Medical Workforce Coordinator

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare trust in Wakefield is looking for a dedicated Operational Support in Womens Services. This full-time position includes coordinating medical staffing and leading the operationalisation of staffing rotas. The ideal candidate will possess a degree-level education or equivalent experience, alongside strong communication and coordination skills. Staff benefits include NHS pension, holiday allowance, and employee wellbeing services. Join the team to make a meaningful impact every day.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Carer-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience of working with directors and clinical teams.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of producing reports and collating data to support performance monitoring.
• Sound understanding of management processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate medical staffing Trust wide for Womens Services.
• Lead operationalisation of medical staffing rotas.
• Support Patient Service Managers for effective resource use.
• Utilise e-rostering system for service provision.
• Manage sensitive staffing issues while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Coordination skills

Communication skills

Experience with medical staffing

Problem-solving

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Job description

Temporary Secondment Opportunity Operational Support (Womens Services)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join our busy operational team within Womens Services, which includes Obstetrics, Maternity, and Gynaecology.

This temporary post offers an excellent chance to use your experience and skills within an expanding and innovative service.The post is a full-time position working 5 days.

Main duties of the job

The coordination of medical staffing Trust wide for the Womens Services- Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Lead on the operationalisation of medical staffing rotas, ensuring all clinical areas have appropriate medical cover.

Act as a point of contact for all medical staffing queries coming into the Womens Services.

Support Patient Service Managers to ensure resources are utilised effectively and efficiently to facilitate patient safety.

To utilise the e-rostering system and other medical staffing systems to ensure full-service provision at all times.

Liaising with consultants, medical directorate and managers about medical staffing issues, requirements and problems and working towards solutions.

To support the Patient Service Manager in ensuring value for money and quality of service with regards to locum bookings.

Manage sensitive issues both over the telephone and face to face with regard to staff and Trust information ensuring confidentiality at all levels is maintained.

Work in conjunction with the College Tutor to develop the local induction for junior doctors, registrars and locums within the division.

Lead on weekly Roster check meeting to ensure that medical staffing and nursing provision are reviewed ensuring consistency and efficiency.

Securing staff and moving resources to creating additional capacity for Antenatal and Gynaecology clinics.

Manage the maintenance of records for WLI /additional enhanced rate tracker.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

• Degree level education or equivalent experience within a healthcare provider.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of working with directors and clinical teams
• Experience of producing reports and collating data to support performance monitoring
• Sound understanding of management processes and procedures

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.