eRostering Administrator

Fixed Term / secondment to 09/04/2024

The Opportunity

Do you enjoy a hybrid model of working in office and home?

Do you have the necessary skill to plan and prioritise work activities in response to changing demands?

Are you a confident communicator and able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams?

Do you have experience of working in a systems administration role?

If you have got what it takes to support us in our mission to roll out the e rostering project across Highland and Argyll & Bute, we have the ideal systems administrative opportunity for you.

About the role

This post sits within the e-Rostering Team which supports managers and employees with the Administration, Support, Training and Reporting functions associated with Allocate Optima.

NHS Highland has embarked upon an ambitious modernisation programme with a key objective to improve its service to patients. This programme is underpinned by Information Technology and has implemented an electronic E-rostering system for capturing how we deploy our workforce. It is necessary to introduce new, or expand and maintain existing, IT solutions/systems into complex clinical environments which often span multiple organisational boundaries within NHS Highland.

The post holder will become an expert user of the Allocate Optima and Safe Care IT system, providing frontline support and advice to clinical teams. The post holder will support the clinical teams on the management of the Allocate systems to ensure effective and efficient use. They will perform a variety of tasks including laying down rosters on a 4 weekly basis and provide system administration ensuring accurate maintenance of data within the system, allocation of appropriate user responsibilities and troubleshooting of issues / errors.

The post holder will assist staff to collect and analyse complex data including shift patterns and hours in order to develop, test, deploy and support end user requirements. The post holder will be required to appreciate that staff may be required to change working practices in order that benefits may be realised and will involve persuasion, negotiation, and training.

Please note that this post is not eligible for a Skilled Worker visa.  Candidates who would require sponsorship to take up the post need not apply.

Informal enquiries to Donalda MacLean, eRostering Team Lead; email: donalda.maclean@nhs.scot

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.