Job summary
- Main area
- Administrator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 302-24-6440765CPR
- Employer
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RAEI
- Town
- Wigan
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Anaesthetic Rota Co-Ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
Working within a small friendly team, our Anaesthetic rota co-ordinator is an important member of our team. organising medical rotas to the highest standard, ensuring the optimum levels of clinical cover over the three hospitals, Wigan, Leigh & Wrightington.
Main duties of the job
The Anaesthetic Rota Co-ordinator will be responsible for achieving a high standard of anaesthetic cover by the efficient deployment / maximisation of the anaesthetic resource within the Division, by the concise allocation of duties or all Anaesthetic Consultants, middle grade and junior doctors.
The post holder is responsible for keeping accurate attendance records, noting annual leave, study leave and sickness.
Working for our organisation
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will demonstrate an ability to work both supervised and unsupervised and be responsible for:
- Understanding substantive medical posts within the Division and the Divisions service needs
- Act as first point of contact for all rota communications in the Department and to deal with such communications accordingly and promptly.
- To understand the complexity of the European Working time Directive (EWTD)
- Co-ordinate and approve annual leave / study leave / leave of absence for Anaesthetists in the Division
- Input all leave of absences to the CLW online rota, ensuring accurate records are maintained.
- To support the monitoring of medical staff sickness absence within the Division and ensure the Office Manager is aware of sickness.
- Prepare detailed rotas to ensure theatres on all three sites are covered and on call rota’s are covered.
- Allocate duties to medical staff, considering any specific training needs of the post holders.
- Identify service gaps and plan/initiate cover wither internal or locum, in a timely manner to meet service needs.
- Compile/produce draft and published rotas for all levels of medical staff ensuring adequate levels are maintained. Distribute duty rotas in a timely manner to facilitate service requirements.
- To have a good working knowledge and understand Lead Employer medical staff contracts, including LTFT & input all types of leave and sickness on the Lead Employer portal ESR system.
- Arrange locums via the NHSP framework/system.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent
- Proven competance in Microsoft office inc Outlook
Desirable criteria
- GCSE in English at grade c and above
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Understanding the importance of NHS issues
- Experience of a busy working environent
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Electronic NHS systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to liase with all grades of staff both internally & externally
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to plan, organise & prioritise in response to dealines
- Manage urgent sickness, and solve complex problems
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working with confidential Information
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understand the data protection act
- Knowledge of medical rotas
- Working knowledge of medical terms and conditions
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Hospital Trust IT systems
Additional
Essential criteria
- Motivated and pro-active
- Demonstrate the willingness to change as the role develops
- Ability to relate with tact and dipolmacy
Desirable criteria
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Chappells
- Job title
- Anaesthetic Office Manager/DPM
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01942 773093
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Suite 7 Buckingham Row
Brick Kiln Lane
Wigan
WN1 1XX
- Telephone
- 07786529327
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