The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

eRostering System Assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, for a flexible, enthusiastic and driven individual to join the eRostering Team.

The post holder should be highly organised with a keen eye for detail. They will become a key member of a small but highly motivated and accomplished team, using its expertise to support engagement at all levels of the Trust with the use of HealthRoster and SafeCare systems and associated processes. As part of this team they will be responsible for the day to day provision of comprehensive administrative support to the team and colleagues across the Trust.

This is an additional role within the team, enabling us to expand our capacity in this area.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing a flexible and quality administration support to the eRostering Team and eRostering initiative as a whole. They will have a professional approach which is responsive to the needs of internal and external customers, acting as a first point of contact for eRoster related enquiries.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

18 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9377-CORP0128

Job locations

Dewsbury and District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide system administration ensuring accurate maintenance of data within the system.
  • Completing any other project support and administrative actions required to support a successful outcome of the project or any projects associated with use of the eRostering system.
  • Maintenance of high-quality data within the system through data cleansing
  • Undertake appropriate problem solving within areas of responsibility
  • Support the eRoster Manager and the eRoster Team as required
  • To provide data on an ad-hoc basis as required by the eRostering Team
  • To collect and prepare activity data as required including efficiency indicators on roster production, utilisation of staff and performance of the software
  • Understand the clinical governance requirements for all areas to ensure rosters are being planned accordingly as outlined in the Trust eRoster policy.
  • Responsible for the production of reports for Managers and Finance staff on all staff usage against a set of predefined key performance indicators
  • To provide general housekeeping duties for the eRostering system ensuring data up to date, analyse data and problem solve
  • Deal with routine enquiries that come into the team on a day to day basis through various medians, i/e phone and email queries guided by standard operating procedures for the eRostering team
  • Provide and receive routine information which requires tact and persuasiveness, where there maybe barriers to communication.
  • Provide straight forward advice and instruction to users of the eRostering service
  • Ensure live maintenance of rosters once created
  • Participate in team meetings as required
  • Escalate concerns/issues immediately to line manager
  • Ensure information and data remains secure and confidential
  • Build and maintain good working relationships and ensure good communication with system users

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide system administration ensuring accurate maintenance of data within the system.
  • Completing any other project support and administrative actions required to support a successful outcome of the project or any projects associated with use of the eRostering system.
  • Maintenance of high-quality data within the system through data cleansing
  • Undertake appropriate problem solving within areas of responsibility
  • Support the eRoster Manager and the eRoster Team as required
  • To provide data on an ad-hoc basis as required by the eRostering Team
  • To collect and prepare activity data as required including efficiency indicators on roster production, utilisation of staff and performance of the software
  • Understand the clinical governance requirements for all areas to ensure rosters are being planned accordingly as outlined in the Trust eRoster policy.
  • Responsible for the production of reports for Managers and Finance staff on all staff usage against a set of predefined key performance indicators
  • To provide general housekeeping duties for the eRostering system ensuring data up to date, analyse data and problem solve
  • Deal with routine enquiries that come into the team on a day to day basis through various medians, i/e phone and email queries guided by standard operating procedures for the eRostering team
  • Provide and receive routine information which requires tact and persuasiveness, where there maybe barriers to communication.
  • Provide straight forward advice and instruction to users of the eRostering service
  • Ensure live maintenance of rosters once created
  • Participate in team meetings as required
  • Escalate concerns/issues immediately to line manager
  • Ensure information and data remains secure and confidential
  • Build and maintain good working relationships and ensure good communication with system users

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Able to work effectively across departmental boundaries. E.g. Multi-disciplinary team.
  • Keyboard / data entry skills.

Desirable

  • Previous IT experience supporting project implementation.

Experience

Essential

  • General administrative / office experience.
  • Good working knowledge and use of Microsoft packages, including Word, Outlook and Excel or similar.
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment.
  • Managing administrative systems.

Desirable

  • Previous admin/office experience in the NHS.
  • Experience of using Healthroster e-Rostering system.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 level qualification in related subject/relevant experience.
  • GCSE English and Mathematics grades A-C or equivalent.

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 level qualification.
Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Able to work effectively across departmental boundaries. E.g. Multi-disciplinary team.
  • Keyboard / data entry skills.

Desirable

  • Previous IT experience supporting project implementation.

Experience

Essential

  • General administrative / office experience.
  • Good working knowledge and use of Microsoft packages, including Word, Outlook and Excel or similar.
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment.
  • Managing administrative systems.

Desirable

  • Previous admin/office experience in the NHS.
  • Experience of using Healthroster e-Rostering system.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 level qualification in related subject/relevant experience.
  • GCSE English and Mathematics grades A-C or equivalent.

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 level qualification.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury and District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury and District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

eRoster Manager

Jason Ditcher

jason.ditcher@nhs.net

01924512466

Details

Date posted

18 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9377-CORP0128

Job locations

Dewsbury and District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS


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