Bewick Crescent Surgery

Rota - Co-ordinator

Bewick Crescent Surgery View all jobs


Inner London, Greater London
Permanent
GP/General Practitioner
GBP 14 per year

Posted 8 day(s) ago

Reference: A0703-26-0013


Job summary

Bewick Crescent Surgery is seeking a highly organised and proactive Rota - Co-ordinator to join our busy practice team to cover maternity leave for a fixed period of 15 months starting November 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator with workforce planning or rota management experience to play a key role in supporting the delivery of safe, effective patient care. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating GP rotas, trainee doctor rotas and inductions, clinical room rotas and managing the practice generic email inbox. Working closely with GP Partners, the Practice management team and clinical leads, you will ensure that staffing levels are maintained and appointment capacity is optimised to meet the needs of our patient population.

Main duties of the job

  • Plan, coordinate and maintain GP, pharmacist and room rotas
  • Monitor staffing levels and identify potential rota gaps
  • Create, amend and maintain appointment templates withing Systmone.
  • As a training practice plan for GP trainees and students and work with their GP mentors regarding rotas.
  • Act as a key point of contact for rota related queries
  • Support workforce planning and service capacity management
  • Administrative duties
About us

Bewick Crescent Surgery is a large forward thinking and innovative GP Practice providing high quality primary care services to approximately 13200 patients across our local community. We are proud of our reputation for delivering safe, effective patient-centred care while continually developing and improving the services we provide.

We are an established training practice with a strong commitment to education, learning and professional development. We support the training of future healthcare professionals and foster a culture where all staff are encouraged to develop their skills, share ideas and contribute to continuous improvement.

Details
Date posted

16 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.52 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0703-26-0013

Job locations

27 Bewick Crescent

Newton Aycliffe

County Durham

DL5 5LH

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

As per Job Summary on main page and main duties

Rota Management

Room rota management

Leave and sickness tracking

Administrative support

Problem solving

Job description
Job responsibilities

As per Job Summary on main page and main duties

Rota Management

Room rota management

Leave and sickness tracking

Administrative support

Problem solving

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Good standard of education including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
  • Previous experience in rota coordination or workforce scheduling
  • Experience working in healthcare environment
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of appointment scheduling and capacity planning
  • Ability to work under pressure strong IT skills
Desirable
  • Experience of working in General Practice
  • Knowledge of sessional working arrangements
  • Experience of workforce planning and service capacity management
  • Understanding of NHS General practice operations and workforce requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Good standard of education including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
  • Previous experience in rota coordination or workforce scheduling
  • Experience working in healthcare environment
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of appointment scheduling and capacity planning
  • Ability to work under pressure strong IT skills
Desirable
  • Experience of working in General Practice
  • Knowledge of sessional working arrangements
  • Experience of workforce planning and service capacity management
  • Understanding of NHS General practice operations and workforce requirements.
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

Bewick Crescent Surgery

Address

27 Bewick Crescent

Newton Aycliffe

County Durham

DL5 5LH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.bewickcrescentsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

Bewick Crescent Surgery

Address

27 Bewick Crescent

Newton Aycliffe

County Durham

DL5 5LH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.bewickcrescentsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)