Medical Workforce Manager

Oxford Health is seeking an experienced Medical Workforce Manager to join our team. Working closely with the Head of Medical Workforce and Education and the Medical Education Lead, you'll support the delivery of a comprehensive service to doctors and dentists across the organisation.

You'll provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring a high-quality and responsive service across all medical workforce matters, including resident doctor and consultant contracts, contract reform, medical recruitment, and appraisal and revalidation. You'll lead the Medical Workforce team (up to 7 direct reports) using your expertise to navigate complex terms and conditions while supporting the recruitment and retention of top medical talent.

We're looking for candidates with experience in medical workforce or HR management, a strong understanding of recruitment processes, and the ability to interpret and implement complex contractual terms. Excellent working knowledge of HR systems and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision are essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting the Trust's strategic goal of achieving an "outstanding" CQC rating. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and drive excellence in medical workforce management, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for the medical workforce; new and existing medical staff, ensuring that their period of employment runs smoothly.
• To provide advice to medical managers on all medical workforce issues, procedural matters, ensuring adherence to national terms and conditions of service (T&C's), including pay, local Trust policies, referring issues to the Senior HR Business Partners where appropriate.
• Work on projects across key areas of the medical workforce transformation plan, supporting the team with rota design, analysis and ensuring adequate cover is in place at all times.
• Lead on the management and resolution of complex payroll queries for medical staff.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all medical staff maintain their registration with the General Medical Council and that the Trust is aware of any investigations, warnings, conditions or restrictions to practice.
• To provide expert advice as necessary regarding contractual terms of service on medical contracts to include resident doctors, career grade doctors, GPs, consultants and dentists.
• Working in partnership with the BMA where appropriate. Supporting collective bargaining processes to drive change and the improvement of working conditions for doctors and dentists.
• Responsible for issuing of medical staff contracts of employment and maintaining up to date versions made available by NHS Employers.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• CIPD associate membership

Experience

• Experience of working in a medical workforce or HR senior role
• Demonstrable knowledge of medical and dental terms and conditions

Other requirements

• Ability to travel between sites and to attend regional meetings, working from other trust sites where required.
• Driving licence and access to a car

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

White Building

Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-CS

Job locations

White Building

Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road