Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of an Assistant Service Manager & Rota Coordinator role for General Surgery and Colorectal at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital, part of Bedfordshire NHS Trust.

The Assistant Service Manager role is challenging and will require attention to detail as well as being able to work under pressure.

The post holder will work alongside the Service Managers & General Manager, theatre teams, waiting list team, locum desk, outpatient team, recruitment/HR and Medical Workforce. The Assistant Service Manager is responsible for the delivery and support of all aspects of managing and co-ordinating the medical workforce across a group of specialties within General Surgery and Colorectal.

The successful candidate will also be required to support the Service Managers in the delivery of Trust targets including RTT and Cancer waiting times, clinical service line meetings and other deliverables in support of the service managers, where appropriate.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact; Tom Smith, Senior Service Manager for Upper GI and Bariatrics via e-mail [email protected] or direct phone on; 07929017747

Main duties of the job

Rota Co-ordination

Vacancy and agency staffing management

Job planning and Rota Development

Theatre Timetabling

Performance Reporting

Patient tracking list support

For more detailed information, please review the job description. 

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.