Systems Specialist – Allocate Optima

As a Systems Specialist – Allocate Optima, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Complete the day-to-day upkeep of Allocate Optima systems, ensuring current information is correctly processed as required.
• Provide support and guidance to site-based colleagues responsible for rostering activities.
• Management of updates, upgrades and developments in addition to maintaining reference data within the system.
• Play a key role in the monthly or quarterly service reviews to be held with the suppliers, alongside the business contract owner.
• Coordinate and deliver training internally for the organisation going forward.
• Maintenance of supporting user documentation and communications.
• National travel is required.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Experience required:

• Experience of supporting and/or implementing e-rostering systems or rostering is essential, preferably but not essentially in a healthcare environment.
• Desirable: working knowledge of systems integration.
• Essential: Ability to liaise with users at differing levels of IT literacy translating user requirements into technical specifications and translating technical requirements into clear and concise end user vocabulary.
• Experience of working in a senior systems role and managing senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.