About this role
Job summary
Are you ready to play a pivotal role at the heart of medical workforce excellence? We're looking for a committed, organised, and motivated Medical Staffing Manager to join our Medical Staffing and Education Department.
You'll work collaboratively with a wide range of internal teams and external partners to ensure that our doctors receive the highest quality support, development, and governance throughout their careers. The role will have responsibility for two members of staff and will work closely will all levels of medical colleagues.
If you're looking for a role where your work truly matters--and where you can help shape the future of the medical workforce--we'd love to hear from you. Closing date: 12th June 2026 Shortlisting: week commencing 15th June 2026 Interviews: Likely to be late June/early July 2026
Main duties of the job
This post works within the Medical Staffing and Education Department. This team works closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to oversee the high quality education and training all levels of medic; recruitment, induction and development of Consultants and SAS Doctors; monitoring and supporting revalidation, appraisal and job planning; providing expert advice on terms and conditions and coordinate medical developments to build and support the leadership journey from medical student to consultant psychiatrist.
This post will be responsible providing a high quality medical staffing service to Consultants and SAS Doctors ensuring the Trust meets its statutory and NHSE requirements in relation to medical staffing issues. The post will work closely with the Head of Medical Workforce and Medical Education Manager.
To develop and maintain multiple information systems to support the recruitment, management and administration of doctors in the Trust; this will involve a range of systems including but not limited to Excel spreadsheets, ESR, TempRE, E-Roster, Trac and e-job plan and e-appraisal platforms.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 4500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible
Job description Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience Further training and experience to diploma level or equivalent Evidence of continuous development
Desirable
Post graduate diploma in HR management or equivalent experience IT qualification/Business/ Management/ Administration Graduate
Experience Essential
Experience of working in Medical Staffing and development within complex organisations Experience of leading a team with demonstrable success in delivering targets Project Management/Monitoring
Desirable
HR operational experience Project Management experience
Skills and knowledge Essential
Specialist knowledge of medical career structures and medical terms and conditions of service; Consultants, SAS and Resident doctors Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate medical staffing queries Personal resilience and drive to succeed - self-motivated to achieve against targets Able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and prioritise competing demands Ability to approach work related problems in a structured and analytical manner and to solve problems in a structured and analytical manner Excellent IT and analytical skills (Microsoft Packages; Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) Working knowledge of ESR, Trac, job planning and appraisal platforms Organisational and time management skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lynfield Mount Hospital
Heights Lane
West Yorkshire
BD9 6DP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)