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Medical Workforce Officer

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a Medical Workforce Officer to join our friendly and busy team.

You will play a key part in the Trust's medical staffing recruitment and retention by building effective relationships with our medical managers and providing guidance to colleagues on our processes for all groups of medical staff.

You will attend divisional and other meetings to update, advise and guide medical managers, ensuring that Trust policies and procedures are adhered to and best practice is maintained throughout.

Critical for us is your enthusiasm, strong IT skills and highly organised approach. Communication is a key part of this role so excellent written and verbal skills will be required alongside a high level of attention to detail.

Previous experience of working in a customer service role is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership, we work closely with health and social care partners, sharing responsibility for managing resources, meeting NHS standards, and improving the health of our communities.

Improving lives and enhancing care experiences are at the core of what we do, diving the positive changes we aim to achieve. A culture of listening is essential to delivering safe, high- quality care and out Trust's CARE values reflect this commitment. Developed in collaboration with our staff, patients, service users and volunteers, these values are the foundation of our culture and guide us on our path to consistently delivering outstanding care.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we're more than just a workplace - we're a thriving community of over 5,500 dedicated professionals working across King's Mill, Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospital. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and our commitment to excellence is reflected in the passion of our teams and our 650+ volunteers who enhance the experience of every patient and visitor.

We would love you to join us.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Further Training

Essential

  • Mandatory Training
  • Computer literacy - word, excel
  • Data protection

Desirable

  • NHS Jobs
  • ESR

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Continued professional development
  • Demonstrate professionalism
  • Able to be flexible with working patterns including some evening and weekend working on occasions

Knowledge and Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge of Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service
  • Competent in a range of computerised software
  • Ability to analyse, interpret and present findings based on the data
  • Organise and deliver pieces of work
  • Flexible and pragmatic approach to problem solving and working practices

Desirable

  • Customer care experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 level qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • CIPD Level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Previous HR experience
  • Previous Medical Staffing experience
  • Managing and prioritising workloads when under pressure
  • Communicating with and providing advice to employees at all levels

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • ESR and MRM live experience
  • Job Evaluation Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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