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Help us make sure the right support is in the right place, at the right time. At Affinity Trust, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support people with learning disabilities, autism and related needs to live their lives their way. To do that well, we need strong planning, good decisions, and the confidence to use our resources in the best possible way.
Job Responsibility:
Improve rostering quality, strengthen cover planning and reduce avoidable agency use
Work with Support Managers, Operations Managers and senior leaders to spot where things are not working, understand why, and put practical improvement plans in place
Identify patterns in sickness and annual leave cover
Highlight gaps between commissioned and rostered hours
Improve the way rosters are reviewed
Help managers use the rostering system more consistently and meaningfully
Set clear minimum rostering standards
Lead a regular governance and review rhythm for priority locations
Create repeatable insight packs that help operational leaders make better decisions
Act as the business owner for our rostering system, SONA, helping to shape priorities, improve reporting and support meaningful use across the organisation
Requirements:
Experience of improving rostering, workforce deployment or operational performance in a multi-site environment
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into practical action
Confidence using systems, spreadsheets and management information
The ability to influence, support and challenge managers constructively
Experience of identifying root causes and delivering sustained improvement
Experience of working across functions to solve problems and remove blockers
A clear understanding of how staffing, cover planning and roster quality affect continuity, quality and cost
Experience in health and social care would be particularly valuable, especially within learning disability, autism or children and young people’s services
Knowledge of SONA or similar rostering systems would also be helpful
Nice to have:
Experience in health and social care would be particularly valuable, especially within learning disability, autism or children and young people’s services
Knowledge of SONA or similar rostering systems would also be helpful