Role Summary
Are you passionate about supporting workforce planning and improving clinical service delivery? We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Non-Medical Staffing Job Planning Officer to join our People Directorate at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
In this pivotal role, you will be the key contact for job planning administration across the Trust, supporting senior non-medical clinical staff and managers in delivering high-quality, consistent, and compliant job planning processes. You will work closely with care group teams, contribute to governance meetings, and provide expert guidance on job planning systems and policies.
This is a great opportunity to contribute to a test of test project and provide you with experience to enhance your career portfolio.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role.
This role is to support a short term project to pilot job planning using an electronic software provider. The successful candidate will be required to have excellent organisational skills, knowledge of excel and an ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. The ability to be agile and flexible may be required from time to time. You will be provided with training to use the external job planning platform as part of your development.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide administrative support and expert advice on job planning for non-medical clinical staff.
Maintain and manage the Trust’s electronic job planning system, including onboarding and offboarding users.
Produce reports for internal, regional, and national job planning KPIs.
Deliver training workshops and support materials to enhance organisational knowledge.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure consistency and compliance.
Contribute to service development and policy improvement initiatives.
Working Pattern: Flexible within core working hours.
Interview Date: 19th September 2025 via teams.
For further information please contact: Samantha Barnbrook, Non Medical Job Planning Lead, rduh.nonmedicaljobplanning@nhs.net
This is a fixed term contract for until 31/03/2026. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
