Job summary
- Main area
- Human Resources
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2024-1055-A
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Staffing Coordinator
Band 4
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and well-motivated Coordinator to join our busy but friendly Medical Staffing Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and varied day to day administrative service contributing to the smooth running of the Medical Staffing Workforce Team.
Using effective use of systems and good communication skills a large part of the duties involves the co-ordination and maintenance of Medical Staff rotas and ensuring Locum cover.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a first line point of contact for all queries relating to Medical Staff and provide advice on medical workforce issues while escalating complex queries/problems as appropriate.
- Monitor multiple shared inboxes, Microsoft Teams, work mobile and ensure emails and messages are flagged for the right team to pick up and ensure deadlines are met, while escalating complex queries/problems as appropriate. Responsibility for the creation and
maintenance of medical workforce rotas - Provide divisional information on all aspects of medical staff establishment e.g., staff in post, appraisal dates, vacancies etc. as requested.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ3 in Business Administration/HNC in Business Administration or demonstrable experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in similar role – busy office environment administration
- Calm and flexible organised approach to problems
- Knowledge of a wide range of HR and Administrative procedures, gained via training or on the job experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a role which has required you to have a working knowledge of various Human Resources policies and procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ellen Strudwick
- Job title
- Medical Staffing Specalist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244363749
- Additional information
or
Tina Purcell - 01244363743
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