eRoster Specialist inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 1 NOV 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an
eRostering Specialist
to join the eRostering Team at HCRG Care Group.We are a small, friendly team committed to delivering the maximum benefits to the organisation, rolling out the eRostering system to new services, increasing system utilisation and providing ongoing improvements. You will be working remotely, with the occasional travel to our Runcorn office.

The e Rostering Specialist is responsible for ensuring HCRG Care Group has the support mechanisms, tools and systems needed for effective Workforce Planning to meet current and future needs of the Business.

This includes a primary focus on the maintenance, improvement and support of Allocates Optima system and related modules, including Allocate Bank Staff and Allocate Roster Perform. The post holder will be supporting the eRostering Team Manager and Rostering Managers with effective use of HealthRoster across the business portfolio, deploying new and existing services, undertaking daily system maintenance and ensuring that workforce data is accurate and current, supporting service implementations and the capturing of essential front-line data, whilst ensuring a high level of quality and attention to detail.From community and district nursing, community wards, primary and social care and specialist services this is a real chance for you to challenge yourself.

Your main responsibilities will include-

• Ensuring a high level of knowledge and accuracy in order to actively promote eRostering throughout the organisation.
• Support the eRostering Project Team with the creation and maintenance of training and support documents and materials, SOPs.
• Undertake scrip testing for future releases and system developments for all levels of system users.
• eRostering performance improvement through monitoring roster practices, developing improvement plans and work with stakeholders to achieve improvement in effective rostering.
• eRostering implementation, assisting with the implementation plans for new rosters in the organisation and working with teams across different departments for delivery.
• Working with managers to develop rosters which suit department needs and are within the budget and establishment.
• Data analysis, including running a daily interface, assisting in weekly payroll extract and undertake analysis of information provided by the e Rostering system.
• Provide system administration and bespoke configurations that ensure the system is adapted to meet the needs of the organisation.
• Support the increasing user base for the system, including provision of training to new starters, updating training materials and user manuals as required.
• Confident in delivering complex and potentially challenging information to managers, delivered across all mediums, primarily Microsoft Teams, in person and in presentations and written reports as required.

About us

You will feel valued as an
eRostering Specialist
within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including-

• 
  £30,343 to £35,343 depending on experience
  and access to our group pension
• Laptop and Mobile enabling fantastic flexible working patterns that can help you lead a perfect work/life balance
• 
  My Wellness
  a health and lifestyle platform covering mental health awareness and support, healthy recipes & activity challenges and access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• Access to Reward Gateway-our staff benefits scheme which grants you access to premium offers and discounts on practical spending at national supermarkets and well known retailers as well as special treats like Virgin Experience Days and Leisure Vouchers
• We are pleased to offer access to
  Wagestream
  -which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• 
  25 days holiday
  plus Bank Holidays.
• Access to a range
  of courses and e-learning
  t o develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
• 
  Innovative forward-thinking culture
  with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• 
  Rewarding and supportive teams
  , you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with
  100 percent
  of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the
  Care Quality Commission.The Ideal Candidate

  The Ideal Candidate will have-

  • Previous experience in the deployment, training and use of Optima, Loop, Roster Perform and Bank Staff for multiple services/departments.
  • Experience of training end users in a Health or Social care environment both in a group or one to one setting.
  • General knowledge of Workforce Rostering Policies.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and familiar with the concepts of relational databases.
  • Competent in analysing and producing data.