Medical Rostering Project Lead | NHS Foundation Trust

The Medical Rostering Project Lead is responsible for leading the implementation and ongoing development of the Trust's medical e-rostering system for medical and dental staff. The post holder will act as the Trust's lead specialist for medical rostering, providing expert advice, system leadership and operational support to maximise workforce utilisation, improve compliance and support safe patient care.

Working with clinical, operational and workforce teams, the post holder will oversee system configuration, reporting, training, governance and continuous improvement activities. They will support delivery of workforce transformation objectives through effective rostering practices, high-quality data and meaningful management information.

The role includes responsibility for stakeholder engagement, supplier liaison and the line management of the Medical Rostering Project Support Officer, ensuring delivery of a responsive, customer-focused medical rostering service across the Trust.

The Medical Rostering Project Lead will provide specialist leadership for the Trust's medical e-rostering system, ensuring it supports the safe, effective and efficient deployment of medical and dental staff. They will lead system implementation, optimisation and ongoing development, working with clinical, operational and workforce teams to promote best practice and maximise the benefits of digital rostering.

The post holder will provide expert advice on medical rostering, oversee training, reporting and stakeholder engagement activities, and support services to improve workforce planning, compliance and productivity. They will analyse workforce data, develop management information and support decision-making at operational and strategic levels.

The role includes responsibility for managing relationships with system suppliers and key stakeholders, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, and line managing the Medical Rostering Project Support Officer to ensure delivery of a high-quality, customer-focused service.

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton – the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women’s and children’s services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We’re structured in four clinical divisions – Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we’re accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

The Medical Rostering Project Lead will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust's medical e-rostering system, acting as the principal point of expertise for system configuration, governance, implementation, optimisation and ongoing development. The post holder will work closely with clinical, operational and corporate stakeholders to ensure the system supports the safe, effective and efficient deployment of medical and dental staff and contributes to the Trust's wider workforce transformation objectives.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of the e-rostering system, ensuring that organisational structures, workforce data, roster templates, approval workflows and business rules are accurately…