Full Time 37.5 hours
Fixed Term 12 months
The post holder will have overall operational responsibility for ensuring that the Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics rotas has sufficient medical cover to meet service demands.
The post holder will work closely with the Assistant Directorate Managers within Women’s and Children’s Management and Clinical Teams to ensure that all medical rotas within the Care Group are EWTD and New Deal compliant and produced in a timely and efficient manner utilising both existing and temporary staff in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner.
Use the Health Roster system to prepare and publish the medical staffing on call rotas, inclusive of consultant rotas, within the Women & Children’s Group within agreed timescales.
To support the maintenance and review of all medical staffing on call rotas (inclusive of new doctor rotations) and consultant rotas, in line with the relevant medical terms and conditions of employment and the needs of the service.
Co-ordinate the provision of medical staffing cover to provide short, medium and long-term solutions including medical cover out of hours and vacancies across the Women & Children’s Group.
Monitor and record TRAC forms for Women & Children’s staffing vacancies. Liaising with Clinical Director and Directorate Manager for actioning.
Work closely with Staffing Solutions, HR to indicate any temporary medical locum cover required once all alternative options have been exhausted.
Adhere to all trust and nationally agreed rules / terms and conditions around the use of bank and agency staff and ensure these are entered onto Health Roster to ensure timely and accurate payment.
Monitoring of the use of annual and study leave for all doctors ensuring that the correct level of cover is provided at all times. This would also include the arrangement of cover during examinations and junior doctor rotation.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 11th June 2025
Closing date: 23rd June 2025
Shortlisting date: 24th June 2025
Proposed Interview date: 4th July 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received

Please refer the Job description for details