Job summary
Employer heading
Medical Workforce Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
We’re seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Medical Workforce Administrator to join our team at Chelsea. The Medical Workforce Administrator will provide key administrative support to the Medical Workforce Department, working alongside the Medical Workforce Team to ensure efficient and effective administrative and related services.
The role involves assisting with recruitment processes, managing starter and leaver records, maintaining databases, conducting pre-employment checks, and supporting medical staff appraisals and revalidation. The successful candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to meet deadlines while offering exceptional customer service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to provide an effective administrative service to the Medical Workforce Department.
The post holder will work alongside the Medical Workforce Team and contribute to the delivery of an efficient and effective medical recruitment service through a professional, customer-focused approach. They will be responsible for supporting the Head of Medical Workforce and Medical Workforce Team Leader in the continual review of the recruitment processes. The post holder will assist with the administration of producing generic work schedules and reports for internal stakeholders.
The successful applicant will be confident with their communication skills, motivated, enthusiastic, team-player who has demonstrable administrative skills and a keen eye for detail whilst working to challenging deadlines.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- To provide support to the Medical Workforce Advisors in the creation of new starter records and carrying out pre-employment checks.
- To maintain Medical and Dental Trust systems, e.g. accurately recording and deactivating starters and leavers’ details as required, accurately uploading (and deleting) accounts via the relevant system, keeping Medical Staffing trackers up to date.
- To provide administrative support to Medical Appraisal, 360 feedback and revalidation.
- To undertake DBS checks in accordance with the requirements set out in recruitment protocols and escalate any issues through the appropriate channels when required.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to GSCE level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Certificate in Human Resources Practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a customer focussed environment, demonstrating a commitment to providing customer service to a high standard
- Previous administration experience in a busy office environment
- Experience of using IT applications such as Microsoft
- Experience of working with confidential, sensitive data
- Some practical knowledge of HR systems and HR processes
- Demonstrates ability to deliver high standard of customer care service skills
- Experience of handling sensitive and confidential information/issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using recruitment and new joiner electronic systems eg ESR, NHS Jobs, Trac or similar
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work independently and under pressure, planning work appropriately to meet deadlines
- Good IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to multitask and prioritise effectively in a busy environment
- Demonstrates flexible and proactive approach to carrying out tasks
- Ability to self-manage, referring when appropriate
- Demonstrates an ability to work well within a team and contribute to the wider team goals
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chloe Hinton
- Job title
- Medical Workforce Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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