Staffing Coordinator - Temporary Staffing Team

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Swindon is seeking committed individuals to join the Temporary Staffing Team. This role involves managing the booking of temporary workers and ensuring appropriate staffing levels across various departments. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and be proficient with IT applications. The role requires flexibility to work across different service hours, including weekends and bank holidays, in an ever-changing environment that promotes professional development.

Qualifications

• Dynamic, enthusiastic, reliable, and committed individuals are preferred.
• Must develop and maintain professional working relationships.
• Ability to effectively manage booking of temporary staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the booking of temporary workers into the roster.
• Work closely with Clinical Leads and Ward Managers on staffing needs.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective temporary staffing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency with IT applications

Job description

6 Months Fixed Term/ Secondment (with the potential to be extended for 12 Months) This role works across a rota working 08:00 - 16:00 and 11:00 - 19:00, with the occasional weekend and bank holiday work. We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, reliable and committed individuals to join the Temporary Staffing Team. The Temporary Staffing Team currently process and manage the Medical (doctors), Nursing, Allied Health Professional and Administration & Clerical flexible workforce being utilized throughout the Trust (this includes Bank and Agency workers). The post holder will work as part of the Temporary Staffing Team, assisting with the booking of temporary workers into the Roster, providing the wards with appropriate staffing levels. In addition to this, the post holder will be responsible for their own departments and will work closely with the Clinical Leads, Heads of Service, Rota Coordinators, Ward Managers and Matrons to understand their staffing needs. Ensuring the temporary staffing requirements are dealt with in a timely and cost effective manner by close liaison with the team and partner agencies. Excellent communication skills are essential as the post requires the ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and demonstrate a committed approach to providing a high quality service. The ideal candidate must be proficient with various IT applications in order to use the established E rostering process. In return the Temporary Staffing Service will offer a challenging, stimulating and ever changing working environment with the opportunity for further development for the successful candidate. Candidates wishing to apply for this post should be aware that the Temporary Staffing Service operates Monday to Friday 08.00 - 19.00 hrs and Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 08.00 - 16.00hrs. Candidates should be prepared to work across all service hours Monday to Friday and ad hoc on a Saturday and Sunday. Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

• Service - We will put our patients first
• Teamwork - We will work together
• Ambition - We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect - We will act with integrity