Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic Medical Workforce team. We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking professional to join us at this exciting time to provide specialist expert advice for Junior Doctors regarding on-call rotas and Medical & Dental terms and conditions.The post holder will work across the Trust, liaising with Clinical Business Units and medical staff at all levels, to ensure that the Medical Workforce function is operationally efficient to deliver an effective service across the organisation. You will assist with delivery of medical workforce changes, provide a key source of expert knowledge and understanding of national medical workforce agendas, including Medical & Dental Terms & Conditions of Service, job planning and rota design.Supporting the Head of Medical Workforce, the post holder will support the operational running of juniors' doctor rotas within the divisions and use financial and workforce information to support the divisions and tumour sites.You will have a strong team ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure.This post will have line management responsibility for the two Junior Doctor Rota Managers.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will support the operational running of juniors' doctor rotas and use financial and workforce information to support the division and tumour sites within the division.The Medical Staffing Operations Manager will develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the delivery of the relevant services and monitor delivery against these and agree them with the divisions prior to implementation. They will be responsible for targeted service improvement, ensuring governance standards are met.The Medical Staffing Operations Manager will use specialist knowledge and experience of medical staffing terms and conditions, national strategies, policies and procedures to expertly support the divisions with managing the recruitment and rotation and operational management of their medical and dental staff of all levels.About usThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.Design and monitoring of junior doctor rotas within the divisions to ensure the best service is provided, in compliance with the junior doctor contract.Work with others (including the medical workforce team and the DME) on the design and maintenance of local induction programmes for new recruitsEnsure all rota templates are up to date and shared with medical workforce on a regular basis to maintain up to date information on work patterns, appropriate remuneration and working pattern compliance.To support the divisions on rota management; working towards maintaining full compliance and identifying risks and possible ways to mitigate risk.To support the work of the Divisional Directors and Director of Medical Education/ Guardian of Safe Working in responding to rota concerns and supporting the development of solutions by attending rota review meetings where necessary.Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationsEssentialMasters Qualification in HR or equivalent experience in HR environmentCommitment to continuing professional developmentSpecialist knowledge of Medical HRDesirableProject management qualification and/or experienceAssociate Membership of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)ExperienceEssentialExperience of working in a Medical HR capacityExperience of providing expert advice to senior medical staff/DirectorsExperience of using and analysing financial reportsRota design and hours monitoring for junior doctors including providing advice and supportExperience of producing management reportsExperience of IT systems including Electronic Staff Record (ESR), Allocate, TRAC, and Medics OnlineProject management experienceDesirableExperience of resourcing within the NHS sectorExperience conducting Change managementExperience of developing business cases and implementation plansExperience of supervising staffSkills Abilities/knowledgeEssentialAbility to communicate clearly and effectively on a range of highly complex resourcing issuesAbility to work with senior managers and staff in a busy and changing environment to agree appropriate, effective and pragmatic solutions to service needsAbility to identify problems and develop appropriate and pragmatic solutions to meet themAbility to prioritise in the face of competing demandsExcellent presentation skills; able to communicate, contentious, sensitive and highly complex information to large groupsKnowledge of employment law, Medical and dental terms and conditions of serviceKnowledge of junior doctors rotationsKnowledge of working time directives and hours monitoringExcellent written and oral communication skillsProfessional credibility to gain the confidence of people at all levelsKnowledge of compliance frameworksAbility to lead and work well in a team, acting as a role modelKeyboard skills and able to work with a range of IT systems including MS excelLeadership skills, including ability to set direction within organisational contextWider understanding of corporate HR IssuesExperience of effective recruitment techniques including signposting via social mediaUnderstanding of the key issues around temporary staffing and the contingent workforceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustAddressThe Royal Marsden ChelseaChelseaSW3 6JJEmployer's websitehttps://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)