There is a business and clinical need to implement an electronic rostering system for Medical Staff at North Bristol NHS Trust. Electronic rostering is the most efficient method of planning and tracking staffing against service requirements and has steadily increased its importance as a core system within the Trust. The new system will provide a robust user dashboard to support operational management, with visible medical staffing information at location, specialty, directorate and Trust level. This will provide key assurance on safe and effective use of medical time across the trust on a daily basis.

Electronic Rostering management system — overview of requirements:-

The system must have the following features and meet the full detailed specification where applicable:

— Includes an automated reporting suite that covers statutory and ad hoc reporting requirements on both substantive and temporary staffing.

— Specialty and location level reports easily available from the roster for administrators, managers and clinical leads.

— Reporting tools include the ability to monitor rostering compliance, key performance indicators and staff utilisation. These are currently resource intensive if produced manually.

— Trust wide view of staffing in real-time providing assurance that staffing is accurately assessed, providing an informed system to control agency and bank costs.

— Supports multi-location based rostering (e.g. theatres and outpatient clinics) and provides the ability to roster a variable skill mix.

— Full interface with a third party temporary staffing department if required.

— Supports improved sickness and annual leaving reporting capability into ESR (or being developed).

— Accepts outbound information on assignments from ESR (or being developed).

— Demonstrable use in a Healthcare setting including both financial and quality benefits achieved.