Senior Rota Coordinator

Job summary

As the Senior Rota Coordinator for Ophthalmology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will play a pivotal role within the Ophthalmology team, ensuring the effective coordination of medical rotas that support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Based within one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching hospitals, you will work closely with clinical, operational and administrative teams to manage complex workforce planning, contribute to service improvement projects, and help maintain efficient clinical services across the department.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, proactive and collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. We're looking for someone with outstanding communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while building positive relationships with colleagues at all levels. If you enjoy solving problems, driving improvements and making a tangible difference to both staff and patient experience, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 23 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001241
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Why you should join our Team

The Ophthalmology Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest in the UK, delivering specialist eye care to patients across Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond. We see over 100,000 outpatient appointments each year, and our administrative and operational teams play a vital role in supporting safe, effective and patient-centred services. Working closely with consultants, medical staff and multidisciplinary colleagues, we help ensure our patients receive the highest standard of care. Guided by The Leeds Way, we are committed to working collaboratively, supporting one another and continually improving the services we provide.

As part of our team, you will join a friendly, experienced and supportive department where your contribution is recognised and valued. We are committed to helping our colleagues develop their skills and reach their full potential, offering opportunities to learn, take on new challenges and contribute to service improvement. If you are organised, motivated and enjoy working in a busy environment where no two days are the same, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference while building a rewarding career at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

What you will bring to the role

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the coordination and management of junior doctor and medical staffing rotas within the Ophthalmology Service.
• Work closely with consultants, operational managers, Medical Staffing and the Medical Deployment Team to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
• Make independent decisions to resolve rota gaps and secure appropriate staffing cover, often at short notice.
• Play a key role in workforce planning, including coordinating annual leave, study leave, sickness absence and staff rotations.
• Support the recruitment, induction and onboarding of junior doctors, ensuring they have everything they need to start in post successfully.
• Monitor staffing levels, identify potential risks and provide regular reports to senior management to support informed decision-making.
• Contribute to service improvement by developing efficient rota management processes and administrative systems.
• Line manage administrative colleagues, supporting their development and helping to create a high-performing team.
• Manage medical staffing resources within agreed budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of locum cover.
• Build strong working relationships with a wide range of colleagues across the Trust, external agencies and partner organisations.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.