# Rota Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rota-lead/1dcb0cbc-f1e4-4782-8c13-547dc769584c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rota-lead/1dcb0cbc-f1e4-4782-8c13-547dc769584c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy management group) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-10T13:50:35.079Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Treliske/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8278918 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8278918?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Rota Coordinator is responsible for the autonomous management, coordination, and optimisation of medical staffing rotas to ensure safe, efficient and effective service delivery. The post holder will lead on complex rota planning, maintain compliance with contractual requirements, workforce legislation and regulations, identify gaps, plan solutions, and work collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues to maintain high‑quality patient care. Within their Division and providing Trust wide support when required, the postholder will acts as specialist, providing advice on rota management, resource planning, and relevant legislation and policies. The role requires a high level of autonomy, judgement and problem‑solving, managing complex rotas, liaising with clinical teams and temporary staffing whilst maintaining a high quality provision of service. ### Main duties of the job Rota Management Produce and maintain accurate rotas to a minimum of 8–12 weeks in advance. Workforce Coordination Act as the first point of contact for all medical staffing and rota issues, providing specialist guidance. Systems & Reporting Produce regular reports on staffing levels, rota compliance, and workforce KPIs for divisional meetings. Communications and Liaison Establish and maintain strong communication links across the Trust to ensure the engagement of stakeholders and the successful integration of new working practices. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. ## Person Specification ### Qualities **Essential** - Able to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative - Confident, diplomatic and calm in challenging situations - Alignment with NHS and RCHTs values - Acts with integrity & professionalism, achieving & sustaining high standards ### Qualifiactions, Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent training and/or experience in business administration, management or other relevant subject area - Extensive experience in an administration setting with advanced skills related to scheduling, diary management and organisation - Experienced in monitoring projects and programmes of work in work area - Highly experienced in using excellent communication skills on the telephone, face to face and through electronic communications - Highly experienced in dealing with business sensitive information with colleagues at multiple levels across the organisation - Experienced in dealing with complex information at source and presenting, changing style to fit the audience and gain agreement/collaboration - Highly experienced in using a variety of IT systems proficiently - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with anxious staff where there may be cultural or language difficulties - Understanding of confidentiality, GDPR, and NHS data protection policies - Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks, motivating and coaching staff to drive positive outcomes, meeting deadlines - Advanced problem solving skills and strong organisational skills - Ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy environment - Confident and capable of using standard Microsoft software applications **Desirable** - Experienced in designing and populating staff rosters ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 250.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10762537) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.