Rota Team Leader

Are you a leader with an aptitude for out of the box thinking and a keen eye for detail?
The Medical and Emergency Care division are seeking a tenacious team leader to join the Medical Rostering and Recruitment team. Primarily you will supervise and support our team of coordinators to ensure our rosters are delivered and executed in a cost-effective way that does not compromise on quality or safety.
Alongside this, you will work with the Deputy General Manager to monitor and evaluate all areas of performance, strategically plan for additional demands and help deliver quality improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be flexible, responsive to our dynamic environment and able to maintain a kind and compassionate demeanour under pressure., To lead the operational day to day running of the Rota Team including the design and implementation of systems and processes to achieve this, in particular:
To oversee the team of Lead Rota Coordinators who monitor and co-ordinate medical and nursing rotas across the Division.
To act as the escalation point for issues regarding Resident Doctor/Nurse rostering (e.g. sickness absence reporting, annual leave, study leave, shift swaps, locum cover).
Conduct back to work interviews, maternity risk assessments etc. with Resident Doctors and Nurses where required.
Work with the Management Team to ensure achievement of agreed savings targets (CIPS) in the financial year in collaboration with the Directorate Finance manager.
Use management initiative to cover short-notice absences of clinical and non-clinical staff
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, At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.
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.