Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust: Vacancies
(asked on 26th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies existed for (1) nurses, (2) junior doctors, (3) doctors, and (4) consultants, in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, in each year since 2010.
The data is not available in the format requested.
NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics. The following table contains full time equivalent vacancies for medical and dental, and registered nurses and midwives as at September 2017, the latest data available, in Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Number of job adverts as at September 2017 Full time equivalent | Medical and Dental | Nursing and Midwifery Registered |
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust | 35 | 113 |
Source: NHS Digital Vacancy Statistics
NHS Improvement collects monthly vacancy rate information since April 2017 with no historic information prior to this point. The collection includes a total medical vacancy figure but is not disaggregated to junior or consultant level and is not available at trust level.
The Trust’s Board published January 2018 Combined Board in Public papers which provide the following statement on vacancies in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust:
“The Trust Establishment stands at 8210.7 WTE. There are 7334.7 WTE staff in post which equates to a vacancy rate of 10.7%. Of the 876 WTE vacancies; 343 WTE are Nursing and Midwifery, 178 WTE are Admin & Clerical, 149 WTE are Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff (ST&T), 126 WTE are Ancillary Support and 80 are Medical. The highest vacancy rate is within Ancillary Support (18.6%)”.