Safe Staffing Rostering Manager

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

Do you have experience in rostering management? Are you looking for your next step? Then we invite you to apply to join our workforce hub, as our new Safe Staffing Rostering Manager.

If successful, you will provide a comprehensive, effective and efficient rostering management service in conjunction with the senior nurse site leadership teams to ensure that all services are safely staffed.

You will also support and actively participate the Trusts annual safer staffing nursing tool which is a mandated Board requirement.

Your role will be pivotal to ensuring that the Trusts within MSE operates a safe, consistent and cost-effective eRostering service, working closely with the temporary staffing service to support safe workforce models through effective planning and deployment of resources. The service should be fully compliant with national guidelines and local policy requirements, including Carter and NHSI standards of attainment in e-Rostering.

So, if this sounds like the right role for you, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

To provide regular reports to key stakeholders and develop clear communication strategy for Safer Staffing and Rostering compliance.

To Chair or establish appropriate operational forums that contribute to the overall effectiveness of the e-rostering function.

To develop and maintain professional working relationships with nursing, operational managers, clinical leads and other senior staff as appropriate to ensure staffing plans meet the needs of the service and reflect activity and patient acuity.

Provide Networking with other Roster Managers across the East of England network to share knowledge and discuss best practice and implement viable solutions within the internal functions for all staff groups.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0460

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

If successful, you will undertake a wide range of tasks including:

The management and updating of Healthroster, co-ordination of reports, presentations, and other correspondence.
Assist in supporting the delivery and ongoing operation of an all-encompassing staffing and resourcing service supporting the wider divisions in staffing related matters.
Plan, co-ordinate and empower the staffing team in delivering a successful best practice safe service.
Take a flexible approach to working hours and across sites so must be able to travel to all 3 sites as/if required

For further details, please see attached Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

If successful, you will undertake a wide range of tasks including:

The management and updating of Healthroster, co-ordination of reports, presentations, and other correspondence.
Assist in supporting the delivery and ongoing operation of an all-encompassing staffing and resourcing service supporting the wider divisions in staffing related matters.
Plan, co-ordinate and empower the staffing team in delivering a successful best practice safe service.
Take a flexible approach to working hours and across sites so must be able to travel to all 3 sites as/if required

For further details, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level (BSC) or proven Experience in similar role

Desirable

Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with Healthroster, safe care and other clinical systems
Experience of system implementation

Desirable

Broad understanding of NHS policy
Management experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level (BSC) or proven Experience in similar role

Desirable

Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with Healthroster, safe care and other clinical systems
Experience of system implementation

Desirable

Broad understanding of NHS policy
Management experience

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).

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