Lead Rota Coordinator

To support the operational day to day running of the service including the design and implementation of systems and processes to achieve this, in particular:

To monitor and co-ordinate all medical / nursing rotas across the Directorate

To co-ordinate, log and monitor all types of leave for medical/ nursing staff

To act as the first point of contact for issues relating to Junior Doctors or nurses (e.g. annual leave, study leave, shift swaps, locum / bank cover).

To compile absence spread sheets and conduct back to work interviews with Jnr doctors.

Responsible for maintaining Patchwork Roster and Patchwork Bank applications

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible

To be successful in this challenging role, you will have excellent communication, organisation and problem solving skills with the ability to work with a positive and solution focused attitude. This will enable our team to ensure effective rotas are in place to deliver a safe, efficient and effective operational clinical services., Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.