Family Health Medical Deployment Officer

Family Health Medical Deployment Officer

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a motivated individual to liaise daily with our medical teams across York and Scarborough sites to ensure our medical rotas are safely and efficiently staffed. You should have excellent organisational and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

You will provide comprehensive, efficient, and effective administrative support by efficiently deploying Consultant and Senior/Junior Doctors across the Care Group. This will involve close liaison with Consultants, Senior/Junior Doctors, and the Care Group Management Team. You will be responsible for providing and coordinating rotas, ensuring cover is arranged for all vacant shifts.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from a range of providers.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability, and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Person Specification

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

• Confident and self-motivated.
• Able to establish positive working relationships at all levels.
• Manage own time effectively.
• Customer service focused.

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Educated to A Level Standard or equivalent or GCSE Maths and English (Grades A-C).
• At least 1 year's administration experience.
• ECDL.

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Confident & effective user of MS Office packages including Word, Outlook/NHS Mail, and Excel. Including ability to accurately undertake data entry.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage changing and/or conflicting deadlines.
• Understanding of rotas and staffing requirements.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong organisational skills.
• Demonstrates commitment to customer service excellence.
• Effective communicator with all levels of staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust