Job Description

Day to day operation of systems associated with all the areas of point 1 mentioned above, for all medical staff. 2.Be available as a first point of contact for all day-to-day issues affecting medical staff cover. The post holder will be the first point of contact for medical staffing to report to with regards to doctors being absent from work. This will involve receiving notification of problems and initiating all necessary actions with the relevant people.



3. Work with medical resourcing to create and implement detailed medical cover plans for the Family Services. Communicate on a regular basis with the relevant people and departments and take action when required to maximise cover arrangements. 4.



Responsible for highlighting, in advance, areas where locum doctors are required, taking action and informing medical staffing if required. 5. Coordinate rota changes at all levels, and ensuring they have a minimal impact on clinical care. Thus ensuring the impact on medical care and Trust targets are kept to a minimum.



Work towards harmonising the medical on call rota through all grades to ensure maximum cover and training. 6. Monitor the quality of patient care by ensuring the right staff with appropriate skill sets are available at all times. 7.



Continuously seek ways to improve efficiency and quality in the rota system. 8. Feed in to the medical staffing process for development and updating local policies and procedures regarding annual leave, study leave, sick leave, and on call. Monitor compliance against these standards and report to the Service Manager and Medical Staffing any cases of non-compliance.



9. Escalate any sensitive or complex human resource issues, such as sickness absence, compassionate leave or other sensitive information that the post holder has been made aware of, including performance issues, to the Clinical Lead and Service Manager. This should be done in a timely manner.