The use of an app that both fairly and clearly allocates shifts is vital. I have previously had rota patterns go wrong and ended up working extremely unfairly and software like HealthRota reassures me that the system is fair and it is easy to get study leave off.
HealthRota meant I was able to have a great work- life balance, got the time off for study/annual leave when I needed it and protected me from inevitable burnout. I would recommend HealthRota to any future trusts I work in – it is a huge asset to a Trust, and particularly to the Emergency Department.
The HealthRota app is very user friendly. By making rotas visible across specialties, it allows easy communication between teams and safe allocation of staff. In addition, and particularly important for Doctors in Training, it makes requesting leave simple – a task that’s never been straightforward when using different processes in previous Trusts.
We like the flexibility of being able to create and amend rotas as required. We had an intern when we went live who is now a member of our team – she could not comprehend how rotas were managed on Word documents and all our team can now create rotas from scratch. The ability to roll out the rotational rotas on a template is excellent.
The rotas are easy to view on the app and you can see how good the cover is on any given day. It is also very useful being able to request annual leave whenever you want to rather than having to fit it in between on-calls.
It’s absolutely fantastic. This rota gives us ownership, feel valued as a team member, inclusive and allows our voice to be heard. Creates a better work life balance.
It saved us. It was amazing. If you can imagine a control room with your Chiefs planning your team, that is what we did. We were able to stop everyone from moving around and still ensured our workforce got regular breaks, their annual leave when requested and that we still had sufficient capacity to meet the demands of the Covid pandemic despite the number of staff not able to work. We built resilience into the team and so during wave one, not one doctor felt that they were being overworked. It was unbelievable.
I like that there is a large amount of functionality under one platform. As a Rota Coordinator, this helps me do everything I need to in one place. Authorising leave, flagging shifts to fill and more involved processes like generating templates for rotations is all easy to do. I have used other rostering platforms in the past and find HealthRota more adaptable to my needs and simple to use.
Easy to use, brilliant way of swapping shifts and picking up locum shifts.
As a new starter to the Trust I have found HealthRota very easy to use. I also really like the iCal feature linking it directly to my personal calendar. The ability to request annual leave and study leave with an ongoing tally of the amount used is also a great feature.
I did not know about the HealthRota app before coming to RSCH/PRH but I really was amazed with the system. Having all our entitled leave allocated when organising our rota was extremely helpful, compared to other trusts where it would be so difficult to use up all your annual and/or study leave due to staffing difficulties (and therefore contributed to burnout and decreased wellbeing). It is one major aspect that has made me want to consider staying at this trust next year.
I was able to ensure I had my wedding off this year! If I had not been able to do this, I would have had to locum for a year as I couldn’t guarantee the time off in any other job.