We are looking for an experienced Medical Workforce professional to lead and manage a high performing Medical Workforce service.

This role involves leading the Medical Workforce service in ensuringan effective, reliable and responsive Medical recruitment and selection service and ensuring all Junior Doctor Rotations are delivered successfully, providing expert advice across all levels on the Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions of Service and related Trust Policies, and supporting Trust Rota compliance.

The post holder will support the Associate Director of HR - Medical Workforce to deliver the Trust's Medical Workforce strategy ensuring this meets local and national objectives, and be responsible for delivering all aspects of a high quality medical staffing service across the Trust.

The post would suit an experienced medical workforce professional looking to develop the next stage in their career by working in a fast moving medical workforce function at one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will beresponsible for leading and managing the Medical Workforce function, ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered to stakeholders and customers.

The post holder will have direct line management of two Medical Operations Managers and overall management responsibility for a Medical Workforce Team of 26 members of staff of different Agenda for Change grades.

This is a key post in the Workforce Directorate and will involve working with key internal and external stakeholders to implement and deliver HR projects to aid service improvement.

About us

GSTT employs around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be responsible for leading and managing the Medical Workforce function, ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered to stakeholders and customers.

Drive continuous improvement of medical workforce processes and practices, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and optimum service delivery.

To provide highly specialist advice to managers in respect of complex medical workforce issues, pay and contractual issues in accordance with the Medical & Dental terms & conditions, and the relevant Trust policies.

Be responsible for leading and managing the overall co-ordination of the employment of Doctors in Training

Be responsible for leading and managing the overall monthly payroll processes by the Medical HR team, including processing of all new starters, all pay affecting changes, terminations and any data uploads.

Work collaboratively with Directorate Management Teams, HR Business Partners and others to develop strategic initiatives to fill hard to recruit medical roles drawing on a range of options including contract type and source market.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree or equivalent experience
• MCIPD (level 7) or equivalent experience
• An understanding of Medical Workforce issues including terms & conditions, legislation, NHS policy & best practice
• Evidence of continued learning/development

Previous experience

Essential

• Significant medical workforce experience
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Expert current knowledge of medical workforce

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Junior Doctors working arrangements & TCS requirements

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Dover Street

3rd Floor, 200 Great Dover Street

London

SE1 4YB

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