Job summary
Interview will be held on 8th Dec 2025 - Full TimeBand 7 AFC - Medical Staffing Manager based at Prospect Park Hospital - Reading.
We are now seeking an experienced Medical Staffing practitioner to join our team to lead and manage the medical staffing and education team and supporting all aspects of medical staffing including HR and education within the Trust.
We are looking for someone who has a Medical Staffing background, particularly specialist knowledge and experience of medical workforce terms and conditions, national and local strategies/initiatives, contract negotiations and policies and procedures to expertly manage the medical workforce and education service to the Trust. This includes an underpinning knowledge on key areas such as terms and conditions, job planning, training, rotas, on-call management, revalidation, medical education, study leave,
It is essential that you are able to demonstrate your experience of implementing and advising doctors and managers on the various aspects described above
As a Trust we are big on staff development and "grow your own" and can in return offer you a wealth of both inhouse and external development opportunities including the opportunity to do Affina Team Coaching.
You will report to the Associate Director of Medical Development and work in partnership with the Trust senior management and leadership supporting the delivery of medical workforce strategy.
Main duties of the job
- Provide professional medical staffing advice to all levels of managers across the full range of employee relations issues
- Oversight and supervision the medical staffing and education team (3 staff).
- Build and maintain credible relationships with our resident doctors, consultants and specialist doctors and Service Managers across the tryst ensuring complex or sensitive information is communicated in a confident way
- Act as a point of contact for managers and staff seeking advice on various policies, analysing queries to offer solutions
- Advise managers on all aspects of the medical recruitment processes, rotations, and job planning.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field
- Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise.
- Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing
- Experience in rota development, management and pay processes
- Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Amanda Mollett Associate Director of Medical Development and Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Audit on 07827311841 or email: Amanda.mollett@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field
- Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise.
- Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing
- Experience in rota development, management and pay processes
- Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Amanda Mollett Associate Director of Medical Development and Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Audit on 07827311841 or email: Amanda.mollett@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field
- Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstratable experience of working within medical staffing in a complex healthcare environment.
- Demonstrable understanding of medical and dental terms and conditions
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise.
- Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing.
- Experience in rota development, management and pay processes
- Experience providing inspiring and supportive leadership to junior colleagues through line management or day-to-day supervision
- Ability to lead training programmes or present to a variety of different stakeholders on matters related to medical staffing.
- Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Ability to generate and analyse complex data and make informed decisions, recommendations or form persuasive arguments on the basis of this.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field
- Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstratable experience of working within medical staffing in a complex healthcare environment.
- Demonstrable understanding of medical and dental terms and conditions
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise.
- Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing.
- Experience in rota development, management and pay processes
- Experience providing inspiring and supportive leadership to junior colleagues through line management or day-to-day supervision
- Ability to lead training programmes or present to a variety of different stakeholders on matters related to medical staffing.
- Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Ability to generate and analyse complex data and make informed decisions, recommendations or form persuasive arguments on the basis of this.
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.
