Freedom of Information Request ID
9098
Date of response
July 2024
Please can you provide me with answers to the following questions regarding the use of agencies to recruit overseas medical staff.
- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international doctors in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used? None
- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international nurses in the last 3 months and if so, which agencies were used? None
- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international allied health professionals in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used? None
- Please provide a breakdown of the number of doctors by grade and specialism placed as result of permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies n/a
- Please provide a breakdown of the number of nurses by specialism i.e. general ward, midwifery, mental health etc placed as result of permanent/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies n/a
- Please provide a breakdown by band and profession of the number of allied health professionals placed as result of permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies n/a
- What was the total permanent/international recruitment agency spend on the before mentioned job roles? Nil
- Does your Trust intend to recruit doctors, nurses or allied health professional on a permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment basis using an agency over the 12 months? If so which categories and anticipated volume for each category No
- Are there any contract end dates for the supply of permanent/fixed-term/international doctor, nurses or allied health professionals occurring in 2024/25 if so, what dates and with which providers? n/a
- Are you intending to come out to tender or complete mini competitions for suppliers of permanent/fixed-term/international doctor, nurses or allied health professionals in the financial year 2024/25? n/a
- Please confirm your current nursing vacancy rate by band and specialism across your trust – Nursing Band 5 – 54.41, band 6 – 46.16, band 7 – 0
- Please confirm your current doctor’s vacancy rate by grade and speciality across your trust. Consultant – 60, CTF Higher – 0, ST1-2 – 0, ST3+ – 0, SAS – 0, Clinical fellow – 0.
- Do you have a central recruitment team or an international recruitment lead? Yes
- Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all medical recruitment in relation to permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment? Head of Resourcing – this role falls under the remit of Leon Hinton, Chief People Officer
- Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all nursing recruitment in relation to permanent/international recruitment? Head of Resourcing – this role falls under the remit of Leon Hinton, Chief People Officer
- Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of your procurement department for dealing with permanent/international recruitment? n/a
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