Medical Staffing Assistant

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. 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 whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Medical Staffing Administrator plays a pivotal role in ensuring the effective coordination and management of medical rotas across the Trust, supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. This is a hybrid role, with the opportunity to work flexibly from home alongside a requirement to attend the Trust's offices in Redruth for a minimum of two days per week.

Working closely with doctors, operational leads, service managers and clinical teams, the post holder will maintain accurate rotas, coordinate leave and study leave requests, identify and elevate staffing gaps, and arrange appropriate cover to ensure service continuity.

The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with medical staff and managers, providing timely advice, updates and support on workforce matters.

The successful candidate will be organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities whilst delivering a responsive and professional medical staffing service in a fast-paced environment.

Provide comprehensive administrative support for the coordination and management of medical staffing rotas, ensuring accurate workforce information is maintained and staffing gaps are identified and addressed in a timely manner.

Liaise regularly with doctors, operational leads, service managers and clinical teams to coordinate leave, study leave, on call arrangements and locum cover, supporting the safe and effective delivery of services.

Maintain workforce records, produce reports, respond to staffing queries, and communicate rota changes promptly to relevant stakeholders.

Support workforce planning activities, recruitment processes and medical staffing initiatives whilst delivering a professional, responsive and customer focused service within a busy and fast paced environment.

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help…