Benefits
Click on any of the headings below to view all the operational benefits you can have with Optimize Roster.
- Self Service is easy to use and informative
- Self roster option available
- Requests, preferences and flexible working patterns are accommodated
- Work life balance improved
- Rosters are fair and objective
- Staff can check their annual leave, time owing, study leave
- Messaging system to contact other users
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Easier handovers –see at a glance who’s where
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Track changes as they happen
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Make roster amendments when required
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Roster preparation is quick and stress-free
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Easy to check shift numbers and skills
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Colours highlight over and under-runs, by shift and within shifts
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Can track scheduled hours against contract hours
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Everything is in one place – no need for piles of paper files
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Managing annual leave, study leave, training, time owing is much easier
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Timesheets are produced automatically
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Audit trail shows history of roster changes
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Information is easier to analyse and comes direct from the roster
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Can produce accurate reports on sickness and other absence
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Reduction in expenditure on bank and agency
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Improved forecasting against budget
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Less time on administration and validation
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More accurate timesheets due to four-stage auditing process
- Timesheets sent direct to ESR
- Payroll has access to real time enhancement and absence information before and after submission to ESR.
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Easy online access to key information about their staff
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Staff can be shared across wards or departments
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Provision of bank and agency staff can be planned in advance
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Range of workforce information reports available
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Reduced clinical risk – right numbers, right skill mix
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Time freed up for patients rather than administration
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More effective rosters that make best use of available time
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Clearer and more accurate reporting at all levels
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Improved morale and reduced absenteeism
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Accurate shift history – incident investigation easier
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Better compliance in respect of Working Time Directive, PIN registration, mandatory training.