Benjamin Eseigbe

A BSc. Hon graduate in Pharmacology and a healthcare professional with over 8+ years experience working in various strategic operational and programme management roles within the public healthcare sector. 

During my career I have work collaboratively with senior healthcare leaders and regulators and have led a number business transformation, process optimisation, service redesign and governance projects to improve operational excellence in service delivery within medical workforce . My experience has enable me to gain a good understanding of some of the challenges and innovation within the healthcare sector.

I am an excellent team player and also able work independently; resilient, adapt positively to challenges as they arise and able to deliver innovative solutions using data analytic tools , creative thinking, research and business acumen to meet clients and stakeholder needs.

NHS England, London.

Programme Manager/Operations Officer – Medical Workforce Education and Training.

08/2021 – Present. 

• Overseeing all operational aspects of recruitment, placement, medical education and training of doctors across London,  Kent, Surrey and Sussex training schemes.

• Working collaboratively with senior healthcare leaders, professional bodies and regulators in delivery of doctors training.  

  programme and curriculum including annual review and audit of clinical competencies and progression.

•  Providing strategic advise on terms and condition pertaining post graduate and specialist training of doctors in the UK.

•  Reviewing funding and budget allocation and posts approvals across various training schemes within designated portfolio.

• Providing strategic with workforce streams and projects in streamlining the delivery of doctors training programmes ,bench marking with healthcare professional bodies and regulatory bodies identifying gaps and improve performance.

• Leading and coordinating regional training days, events, conference and induction programmes across various training  schemes.

• Managing reporting systems and creating tools to improve systems performance and optimisation

• Producing and presenting compliance reports to board executive and stakeholders.

• Line management responsibility and planning department resources to ensure operational delivery of daily business objectives and KPI's.

King's College London Hospital.

Medical Workforce Advisor (Team Lead), 05/2018 - 07/2021 

• Working closely with the Chief Medical Officer, Responsible Officer and Corporate Medical Directors and leading in all aspects of Job Planning, Appraisal and Revalidation of  Medical and Dental Practitioners .
•  Providing expert advice on Medical and Dental workforce issues including local policies and national terms and condition of service.
• Providing strategic support with services redesign projects and governance aimed at improving clinical services pathways, performance, patient safety and cost reduction.
• Responsible for the oversight and management of  electronic medical appraisal, rota planning and revalidation systems including writing business case for procurement, contract negotiations, processing invoice, system configuration and optimisation.
• Undertaking regular audit on doctors rota and annual appraisal documentation to ensure compliance with national guidelines.
• Working collaboratively with medical workforce Information and data analyst team in consolidating data from multiple reporting systems to provide comprehensive analysis and report of medical workforce productivity and performance.
• Drafting and presenting Medical Professional Practice compliance reports to stakeholders including producing  compliance returns for submission to regulatory bodies such as the Care Quality Commission (CQC), General Medical Council (GMC) and NHS England and Improvement (NHSE).
• Line management responsibilities and monitoring team performance to ensure KPI are met.

Medical Staffing Advisor , 05/2016 - 05/2018 

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 

• Led on various aspects of junior doctors rotation and providing strategic advise to Medical and Dental terms and condition of service in line with national guidelines.
• Planning and coordinating Appointment Advisory Committees panels for clinical consultant appointments.
• Providing support to recruitment managers in writing job adverts, advertising vacancies, shortlisting, scheduling interviews and providing support with interview panels.
• Carrying out pre-employer checks, contract negotiations and offer letters, payroll processing and induction of new recruit.
• Undertaking regular payroll audit and review of clinical service workforce budget with funding establishment.
• Managing and maintaining recruitment, electronic staff record and payroll systems to ensure compliance
• Providing monthly and ad-hoc medical recruitment and pay spend report and action plans to reduce spend and workforce retention strategies.
• Working collaboratively with HR Business partners across various directorates in Equality, Diversity and health and wellbeing initiatives and providing advise to HR policies and procedures.

Nursing Recruitment Coordinator, 01/2015 - 05/2016 

University College London Hospital.

• Acting as the first point of contact for new vacancies and ensuring all documentation are approved by the Trust Board Vacancy Scrutiny Panel. Liaising with the stakeholders to understand recruitment needs and ensuing hot-spot are being prioritised
• Provided full recruitment life cycle – writing job advert, CV review, shortlisting , facilitating interview panels, contract negotiation, and processing pre-employment and payroll checks.
• Organising and facilitating targeted multi-channel recruitment campaigns, assessment centres, open days and utilizing social media and other professional networking sites in promoting the organisation opportunities in order to attract the right talents for job openings
• Deputizing for nurse recruitment lead in recruitment board meetings and delegating daily task effectively amongst team members to ensure daily KPI’s and objective are met.
• Responsible for producing nursing recruitment report to the Board Executive when needed.
• Develop plans in reducing average recruiting time through efficient streamlining of processes and identifying opportunities for continuous growth.

Human Resources Assistant, 05/2014 - 01/2015 

University College London Hospital.

•  Providing HR administrative support to service managers, HR Business Partners and Head of Workforce within the Surgery and Cancer Board Directorate.
• Acting as a first point of contact to all HR administrative related queries within the team.
• Assisting in diary managements of HRBP's and Head of Workforce.
• Supporting the HR teams and HRBP's in various ad-hoc projects such as workforce compliance agendas, staff retention, strategies, local induction, appraisals, statutory and mandatory training.
• Providing administrative support to department board meetings including room booking, meeting room set up, printing and scanning agendas and taking minutes.
• Issuing contract amendments letters, reference request and updating employee HR record.
• Assisting the HRBP's and Head of workforce in monitoring, reporting and analysing of employee headcounts – processing starters and leavers documentation.
• Providing administrative support with corporate induction programme

Assistant Project Manager - Life Science, 04/2014 - 05/2014 

Global Market Summits - London 

• Redesigning sales proposal and pitch preparation
• Using market intelligence, analysis and consensus to forecasts in order to meet the client's strategic business objectives and needs.
• Work closely with the sponsorship and production team to ensure the stakeholder needs are met
• Acting as the main contact and managing the relationship between internal and external clients
• Providing high level portfolio reporting to the governance forums including progress against milestones, budget, risks and issue.
• Improve quality assurance for projects within the portfolio to ensure overall effectiveness and efficiency.
• Communicated effectively with clients, building positive, professional relationships for enhanced customer loyalty.
• Conducted consultations with clients to obtain a better understanding of their goals, targets and visions.

Senior Delegate Acquisition Executive-Life Science, 01/2013 - 04/2014 

Global Market Summits – London.

• Liaising with selective C-level senior executive from fortune 500 companies pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries about upcoming events  designed to provide opportunity for market leaders to engage, exchange ideas collaborate and strike crucial business deals.
• Lead sourcing through internet research, industry journals, web portals and all necessary routes to market
• Using entrepreneurial and consultative sales approach, identifying executives and their business challenges whilst creating a unique value proposition aligned with the value of attending the event.
• Pitching to clients and leads in a bespoke manner and maximizing sales target by providing a high level customer service 
• Organising the internal operations team to develop and finalize client proposal
• Researching and developing sales and marketing plans, including overall strategic and tactical directives for clients
• Maintaining strategic lead data base using various IT facilities, ensuring all information are accurate

EDUCATION:

• Bachelors Degree (Bsc- Hons) in Pharmacology, June 2012 

   University of Hertfordshire - Hatfield, England. 

• BTEC National Diploma in Medical Science, August 2009 

 Bromley College of Further & Higher Education - London, England

• BTEC First Diploma in Applied Science, June 2007 

   Cross Ways College - London, England

CERTIFICATION:

• Project Management Foundation Certification, The Project Management institute (PMI). 

• London Strategic HR/Organisation Development Network – Understanding healthcare workforce priorities - HPMA London Academy. 

• London Strategic HR/OD Network - London vision for Health Care - HPMA London Academy.

• New Medical and Dental Appraiser Training - Miad Healthcare

• National Association for Medical Personnel Specialist Training (NAMPS)