Shift planning software Shifter
Shifts that plan themselves.
Shifter builds fair, complete schedules automatically. You decide, the software does the rest.
OVERVIEW
Who it is for
Built for healthcare organisations.
Shifter is for the people who organise staff rotas in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities, where services, skills and contract rules make planning complicated.
- Nursing coordinators and ward managers
- Medical directors and HR offices
- Wards with many services and round-the-clock shifts
What it solves
Less time on rotas, fewer mistakes.
Every constraint weighed together
Coverage for each service by day and shift, the hours or shifts due for each person, qualifications, rest periods and availability. Shifter weighs them all at the same time and finds a combination that respects them, even with many people and many services.
Staff requests and ward priorities
You can add staff requests, recurring assignments, exclusions and fairness criteria. For each one you choose whether it is a hard rule or a preference, and how much it should weigh. The algorithm looks for the schedule that satisfies them best.
Generated in minutes, editable by hand
Once the rules are set up, the monthly rota is generated with one click. You can change it by hand and Shifter warns you if a change breaks a rule. Then you export it to PDF or Excel.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
How it works
From setup to export, in five steps.
Initial configuration
In the initial phase, with your input, we configure the rules, preferences, and constraints that matter to you. When your priorities change, you can adjust them anytime, adding hard limits, optional rules, or changing the weights of the constraints to steer how the algorithm builds the schedule.
Set up your services
Define each service or department that needs staffing. For each service, choose which shift types apply: morning, afternoon, all day, or night, and set the expected coverage level. Like this, Shifter knows how many staff each service needs at any given time.
Add your staff
Build your staff roster. For each staff member, set the number of hours or shifts they must complete over the month, and specify which services they are qualified to work on. Individual preferences, availability constraints, and fixed patterns are all factored in.
Plan the demand
The Fabbisogni page presents a monthly calendar grid alongside a card for each service. Drag a service card onto a specific day, then set how many workers are needed. For each shift, you can assign or exclude a specific staff member, set recurring assignments, and much more. Repeat until the full monthly demand plan is laid out.
Generate the schedule
Press one button to run the algorithm. In a few seconds, Shifter processes every rule, constraint, and preference you've configured: staff availability, service requirements, fairness rules, and legal constraints all respected simultaneously. When it finishes, you're redirected to the Turni page with the complete monthly schedule.
Review and export
Once the shifts are generated, you have full control over making any desired change. if a proposed change violates any configured rule, the system will warn you. When you are happy with the result, export the schedule to PDF or Excel and share it with your colleagues.
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