Working Full time - 37.5 hours per week.

See Job Description for full details of the post.

An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Service Manager - Medical Staffing has arisen within the Urgent Care Division.Accountable to the Service Manager, the Assistant Service Manager will provide support to ensure effective operational delivery of a portfolio of the medical staffing workforce within Urgent Care

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Ideally you will have experience of working within a medical staffing function and experience of rota management.

It would be desirable to have knowledge of medical terms and conditions with regards to contracts. The successful candidate will have day to day oversight of the medical staffing workforce within Emergency Medicine, Acute and General Medicine Specialties and will liaise closely with the Trusts' Medical Staffing Team.

You will work on your own initiative to identify and take action to resolve issues as necessary and be able to plan and prioritise competing demands. Suitable applicants will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work as part of a team.

A flexible approach to work and excellent organisational skills are essential.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is �23 (standard) or �43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of �13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma / NVQ level IV in an administrative subject or equivalent
• Supervisory / Management certificate or qualification or relevant experience
• Evidence of managing a team
• Strong IT skills - Microsoft Excel / Access/ Word / PowerPoint / Outlook

Desirable

• RSA typing III or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of target management
• Experience of financial and budgetary management
• Experience of people/HR management
• Proven ability in analytical skills and managing and analysing information and data
• IT literate - Proficient in using Microsoft office applications and other software applications

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare management

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

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210-2024-561-A