Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview The Temporary Staffing Rostering Team is part of the People Operations team within the People Directorate. It provides effective management of temporary staffing placements within the Trust, in order to support a flexible, safe and cost-effective workforce. The Trust Staff Bank provides an extremely active and successful flexible staffing service to the Trust for all groups of staff including nursing, medical locums, estates and facilities, admin & clerical, IT contractors, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists. The Deputy Head of Temporary Staffing is responsible for service delivery, operational management and leadership of Temporary Staffing Team (approx. 32 staff) in order to deliver an effective, safe and cost effective in-house temporary staffing service to the Trust. Main duties of the job The post holder will ensure that the service is delivered in accordance with Trust values, objectives, targets, quality standards and controls, and within budgetary constraints. This includes the provision of a 7-day per week temporary staffing service across the organisation as well as the development and growth of the function. As well managing a large internal Staff Bank across all staffing groups, the post holder will also negotiate and manage service level agreements and contracts, working in partnership with external agencies, NHS organisations, and other service providers in order to ensure a safe and cost-effective temporary staffing service that meets the requirements of the Trust. The post holder will provide expert advice to the team, Trust managers and HRSS colleagues in order to ensure best practice, compliance with legislation, effective use of resources and continuous improvement developing the service to be a centre of excellence for the delivery of temporary resourcing Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 25,000 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full information on the duties and the responsibilities of the role. Person specification Experience Essential criteria Extensive experience managing large team delivering an effective temporary staffing serviceisations Extensive experience in managing the use of rostering platforms within a large organisation Demonstrable success achieving demanding targets and meeting service level agreements Knowledge Essential criteria Highly specialist knowledge of Temporary Staffing Expert user of the Allocate health roster and ESR (Electronic Staff Record) Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise in the face of competing demands Skills Essential criteria Exceptional analytical and technical skills; able to assess and understand complex management and service issues Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to communicate effectively contentious, sensitive and highly complex rostering, payroll and spend issues Able to build credible and influential working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Vanessa Parker Job title Head of Temporary Staffing Email address [email protected] Telephone number 02071887188 Additional information 02071887188 ex 40743