Business Support Officer
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
The post holder will, in conjunction with the Business Support Manager, be responsible for the creation of medical departmental rotas within the Divis...
Liaising with senior medical staff within the Trust and Division to plan rotas in advance, creating rotas and allocating the doctors to the appropriate slots to ensure all clinical areas have safe and efficient levels of medical cover.
Ensuring rotas are maintained accurately and are consistently up to date.
Liaising with junior and senior medical staff on a regular basis to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of all rotas.
Liaising with Medical Staffing to be aware of the incoming junior medical staff which are rotating into the Division.
Assessing leave requests to enable rotas to be developed in a timely way.
Ensuring that contact details for each doctor taking part in the rotas are up to date and accurate.
Keeping an overall record of all Junior Doctors and their programmed activities.
Ensuring that the rotas and any subsequent changes remain compliant and that doctors do not breach the 2016 Terms and Conditions for Junior Doctors and European Working Time Directive Regulations.
Ensuring rotas are circulated in a timely manner to key staff throughout the Trust with changes to any published rota being effectively communicated to the necessary staff.
Liaising with senior medical staff within the Trust and Division to plan rotas in advance, creating rotas and allocating the doctors to the appropriate slots to ensure all clinical areas have safe and efficient levels of medical cover.
Ensuring rotas are maintained accurately and are consistently up to date.
Liaising with junior and senior medical staff on a regular basis to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of all rotas.
Liaising with Medical Staffing to be aware of the incoming junior medical staff which are rotating into the Division.
Assessing leave requests to enable rotas to be developed in a timely way.
Ensuring that contact details for each doctor taking part in the rotas are up to date and accurate.
Keeping an overall record of all Junior Doctors and their programmed activities.
Ensuring that the rotas and any subsequent changes remain compliant and that doctors do not breach the 2016 Terms and Conditions for Junior Doctors and European Working Time Directive Regulations.
Ensuring rotas are circulated in a timely manner to key staff throughout the Trust with changes to any published rota being effectively communicated to the necessary staff.
Consistently working in close partnership with the Medical HR Officers aligned to the Division to ensure transparency of issues and robust solutions through recruitment.
Identifying gaps in the rotas where cover is necessary e.g. for sickness absence, arranging locum cover, in the first instance, internally with other doctors on the rota and the relevant Consultants, to ensure cover is provided to maintain clinical safety to patients.
Where internal cover is not forthcoming, liaising directly with the Temporary Staffing to book an external locum.
Keeping a track of all gaps and who has covered them, and managing locum claim forms as necessary.
Familiarise yourself with the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract Terms and Conditions and continually prevent exception reports.
Keep fully up to date with all rules and regulation of the New Deal and Working Time Directive.
Support on-going projects concerning junior doctors hours of work, research new developments and provide information for managers and specialities where required.
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Educational and Qualifications
Essential: - 5 GCSE'S Grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths; - IT literate, including Microsoft Outlook
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of dealing with staff of all levels within a large organisation
- Excellent IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft IT applications
- Experience of working in a complex environment with competing service demands
- Ability to develop productive working relationships
- Understanding of the European Working Time Directive and 2016 Terms and Conditions
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines, manage multiple workloads and work under pressure
- Self-starter with proactive and flexible approach
Desirable: - Administration experience within an NHS setting
Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Essential
- Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise conflicting workloads effectively
- Ability to work in a pressurised working environment with frequent interruptions and change of work direction
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with patients and the wider multi disciplinary team
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to be supportive of other team members
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Excellent keyboard skills and the ability to accurately input data
- Able to problem solve
- Able to understand and analyse data
- Accurate document presentation and attention to detail
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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