# Medical Rostering Project Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Westmorland General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** hybrid
- **Profession:** Project manager
- **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment Opportunity)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid Working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T11:08:02.676Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8260990
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260990?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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/

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of NHS workforce standards, safe staffing principles and workforce governance.
- Knowledge of workforce planning, rostering, workforce deployment and establishment management principles.

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of NHS operational and financial performance frameworks
- Understanding of ESR, HealthRoster, Allocate products and workforce reporting tools

### Experience

**Essential**

- 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

**Desirable**

- NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Experience of implementing workforce systems including HealthRoster, ESR, eJobPlan, SafeCare or equivalent

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 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.

**Desirable**

- Master's degree or equivalent experience
- NHS workforce, medical staffing or e-rostering experience
- Allocate/Health Roster accreditation or equivalent workforce systems certification.

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and solutions focused approach.

## Documents

- [people strategy (pdf, 109.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2942)
- [lgbt network leaflet (pdf, 226.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1741)
- [access to work information sheet (pdf, 172.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2427)
- [e-rostering project manager job description (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578827)
- [furness general hospital accessibility plan (pdf, 174.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1024)
- [e-rostering project manager person specification (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578833)
- [royal lancaster infirmary accessibility plan 2017 (pdf, 170.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1025)
- [westmorland general hospital hospital accessibility plan (docx, 112.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1026)

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