Medical Staffing Co-ordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves coordinating medical staffing issues within the sub-specialities of the Health Board, including managing on-call rotas for consultants and junior doctors. The post holder will proactively identify and resolve staffing shortages, devise duty rosters, and ensure all services are adequately covered. They will also work with HR to maintain compliance with New Deal/European Working Time Directive shift patterns. The role requires independent judgment and strong organisational skills.
Key responsibilities
- To assist with the day to day operational co-ordination of Consultant and junior medical staffing issues within the service.
- To manage, on a daily basis, the Consultant and junior doctors on call rota.
- On notification of sickness absence, identify where there is a shortage of medical staff cover and identify cost effective solutions.
- To proactively identify where there will be planned shortages of cover either for on-call or ward work, and find cost effective solutions for the periods, in liaison with Consultant medical staff, and the medical staffing department.
- Devise the duty rosters for Consultant and junior medical staff, ensuring all services are adequately covered, and ensuring all relevant people are informed of any changes to the rota.
- Working in partnership with HR, maintain New Deal/European Working Time Directive shift patterns in response to new legislation and service developments.
Essential criteria
- Diploma level education or equivalent experience
- IT Literacy
- Ability go work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Competent in use of IT packages
- Ability to take succinct notes at formal meetings
- Good organisation, time management and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Knowledge of New Deal for Junior Doctors
- Previous experience of working with clinical or senior staff
- Experience of developing staff rotas
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Medical Staffing Co-ordinator
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of timely, accurate and reliable data relating to all HB Medical Staffing issues.
Using independent judgement, the post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational co-ordination of medical staffing issues within the sub-specialities of the HB including the on-call rotas for Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ysbyty Gwynedd.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To assist with the day to day operational co-ordination of Consultant and junior medical staffing issues within the service.
- To manage, on a daily basis, the Consultant and junior doctors on call rota.
- On notification of sickness absence, identify where there is a shortage of medical staff cover and identify cost effective solutions.
- To proactively identify where there will be planned shortages of cover either for on-call or ward work, and find cost effective solutions for the periods, in liaison with Consultant medical staff, and the medical staffing department.
- Devise the duty rosters for Consultant and junior medical staff, ensuring all services are adequately covered, and ensuring all relevant people are informed
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