Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Workforce Advisor

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Job summary

Medical Workforce Advisor - Fixed Term 12 Month Contract with the possibility of becoming permanent.

Have you been looking for an exciting challenge and want to develop your specialist knowledge in the area of Medical HR, if yes, then we would like to hear from you?

A newly created role within our Medical Workforce Service will utilise your existing HR skills and develop new ones. You will be responsible for supporting the team to provide a high quality, professional and specialist medical and dental HR & OD advice to managers and medical staff across the Trust on a range of HR, OD and workforce issues.

For this role we are looking for HR professionals, who ideally have knowledge of medical terms and conditions that can provide expert support on medical workforce issues and projects.

The role requires strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and drive change.

The Medical Workforce Service provides wrap around support to all our medical staff and operational managers. Each day brings its own challenges, as such you will need to be confident working both autonomously and managing a small team.

If you are new to all things Medical Workforce we will work with you to support and develop your knowledge in this area.

Main duties of the job

One of the key priorities of the role will be working on the procurement and implementation of a new eRostering system for our Medical Workforce. This will include the design, development and delivery of the system.

About us

Why Work With Us

The Medical Workforce Service sits within The People Directorate and provides a comprehensive Medical Workforce Service to Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

It is responsible for supporting our Medical Staff with regardsto all aspects of Medical HR, Strategy, planningand Organisational Development.

The Trust provides high quality training to Medical & Dental Students and Doctors in Training.We work in collaboration with our local partners in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education training programmes.

We employ approx. 600 doctors including Doctors & Dentists in Training, Speciality Doctors, Specialist Doctors and Consultants.

Details

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-5665641-A&C

Job locations

Torbay Hosptial

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working directly with the Head of Medical Workforce, you will be responsible for providing project management support ensuring that all projects are completed to deadline and deliver the appropriate objectives.

You will line manage and support the Medical Workforce Officers to ensure the team deliver a comprehensive range of Medical HR services. This will require you to provide specialist, complex professional advice and guidance.

You will contribute to the delivery of the Trusts People Plan in the areas of workforce planning and leadership development as they relate to our medical staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working directly with the Head of Medical Workforce, you will be responsible for providing project management support ensuring that all projects are completed to deadline and deliver the appropriate objectives.

You will line manage and support the Medical Workforce Officers to ensure the team deliver a comprehensive range of Medical HR services. This will require you to provide specialist, complex professional advice and guidance.

You will contribute to the delivery of the Trusts People Plan in the areas of workforce planning and leadership development as they relate to our medical staff.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oSpecialist HR knowledge and experience to post graduate diploma level gained through vocational experience or CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma/equivalent qualification in HR
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oSpecialist HR knowledge and experience to post graduate diploma level gained through vocational experience or CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma/equivalent qualification in HR

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.

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

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.

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hosptial

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hosptial

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Medical Workforce

Anna Alexander

anna.alexander@nhs.net

01803655871

Details

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-5665641-A&C

Job locations

Torbay Hosptial

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


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