Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and database management.
- Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.
- Skills
Advanced organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NHS workforce standards, safe staffing principles and workforce governance.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of workforce planning, rostering, workforce deployment and establishment management principles.
- Experience
Significant experience of workforce systems, rostering, workforce information or operational service management.
- Experience
Experience of leading workforce or digital transformation projects within a large complex organisation
- Experience
Experience of developing reports, dashboards and performance metrics to support decision making.
- Experience
Experience of stakeholder engagement and influencing change across multiple professional groups
- Qualifications
Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in Workforce, Business Administration, Information Systems, Project Management or related subject.
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Qualifications
Advanced IT qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Personal Attributes
Enthusiastic, proactive and solutions focused approach.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NHS operational and financial performance frameworks
- Knowledge
Understanding of ESR, HealthRoster, Allocate products and workforce reporting tools
- Experience
NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Experience
Experience of implementing workforce systems including HealthRoster, ESR, eJobPlan, SafeCare or equivalent
- Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent experience
- Qualifications
NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Qualifications
Allocate/Health Roster accreditation or equivalent workforce systems certification.
Job overview
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
Detailed job description and main 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 website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
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This advert is for Medical Rostering Project Manager with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal, England. It is listed as a Project manager role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment Opportunity). The application deadline is 20 Oct 2026.
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