Job summary
- Main area
- HR
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 209-A-25-7073553
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Macclesfield District
- Town
- Victoria Road, Macclesfield
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Rota Co-ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the ‘ECT Family’ this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, both NHSP and ECT bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups.**
An exciting opportunity have arisen within the Medical Workforce Team for the role of Rota Coordinator, ( Band 4) on a permanent basis.
You should have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work of your own initiative and think calmly and logically under pressure. You should also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a positive attitude to maintaining high standards at all times. Experience of working in a busy office environment and using management information systems would be beneficial.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone wishing to increase their knowledge of medical staffing across the organisation, and gain a greater understanding of medical rostering, processes and systems.
Hours per week: 37.5
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as key point of contact for Medical Workforce queries and provide an efficient Medical Staffing advisory service. They will also be responsible for supporting the smooth running of the Medical Workforce Department, ensuring that rosters meet operational demand. Liaison with external organisations and communication with a range of staff within the organisation is a key element of the role.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE or equivalent experience
- Level 4 qualification (diploma/ NVQ ) or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise, plan and focus on deadlines
- Ability to overcome barriers and blockages by being solution focused
- Attention to detail
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to gather, analyse and report upon a range of data and information
- Excellent verbal/ written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a busy office environment, preferably in HR or Medical Workforce
Other
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leigh-Anna Johnson
- Job title
- Medical Workforce Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625 661327
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