, Groups and help set targets where necessary.
• Liaise with the Software Provider as required and provides real time updates to service users.
• Support the role out of the system to other staff groups across the Trust
• Support the groups to audit the acuity and dependency in safe care in a standardised way.
• Act as the point of contact for the eRoster System Administrators
• Work with the Lead Nurse to ensure that the system BCP is current and reflects all system changes. Participate in the activation of the plan as appropriate.
• To ensure that robust processes are in place for the management of staff data on the staff rostering system. Identifying, reporting and mitigating risks and issues.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oEvidence of Electronic rostering training oRecent clinical experience oEducated to degree standard in relevant subject or equivalent experience oCurrent professional registration oDemonstrable CPD
• oAdditional system training undertaken

Experience

• oExperience of analysing and presenting workforce information including drawing conclusions and making recommendations oExperienced in coordinating own workload and that of others oExperience of generating reports utilising different software formats oRobust understanding and utilisation of of eRostering system oEvidence of training/supporting staff to utilise system
• oKnowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment oKnowledge of payroll and ability to assist with queries oNHS experience

Skills

• oAble to receive, analyse and present complex information oDemonstrate negotiation and influencing skills oTeam player who can initiate delegate, manage and complete projects and achieve targets oAssertiveness skills and ability to deal with conflict oDemonstrate self‑awareness and personal accountability oDemonstrate organisational skills to plan of own workload oThorough knowledge of workforce systems and acute NHS clinical processes and procedures oDemonstrate Systems administration and IT skills and ability
• oDemonstrate an Analytical approach to work oDemonstrate leadership in the management of change oDemonstrate team working and ability to work within a team

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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.

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