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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Contact
- Address
- Recruitment Service
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Greetwell Road
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 5QY
- Contact Number
- (01522) 597736
Rostering and Resourcing Team Manager
Closed for applications on: 5-Mar-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Mar-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Address
- Robey House
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 None
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Rostering and Resourcing
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
THIS POST WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL JUNE 2025
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader, with an in-depth knowledge of eRostering and Temporary Staffing, to manage the Rostering and Resourcing team for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital.
It provides effective management of temporary staffing placements within the Trust, in order to support a flexible, safe and cost-effective workforce. The rostering and resourcing team provide an extremely active and successful flexible staffing service to the Trust for all groups of staff including nursing, estates and facilities, admin & clerical, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists.
The Team Manager is responsible for service delivery, operational management and leadership of the Rostering and Resourcing team. in order to deliver effective, safe and cost effective service's to the Trust and Group.
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To continue the implementation of HealthRoster across clinical wards and departments in line with related targets set.
To plan and deliver training to clinical and management staff on how to use the system to roster staff and to access relevant KPIs and reports.
To plan and deliver/implement link for each area to payroll.
To provide second level helpdesk advice and support daily and amend/ rebuild templates and rules as required.
To be the conduit for ensuring E-Rostering and ESR data on new starters, leavers and contracted hours are in unison.
The role will require operational working across group and differing locations so car and driving license will be essential.
To provide advice and support to the Centralised Staffing Solutions Function.
The role will be hybrid with the opportunity for some homeworking.
Working for our organisation
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work with the Resourcing & Staffing Solutions Lead to implement and maintain the utilisation of the HealthRoster system and new developments.
Plan and deliver training to new phases all new additions and work streams being introduced to HealthRostering
Work with Heads of Nursing/ Clinical Professions/ Matrons/ Ward Managers/ Rostering Leads to implement the system. This will involve receiving complex, sensitive and personally identifiable information.
Collect data and produce ward roster data including staff working restrictions in line with the Trust’s Management and Production of Staff Rosters Policy and Procedure.
Produce dummy rosters during the rollout phase for individual areas, anticipating and addressing issues with clinical staff/ management as required. Rectify these issues until a workable roster is produced.
Maintain appropriate records in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
Work with roster users to problem solve and rectify poor auto roster performance.
Produce requested system reports.
Analyse and audit information produced by the E-Roster system
Participate in the orientation and training of newly appointed staff to the system identifying and providing additional support and coaching where necessary.
Provide day to day support for the users of HealthRoster and associated systems and diagnose and remedy any errors or malfunctions of the system, providing feedback to the Resourcing & Staffing Solutions Lead, ICT and the software provider as necessary.
Keep an ‘Issue and problems raised log’ and use this to develop future teaching plans and notifications to system users.
Attend any relevant training in connection with major system updates and changes to ensure system continuity.
Keep training materials and workbooks up to date with developments to ensure consistent version control.
Work closely and maintain effective communication channels with Staffing Solutions Team, ICT Technical Services, ESR and Payroll.
Facilitate sharing of best practice with other users across the NHS.
Network with colleagues across User Group Forums and Regional User Groups to acquire the latest update and development information.
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualfications
Essential criteria
- Degree/ vocational qualification level 6 in relevant subject or equivalent level of knowledge
- Plus, further training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience
- Good numeracy & literacy
- Confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & IT skills to ECDL standard or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Communication skills course
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience
- Experience of project implementation
- Experience of collaborative working
- Experience of managing change and associated behaviours
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS IT Implementation
Evidence of Particular knowledge, skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Training & presentation skills
- Excellent organisational & interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure and within set timescales.
- Adaptable to meet changing environments and goals
- Ability to absorb new information quickly.
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Understanding of the Data Protection Act
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable criteria
- • An understanding of patient safety and clinical governance
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between Trust sites across the County.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cathy Carter
- Job title
- Rostering and Resourcing Solutions Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07799 664937
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