Medical Workforce Adviser
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining the Medical Staffing Team as a Medical Workforce Adviser, providing specialist advice and support across the Trust. You will ensure compliance with national terms, conditions, and employment legislation, focusing on medical workforce best practice. Key responsibilities include developing and managing Resident Doctor rotas and workforce plans, and supporting the Guardian of Safe Working Hours by coordinating exception reporting and analysing trends. The position offers flexible working options, including a "nine day fortnight" and remote work for about a third of shifts.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or NVQ level 4 or equivalent professional experience
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- CIPD qualification or willing to undertake CIPD or HR module training
- Allocate Academy Qualifications
- Experience of working in an operational team in a busy office environment
- Previous experience working within an NHS workforce, HR or Medical Staffing environment
- Experience of rota management and workforce planning
- Experience of advising managers on employment related matters
- Experience of meeting strict deadlines and managing competing priorities
- Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks and working within guidelines
- Experience of IT packages including Microsoft office
- Previous experience of working with HealthRoster/Allocate systems or similar software for the production of rota templates
- Experience supporting implementation of contractual change
- An understanding of NHS Medical Staffing processes
- An understanding of the NHS Resident Doctor Contract
- Knowledge of the Working Time Regulations
- An understanding of Workforce Planning Principles
- Strong knowledge of computer packages such as advanced Microsoft Excel including use of advanced functions
- Knowledge of HealthRoster/Allocate Systems
- A working knowledge of employment law.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including medical staff
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual guidance
- Ability to organise and manage own time and others to keep to schedule and deadline
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
- Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times dealing with it tactfully and with discretion
- Ability to manage projects
- Additional Requirements
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together-safe, kind, excellent
- Actively promote and value equality, diversity and inclusion, treating others with dignity and respect
- Compliance with all Trust policies and procedures
- Educated to degree level or NVQ level 4 or equivalent professional experience
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- CIPD qualification or willing to undertake CIPD or HR module training
- Allocate Academy Qualifications
- Experience of working in an operational team in a busy office environment
- Previous experience working within an NHS workforce, HR or Medical Staffing environment
- Experience of rota management and workforce planning
- Experience of advising managers on employment related matters
- Experience of meeting strict deadlines and managing competing priorities
- Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks and working within guidelines
- Experience of IT packages including Microsoft office
- Previous experience of working with HealthRoster/Allocate systems or similar software for the production of rota templates
- Experience supporting implementation of contractual change
- An understanding of NHS Medical Staffing processes
- An understanding of the NHS Resident Doctor Contract
- Knowledge of the Working Time Regulations
- An understanding of Workforce Planning Principles
- Strong knowledge of computer packages such as advanced Microsoft Excel including use of advanced functions
- Knowledge of HealthRoster/Allocate Systems
- A working knowledge of employment law.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including medical staff
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to interpret and apply complex contractual guidance
- Ability to organise and manage own time and others to keep to schedule and deadline
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Workforce Adviser
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
Joining the Medical Staffing Team as Medical Workforce Adviser will offer you the opportunity to gain specialist knowledge and experience in a HR field that is unique to the NHS.
You will provide specialist medical staffing advice and support across the Trust, ensuring compliance with national terms and conditions of service, NHS employment legislation and medical workforce best practice.
Working within a team of over 21 you will have access to options to work flexibly on a pattern of a "nine day fortnight" and will have the ability to work from home on around 1/3rd of your working shifts.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will play a key role in the development, review and management of Resident Doctor rotas and workforce plans, ensuring compliance with the Resident Doctor Contract, Working Time Regulations and NHS England requirements.
The post holder with work to support the Trust implementation of national medical workforce initiatives such as the Resident Doctor 10-point plan and Resident Doctor Contract changes.
The role will also support the Guardian of Safe Working Hours by coordinating and monitoring exception reporting processes, analysing trends, supporting rota compliance reviews and contributing to improvements in s
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