Workforce Coordinator - Specialist Surgery

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

To work with the medical management team in managing non-career grade Doctors, Specialists Registrars, and middle grades / junior doctors, following the implementation of a full shift rota for all grades. To co-ordinate leave for all grades of medical staff, ensuring appropriate cover is provided. This is cross site role to cover both Wexham and Frimley doctors for ENT, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics.
The overall purpose of all posts in the Directorate is to contribute to the effective delivery of patient focused health care. Every member of staff is expected to be flexible in the way they work and to undertake any task or activities that they are competent to do. Full training will be provided where necessary.
Work with the management team and lead clinicians to maintain a full shift working pattern in line with service and training needs. Ensuring doctors comply with working time directives and do not exceed total working hours allowed by policy.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.

We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust, available at: https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/about-us/our-values/

• Work with junior doctors to ensure appropriate level of service is provided to wards and outpatient department.
• Communicate changes to rota and service to relevant parties.
• Act as a central point of contact for consultants, non-career grade doctors, Specialist Registrars and Junior Doctors, providing advice and guidance regarding Trust policies relating to leave and mandatory training.
• Manage the rota on a daily basis ensuring cover is provided in the event of sickness/absence. Re-deploy staff on a daily basis as necessary.
• Ensure that the Outpatients Department, Theatres and other relevant departments are informed of Medical Staff absence and other leave, to ensure clinical commitments are reduced or cancelled as a last resort.
• Manage the allocation of annual and study leave, ensuring cover is available.
• Participate in the induction of all medical staff.
• Agree the use of locum staff in conjunction with Operations Manager/Associate Director. Monitor use of locum medical staff and spend, supporting the Operations Manager/Associate Director to manage the budget for locum spend.
• Ensure appropriate staffing is made available to outpatient clinics ensuring the maximum numbers of patient are seen.
• Work with the management team, waiting list team, and outpatient departments to ensure waiting times are achieved as best as possible.
• Work with the management team, waiting list team, and outpatient departments to ensure waiting times are achieved as best as possible. With the Bookings Team based at Heatherwood, to work with the team on a regular basis.
• Expectation to travel to both sites to cover the areas of work. The main base will be Wexham with the flexibility to work from each site.

Please refer the Job description for details