Medical Rostering Project Manager
Job summary
This is a fixed-term 12-month contract or secondment opportunity (subject to line manager approval)
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Medical Rostering Project Manager to lead the implementation of the Trust's Medical e-Rostering Programme. This newly established role has been created to support the delivery of a key workforce transformation project, approved through the Trust's governance process, aimed at improving medical workforce planning, rostering compliance, operational efficiency and staff experience.
The postholder will be responsible for managing the successful implementation of a Trust-wide medical e-rostering solution, working closely with clinical, operational and corporate teams to ensure the system is embedded effectively across services. The role will coordinate project planning, stakeholder engagement, data migration, system configuration, training and benefits realisation throughout the project lifecycle.
Working as part of the Medical Workforce team, the Project Manager will play a key role in supporting the onboarding of approximately 900 medical staff onto the new platform and ensuring delivery against agreed project milestones.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major digital transformation programme that will help deliver safer, more sustainable and efficient medical workforce management across the Trust
Main duties of the job
As our Medical Rostering Project Manager, you will:
- Lead the implementation, optimisation and continuous development of medical rostering and workforce deployment systems across the Trust.
- Drive the full utilisation of digital workforce solutions, including the Loop application and associated e-rostering technologies.
- Manage workforce transformation projects that improve productivity, patient safety, staff experience and operational effectiveness.
- Provide expert advice on workforce planning, roster governance and medical workforce deployment to senior stakeholders across the organisation.
- Analyse complex workforce data and produce meaningful reports to support informed decision-making and service improvement.
- Lead system upgrades, developments and quality assurance processes, ensuring benefits are realised and embedded into operational practice.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with clinicians, managers, workforce teams, finance colleagues and external system providers. Develop and deliver training, guidance and support for managers and system users, helping to improve roster quality and workforce planning capability.
- Ensure workforce systems and processes remain compliant with national NHS standards, guidance and Trust objectives.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance workforce utilisation and support organisational priorities
About us
We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in Workforce, Business Administration, Information Systems, Project Management or related subject.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Advanced IT qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Master's degree or equivalent experience
- NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Allocate/Health Roster accreditation or equivalent workforce systems certification.
Experience
- Significant experience of workforce systems, rostering, workforce information or operational service management.
- Experience of leading workforce or digital transformation projects within a large complex organisation
- Experience of developing reports, dashboards and performance metrics to support decision making.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement and influencing change across multiple professional groups
- NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Experience of implementing workforce systems including HealthRoster, ESR, eJobPlan, SafeCare or equivalent
Knowledge
- Knowledge of NHS workforce standards, safe staffing principles and workforce governance.
- Knowledge of workforce planning, rostering, workforce deployment and establishment management principles.
- Knowledge of NHS operational and financial performance frameworks
- Understanding of ESR, HealthRoster, Allocate products and workforce reporting tools
Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and database management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.
- Advanced organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
Personal Attributes
- Ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and solutions focused approach.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
Kendal
LA9 7RG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk