East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Rota Coordinator - Specialist Surgery

The closing date is 13 January 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a resilient, enthusiastic, motivated and proactively driven individual to fulfil the role of Rota Coordinator within our Specialist Surgery Division.

Candidate can be based at either Ipswich or Colchester.

You will be required to provide an excellent administrative service to the Operational and Medical teams within our Specialist Surgery CDG mainly managing the ENT Rota. Acting as the first point of contact for any medical staffing enquiries within the department you will have the responsibility for the provision of a safely staffed medical team.

Please note, this is a Fixed Term/Secondment position until 31st March 2026. Internal candidates will be offered a secondment position only.

Main duties of the job

The post will entail creating and maintaining complex medical rotas, sourcing locum medical staff to within budgetary limits, processing medical leave and sickness records for a large number of medical staff, organisation of regular junior doctor rotations and a variety of other tasks required to provide the department with an efficient medical staffing service. Support will be provided by the Operational Team.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

02 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rota

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1067-25

Job locations

Colchester / Ipswich

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPrevious rostering experience
oExperience of working with different professional groups
oPrevious experience of working in an NHS environment.

Desirable

oPrevious experience of HR/Payroll processes and procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

oGCSE grade A-C or 4-8 in Maths and English

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of staff rostering
oExperience in using, creating and maintaining complex spreadsheets

Desirable

oKnowledge of medical staffing, in particular the requirements of the new Junior Doctor Contract

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPrevious rostering experience
oExperience of working with different professional groups
oPrevious experience of working in an NHS environment.

Desirable

oPrevious experience of HR/Payroll processes and procedures.

Qualifications

Essential

oGCSE grade A-C or 4-8 in Maths and English

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of staff rostering
oExperience in using, creating and maintaining complex spreadsheets

Desirable

oKnowledge of medical staffing, in particular the requirements of the new Junior Doctor Contract

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester / Ipswich

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester / Ipswich

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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