Rota Co-ordinator for General Surgery

• Take responsibility for maintaining accurate and comprehensive rotas for resident doctors acrossUpper GI, Colorectal, Vascular, Transplant and Breastservices.
• Processannual leave and study leave requestsin a timely manner, ensuring appropriate and safe staffing levels are maintained.
• Process and recordshift swapsthrough Medirota and Excel, ensuring all changes are accurately reflected on the relevant rotas.
• AllocateSpRs to theatre listsand ensure appropriate resident doctor cover is in place to support each theatre list.
• Advertise and coordinate vacant shifts throughLocum's Nest, ensuring appropriate on-call and other essential service cover is maintained.
• Monitor and ensurelocum timesheets are reviewed and signed offwithin the required timescales.

Essential

• Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)
• Advanced keyboard and computer skills (Microsoft office)
• Previous experience with using Excel and Word
• Previous experience in managing rotas
• Experience of working under pressure
• Experience of working as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer care skills
• Ability to work using own initiative with excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• The ability to work under pressure, within a stressful environment, prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines
• Ability to exercise judgement and take responsibility for actions
• Able to promote good working relationships amongst team, colleagues and clinical staff
• Willingness and ability to learn new IT skills and technology
• Confident and sympathetic when dealing with patients/staff
• Ability to be calm and professional when working under pressure
• Confident and sympathetic when dealing with patients/staff