Rota Co-ordinator for General SurgeryNHS

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and highly organised individual with excellent computer, administrative and communication skills to work closely with management and consultants in coordinating a robust and safe medical workforce.

The Rota Coordinator will provide administrative support for the day-to-day management of the General Surgery medical rotas, ensuring safe and appropriate staffing levels across theatre lists, clinics, ward cover and, most importantly, on-call services.

The General Surgery department currently consists of 15 F1 doctors, 20 SHO/F2 doctors and 16 Specialty Registrars (SpRs), alongside ACP cover. The General Surgery rota encompasses resident doctors working across Colorectal, Upper GI, Vascular, Transplant and Breast services. The successful candidate will therefore be responsible for coordinating a large and complex workforce across multiple specialties and service areas.

Main duties of the job

Maintain accurate and up-to-date rota systems, includingMedirota, Excel spreadsheets and E-Rostering.

• Take responsibility for maintaining accurate and comprehensive rotas for resident doctors acrossUpper GI, Colorectal, Vascular, Transplant and Breastservices.
• Processannual leave and study leave requestsin a timely manner, ensuring appropriate and safe staffing levels are maintained.
• Process and recordshift swapsthrough Medirota and Excel, ensuring all changes are accurately reflected on the relevant rotas.
• AllocateSpRs to theatre listsand ensure appropriate resident doctor cover is in place to support each theatre list.
• Advertise and coordinate vacant shifts throughLocum's Nest, ensuring appropriate on-call and other essential service cover is maintained.
• Monitor and ensurelocum timesheets are reviewed and signed offwithin the required timescales.

Job description

For more detail on the Rota Coordinator remit, please see the job description and person specification.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.