Medical Workforce Administrator (Fixed Term Contract)

Medical Workforce Administrator (Fixed Term Contract)

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Medical Workforce Administrator to support the Medical Workforce Team for approximately 12 months covering maternity leave.

Good communication skills, attention to detail and strong administration skills are essential to this role as are experience of Microsoft Office packages and all aspects of office work.

You will be responsible for the delivery of a timely, accurate and high quality customer focused service ensuring safe recruitment practices and effective medical locum sourcing.

You will need to be motivated, flexible and able to work independently and at times under pressure. Full training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support and assist the Head of Medical Workforce and the Medical Workforce team in all aspects of medical recruitment and resourcing by managing the recruitment life cycle with regard to Deaneries/Training & Trust vacancies and dealing with day-to-day enquiries from doctors and managers.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Job responsibilities

• Manage the recruitment life cycle with regards to Deaneries/Training & Trust vacancies.
• Support rotations with work schedules and other process documents, as necessary, to meet target deadlines.
• Deal with day to day enquiries from doctors and managers.
• Assist with the workload in the absence of colleagues.
• Contribute to the development of compliant medical working patterns/rotas in the system, as necessary.

Obtain sign off from the departmental lead for any changes made to the rota template and raise any variances in hours.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSE (C and above) or equivalent experience.
• Experience in using Microsoft packages and electronic systems.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Awareness of medical terms and conditions.

Experience

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Previous NHS experience.
• Understanding of recruitment in public or private sector.

Knowledge

• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to pilot projects.

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust