Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Oldham Hospital Town Oldham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2025 23:59
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Rota Co-ordinator to join us.
You will work closely with Directorate Managers and Clinical Directors to support in safely staffing across Orthopaedics and Vascular services.
The post requires the holder to develop in-depth experience of managing the deployment of medical staff to support the correct functions within the designated speciality.
The post holder will be responsible for the overall management and control of the rotas for the designated speciality, ensuring the required level of cover and productivity is achieved.
The rota’s span 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The post holder will be required to gain in-depth experience of clinical needs to ensure the rota’s are accurate at all times.
The post holder will also work closely with the Directorate Support Manager, supporting with RTT, Validation, Theatre and Clinic utilisation, in-patient and out-patient management and other as aspects to gain in-site and knowledge of a DSM role.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for:
* Supporting medical job planning, rota design and workforce planning
* Supporting improved productivity for the directorate
* Administrative induction of clinical staff
* Compiling and maintaining an up to date speciality induction pack
* Coordinating the attendance of junior medical staff (recording of absence and documentation of return to work interviews)
* Maintaining a compliant and efficient medical rotas for all levels of medical staff in the designated speciality
* Rota management
* Co-ordination of leave for all medical staff in the speciality
* Co-ordination of junior doctor induction days
* Co-ordinate and assist in the recruitment of junior medical staff
* Support and working along side the DSM and management of the PTL
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to A level or relevant experience
* Evidence of ongoing personal / professional development
Experience
* Previous experience within a rota co-ordinator post in the NHS or similar.
* Experience of working in a pressured and unpredictable environment.
* Experience of working to deadlines and targets.
* Experience of communicating with a range of professionals with differing priorities experience and roles.
* RTT experience
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Andrea Rogers Job title Assistant Directorate Manager - Trauma & Vascular Email address andrea.rogers@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number 01617785216 Additional information
Tammy Sutcliffe
Directorate Manager Trauma & Vascular
email: tammy.sutcliffe@nca.nhs.uk
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