We are seeking an experienced Medical Staffing Manager to join our team and lead the Medical Staffing and Education team, managing and supporting all aspects of medical staffing, including HR and education across the Trust.

We are looking for someone who has a medical staffing background, particularly specialist knowledge and experience of medical workforce terms and conditions, national and local strategies/initiatives, contract negotiations, policies and procedures to expertly manage the medical workforce and education service for the Trust. This includes an underpinning knowledge on key areas such as terms and conditions, job planning, training, rotas, on-call management, revalidation, medical education and study leave.

It is 'essential' that you are able to demonstrate your experience of implementing and advising doctors and managers on the various aspects described above.

As a Trust we are committed to staff development and to 'growing our own talent'. In return we can offer a wealth of both in-house and external development opportunities, including the opportunity to do Affina Team Coaching.

You will report to the Associate Director of Medical Development and work in partnership with the Trust senior management and leadership supporting the delivery of medical workforce strategy.

Provide professional medical staffing advice to all levels of managers across the full range of employee relations issues

Oversight and supervision of the Medical Staffing and Education team (3 staff)

Build and maintain credible relationships with our resident doctors, consultants, specialist doctors and service managers across the trust, ensuring complex or sensitive information is communicated in a confident way

Act as a point of contact for managers and staff who are seeking advice on various policies and to analyse queries, offering solutions

Advise managers on all aspects of the medical recruitment processes, rotations, and job planning.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

Flexible working options to support work-life balance

27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave

Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:
Degree or equivalent experience

Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field

Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience

Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based medical staffing advice and expertise

Experience in making complex recruitment processes and ideally the appointment process for Consultant Medical Staffing

Experience in rota development, management and pay processes

Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Amanda Mollett Associate Director of Medical Development and Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Audit on 07827311841 or email: Amanda.mollett@berkshire.nsh.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.