Rota Co-Ordinator

Job overview

At Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) we are looking to recruit a highly organised and positive Rota Co-Ordinator to our rota co-ordinator team. Working as a team of two band 3 rota co-ordinators with support and oversight from the Rota Team Leader, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the management, day to day staffing, and coordination via health roster of a variety of medical rosters across the RMCH Managed Clinical Service (MCS).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management of the medical rotas. This will be achieved by working closely with Clinical Leads and Operational/Service Managers across the MCS. They will also act as the Team Leader for the RMCH Rota Team.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Person specification

Qualifications

• English Language GCSE grade C / grade 4 (or equivalent) or NVQ in business admin L3 or above (or equivalent)
• Mathematics GCSE grade C / grade 4 (or equivalent)

Experience & Knowledge

• Administrative experience gained in a similar role.
• Competent using Excel, Word, Outlook and Microsoft teams.

• NHS Experience.
• An understanding of the 2016 Junior Doctor contract and rota compliance requirements.
• Experience of medical rota management, including use of Health Roster (or similar).

Skills & Abilities

• Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines whilst managing interruptions.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with an ability to engage with a range of stakeholders, including senior managers and clinicians.
• Excellent written communication with the ability to present information/reports in a concise format.
• Able to use an analytical problem-solving approach to identify problems and develop and implement solutions.
• Ability to work under own initiative but able to identify when to ask for assistance.

• Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team.