Job vacancy: Assistant Rostering Manager, East of England Ambulance Service Trust, Remote Working

Job summary

Main area

Workforce Management System Administration (GRS)

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Office Hours)

Job ref

247-SS-ARMNGR-0524

Employer: East of England Ambulance Service Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Remote Working
Town: Remote Working
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/05/2024 23:59

Assistant Rostering Manager

NHS AfC: Band 5

Great healthcare requires great people. That’s why we are doing everything we can to recruit committed, skilled people – and to make sure we support our new and existing employees, so they choose to stay with us.

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We encourage you to ensure that your application relates to the Person Specification (provided as part of the Job Description or as a separate attachment).
Please visit our recruitment support page for advice on completing your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification detail the role so please see those documents. Some main points are also listed below

Ensure the information in the rostering database (GRS) is current, accurate, and maintained in a timely way.

To provide an introduction and training of new users to the rostering database. This will include proactively offering advice to areas of the Trust joining the rostering database to ensure that the structure and reporting mechanisms are appropriate and consistent.

Responsible for highlighting errors and faults within the rostering database to the Rostering Manager, and for ensuring the integrity of data following any subsequent corrections or changes.

Supporting Operational Managers and the recently formed Planning & Resourcing teams.

Person specification

GRS experience

Essential criteria

Extensive GRS knowledge
Regular use of the system in current role

Desirable criteria

Experience at GRS System Admin Level
Experience in planning rotas

Ability to spot errors in data

Essential criteria

Good proven attention to detail
Able to give potentially contentious feedback to colleagues

Desirable criteria

Experience in auditing data
Understanding of managing personal data

Experience managing & improving work streams/processes

Essential criteria

Previous ownership of & responsibility for a workstream/process

Desirable criteria

Previous experience developing/improving processes

Confidence to explain complex data

Essential criteria

Clear and concise explanations
Good presentation skills

Desirable criteria

Confidence when challenged
High experienced in ad hoc requests

References and Employment History: All references from current and previous employers, will be sought via their Human Resources Department and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and email address of the Human Resources Department and indicate your current/previous line manager and their departmental details.

All appointments will be subject to currently having a clean disciplinary record.

Please be advised that a No Smoking Policy is in operation throughout the Trust.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - Under the Trust's commitment 'Positive about Disabled People', if you consider yourself as having a disability and you meet the minimum selection criteria for any post, you will get an automatic interview. By minimum selection criteria we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates the essential requirements as set out in the person specification and advertisement for a post.

We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications, regardless of age, race, religion & belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity or disability.

If you have a disability and wish to send in an alternative format of the application form please contact the Recruitment Team on 01234 243200

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The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if a large number of applications are received. If you would like to apply for this position then please keep this information in mind when preparing your submission.

Please note that if you have not had a response from us after one month of submitting your application, you have not been shortlisted for interview.