Rota Coordinator

Job overview

We are looking for an organised, proactive and people-focused Rota Coordinator to join our friendly General Practice Services team.

This is a brand-new role within the service, providing an exciting opportunity to help shape how rota coordination and workforce deployment are managed across our practices. If you enjoy problem-solving, working with people and making a real difference behind the scenes, we'd love to hear from you.

The role is responsible for the production and day-to-day management of effective staff rotas, supporting both clinical and non-clinical teams to ensure services are safely staffed and able to deliver high-quality care to patients.

This can be a challenging role at times, particularly when responding to short-notice absences and service pressures. However, you will be joining a welcoming and supportive team, with experienced managers who are committed to helping you succeed and develop within the role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with operational leaders, clinical teams and administrative colleagues to:

*Produce and maintain accurate staff rotas across the service.

*Coordinate annual leave, study leave, training, appraisals and other planned absences.

*Manage staffing changes and respond to short-notice gaps in rotas.

*Act as the first point of contact for sickness absence reporting and support arrangements for service cover.

*Attend locality planning meetings and service meetings.

*Develop strong relationships with staff across multiple sites.

*Support the smooth running of services through effective workforce coordination and communication.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration.

After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.