Resource Planners

NHS Scotland; Motherwell; On-site; ZAR 649,000 - 701,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Motherwell is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their Resource Planning Team. The role involves effective planning of staff rosters, ensuring optimal resource utilization while providing administrative support. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills, exhibit flexibility, and possess computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Excel. The position may require unsocial working hours, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to handle staff rosters effectively.
• Demonstrated logical approach to problem solving.
• Experience in working with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain staff rosters effectively.
• Provide high-level administrative support.
• Deal with sensitive information according to the Data Protection Act.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Computer literacy

Problem-solving

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Salary: Band 3 (£28,011 - £30,230) plus unsocial hours enhancement

Department: West Region Resource Planning Department

West Region are currently seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable individual to work within the Resource Planning Team, based at Motherwell.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective planning and maintenance of staff rosters, providing a high level of administrative support to ensure the most effective utilisation of resources.

You will be able to evidence excellent communication and organisational skills, a logical and methodical approach to problem solving and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft applications, including Excel, is required to operate department systems and databases. A flexible approach to work is essential as post holders will provide a resource planning function across a wide and varied geographical area and undertake unsocial hours, including weekends.

You will be required, on occasions, to deal with sensitive information and therefore post holders must have an awareness of the Data Protection Act and a high degree of professional integrity.

Please note that the structure and operational working hours of the Resource Planning department is currently under review.

Informal enquiries may be made to Karen McCabe, Resource Planning Supervisor, at [e-mail]

Equality and Diversity

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

Please note that Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.