E-Resourcing Systems Assistant

at  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Applications are invited to join our e-Resourcing Team based at Whiston Hospital as e-Resourcing System Assistant.
The eRostering team are responsible for the maintenance of electronic rostering to all staff groups across the Trust, and then the subsequent delivery of support and guidance required by managers and staff.
The team work closely with departments to build automated staffing rosters which interface with the Trust’s ESR system to process leave, absence and payroll. This ensures that managers have the tools at their disposal to ensure services are staffed safely with the required grades of staff and necessary skill and consequently has an impact on improved patient care.
The team also work closely with the Trust’s software provider to ensure rostering systems are being utilised fully and are regularly involved in projects and pilots to trial new and more developed ways of rostering.
The position is full time, 37.5 hours per week fixed term for up to 10 months covering maternity leave. Office hours are open from 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday.
Please be advised this post may close early due to the number of applicants.
Interview Date: Thursday, 12th September 2024
The role will include working to tight deadlines and timescales whilst developing and maintaining effective communication.
We know how important it is to ensure that services have safe levels of staffing in order to meet the needs of our patients whilst meeting the rostering needs of our workforce.
We need a customer focussed and flexible individual to join the team so that we can continue to meet the demand of e-Resourcing requirements that exists in our services.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

To deliver training to clinical and non-clinical staff.
To work closely with the e-Resourcing Administrators and e-Resourcing Team Leader to ensure all tasks are completed or escalated to the Resourcing Manager.
To assist with rotation planning and co-ordination.
To support all new system upgrades by pre-testing new versions and ensure data integrity and quality.
Participate in staff meetings and training initiatives as required.