- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international doctors in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used?
No
- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international nurses in the last 3 months and if so, which agencies were used?
Yes - Walson's Healthcare.
- Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international allied health professionals in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used
Yes - Pulse Recruitment, Xander Hendrix & Apollo Healthcare.
- 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
All nurses recruited over the last 12 months have been placed on general medical wards and we have recruited 170.
- 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
2 band 5 OT's and 3 band 5 Diagnostic Radiographers.
- What was the total permanent/international recruitment agency spend on the before mentioned job roles?
£1,512,251
- 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 next 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?
No
- 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?
No
- Please confirm your current nursing vacancy rate by band and specialism across your trust
|
Band
|
Role
|
Vacant FTE
|
|
Band 5
|
Staff Nurse
|
22.49
|
|
Band 6
|
Community Nurse
|
12.40
|
|
Band 6
|
Midwife
|
7.63
|
|
Band 6
|
Sister or Charge Nurse
|
10.23
|
|
Band 6
|
Staff Nurse
|
33.08
|
|
Band 7
|
Advanced Practitioner
|
17.61
|
|
Band 7
|
Community Nurse
|
<5
|
|
Band 7
|
Community Practitioner
|
<5
|
|
Band 7
|
Nurse Manager
|
<5
|
|
Band 7
|
Staff Nurse
|
6.41
|
|
Band 8A
|
Advanced Practitioner
|
15.84
|
|
Band 8A
|
Modern Matron
|
<5
|
|
Band 8A
|
Nurse - Advanced Practitioner
|
8.75
|
|
Band 8A
|
Nurse Consultant
|
<5
|
|
Band 8A
|
Specialist Nurse Practitioner
|
9.69
|
|
Band 8A
|
Trainee Advanced Practitioner
|
<5
|
|
Band 8B
|
Advanced Practitioner
|
<5
|
|
Band 8B
|
Midwife - Manager
|
<5
|
|
Band 8C
|
Nurse Manager
|
<5
|
|
Band 8D
|
Nurse Manager
|
<5
|
|
Non AfC
|
Advanced Practitioner
|
<5
|
|
Non AfC
|
Community Nurse
|
<5
|
12. Please confirm your current doctor’s vacancy rate by grade and speciality across your trust
|
Band
|
Role
|
Vacant FTE
|
|
Non AfC
|
Associate Specialist (Closed to new entrants)
|
<5
|
|
Non AfC
|
Clinical Assistant (Closed to new entrants)
|
<5
|
|
Non AfC
|
Consultant
|
17.99
|
|
Non AfC
|
Foundation Year 1
|
21.02
|
|
Non AfC
|
General Medical Practitioner
|
6.19
|
|
Non AfC
|
GP Locum
|
<5
|
|
Non AfC
|
Specialist
|
<5
|
13. Do you have a central recruitment team or an international recruitment lead?
We have a head of recruitment.
14. Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all medical recruitment in relation to permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment?
Head of Medical Staffing
15. Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all nursing recruitment in relation to permanent/international recruitment?
Director of Nursing
16. Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of your procurement department for dealing with permanent/international recruitment?
Lancashire Procurement Cluster
