Job summary
- "This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. As part of your application, you will be asked to confirm that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre."
- The post holder will assist in the production of clinical rosters, ensuring fairness and quality across the rostered staff.
- The post holder will be expected to review and maintain quality of rosters andthe Allocate Healthroster roster system.
- To provide general system maintenance ensuring high levels of accuracy.
- To carry out testing of any future versions of the software used.
- The role will also involve playing a key part in the axess communications team.
Main duties of the job
The role will include maintaining the day to day implementation of the axess Sexual Health Service rota, to support the complex nature of service delivery, across various clinical areas, within the community.
The post holder will be required to work with various clinical team members, to ensure up date and accurate provision of rotas, in a timely manner, in line with the Trust policy.
The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver first line support to colleagues, in line with rota changes, annual leave updates, sickness recording, to ensure adequate staffing in the clinical areas as required.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, complex and changing environment. Show previous experience in implementing or supporting rota creation and management, and have excellent communication skills.
The post holder will work with the wider Trust rota team to begin the project work of Allocate E-Roster software is utilised in the service.
The role will also involve playing a key part in the axess communications team. This will include developing resources for the outreach team and the wider service, planning and implementing campaigns and contributing to the communications and website MDT.
This is an excellent opportunity to work and be part of an exciting improvement project to actively contribute towards improving best practice processes and specific rostering procedures within a large NHS organisation.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include maintaining the day to day implementation of the axess Sexual Health Service rota, to support the complex nature of service delivery, across various clinical areas, within the community.
The post holder will be required to work with various clinical team members, to ensure up date and accurate provision of rotas, in a timely manner, in line with the Trust policy.
The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver first line support to colleagues, in line with rota changes, annual leave updates, sickness recording, to ensure adequate staffing in the clinical areas as required.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, complex and changing environment. Show previous experience in implementing or supporting rota creation and management, and have excellent communication skills.
The post holder will work with the wider Trust rota team to begin the project work of Allocate E-Roster software is utilised in the service.
The role will also involve playing a key part in the axess communications team. This will include developing resources for the outreach team and the wider service, planning and implementing campaigns and contributing to the communications and website MDT.
This is an excellent opportunity to work and be part of an exciting improvement project to actively contribute towards improving best practice processes and specific rostering procedures within a large NHS organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include maintaining the day to day implementation of the axess Sexual Health Service rota, to support the complex nature of service delivery, across various clinical areas, within the community.
The post holder will be required to work with various clinical team members, to ensure up date and accurate provision of rotas, in a timely manner, in line with the Trust policy.
The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver first line support to colleagues, in line with rota changes, annual leave updates, sickness recording, to ensure adequate staffing in the clinical areas as required.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, complex and changing environment. Show previous experience in implementing or supporting rota creation and management, and have excellent communication skills.
The post holder will work with the wider Trust rota team to begin the project work of Allocate E-Roster software is utilised in the service.
The role will also involve playing a key part in the axess communications team. This will include developing resources for the outreach team and the wider service, planning and implementing campaigns and contributing to the communications and website MDT.
This is an excellent opportunity to work and be part of an exciting improvement project to actively contribute towards improving best practice processes and specific rostering procedures within a large NHS organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3/equivalent in Information Technology or related subject
- Demonstrable experience in a rostering administration role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with computer based rostering systems.
- Evidence of cross-organisational working
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training.
- Evidence of supervising junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the staffing needs of a clinical workforce
- Broader IM&T knowledge
- Knowledge of workforce issues in the NHS, shift systems and working patterns
- Awareness of key operational issues such as EWTD, temporary staffing, IWL etc
- Awareness of cultural change issues and stakeholder views be able to contribute to the change management process
- Understanding of demands on Ward/Department heads in terms of service pressure
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills. Be able to prioritise work to ensure work is done in the correct order and on time.
- Developed interpersonal skills and able to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels both internally and with external organisations.
- Ability to support and assist with the work of other members of the team, if required.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure and within set tight timescales
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Skilled user of IT, including high-level use of Microsoft office applications, email, excel, powerpoint and word.
- Able to work within a multi-professional team
- Ability to build a rapport with clinical, admin & clerical and managerial teams
- Flexibility - adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within changing environment
- Able to accept advice and give help when needed
- Professional attitude to work
- Adheres to local and national legislation
- Ability to work independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3/equivalent in Information Technology or related subject
- Demonstrable experience in a rostering administration role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with computer based rostering systems.
- Evidence of cross-organisational working
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training.
- Evidence of supervising junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the staffing needs of a clinical workforce
- Broader IM&T knowledge
- Knowledge of workforce issues in the NHS, shift systems and working patterns
- Awareness of key operational issues such as EWTD, temporary staffing, IWL etc
- Awareness of cultural change issues and stakeholder views be able to contribute to the change management process
- Understanding of demands on Ward/Department heads in terms of service pressure
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills. Be able to prioritise work to ensure work is done in the correct order and on time.
- Developed interpersonal skills and able to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels both internally and with external organisations.
- Ability to support and assist with the work of other members of the team, if required.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure and within set tight timescales
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Skilled user of IT, including high-level use of Microsoft office applications, email, excel, powerpoint and word.
- Able to work within a multi-professional team
- Ability to build a rapport with clinical, admin & clerical and managerial teams
- Flexibility - adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within changing environment
- Able to accept advice and give help when needed
- Professional attitude to work
- Adheres to local and national legislation
- Ability to work independently
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
