Medical Staff Liaison Officer

Medical Staff Liaison Officer

The closing date is 27 September 2026

The Post holder will be responsible for the production of on-call and ward medical staffing rotas using Excel software and other software packages ensuring compliance with junior doctors working time directive.

Responsible that all medical staff locum claims are submitted in timely fashion for Payroll.

The post holder will work closely with all medical staff and be able to deal with staffing queries on a daily basis.

• Interview Date 13 October 2026

• Coordinate and manage junior medical staffing rotas across the Board of Medicine and Emergency Care, ensuring appropriate medical cover is maintained to support safe and effective patient care.
• Ensure medical staffing resources are deployed efficiently and in line with service needs, contractual requirements, and Trust policies.
• Work closely with the Board Management Team, Clinical Leads, and the Medical Staffing Department to proactively identify and resolve workforce and rota issues.
• Support the planning, monitoring, and maintenance of medical rotas, including managing planned and unplanned absences and escalating staffing concerns where appropriate.
• Build effective working relationships with consultants, junior doctors, service managers, and professional and technical staff across three hospital sites.
• Ensure medical staffing processes comply with relevant employment legislation, clinical governance standards, and Trust policies and procedures.
• Provide expert advice and support on medical workforce matters, contributing to service improvements and the delivery of operational objectives.
• Produce and analyse workforce information and reports to support workforce planning, performance monitoring, and decision-making.
• Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of medical staffing systems and processes, enhancing efficiency and service delivery.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:
Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ensure all medical staff within the Board of Medicine and Emergency Care are efficiently deployed through appropriate rota arrangements, resources efficiently used and all policies and procedures are complied with. The post holder will work closely with the Directorate Management Team and corporate Medical Staffing Department to ensure that medical staffing issues are addressed in an appropriate fashion, compliant with all corporate and clinical governance requirements.

• NHS experience, particularly working with clinicians, including managing medical staff, services, resources and budgets
• Sound knowledge of budgets

• Excellent presentation skills
• A high standard of IT skills, as well as experience of other computer software applications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust