Internal Reference Number: FOI_7859
Date Request Received: 03/04/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 26/04/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: psychology/counselling in NICU and fertility services
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Please could you answer the following questions with regards to the neonatal intensive care and fertility services: - What staffing provision is there in terms of psychology, psychotherapy, or counselling (including whole-time equivalent and AfC pay banding)? | |
Answer To Question 1: There are less than 5 people in these roles. 0.2 wte for NICU, 0.093 wte for Fertility Band 7 for NICU, Bank rate for Fertility | |
Question Number 2: What are the job descriptions and person specifications for these posts? | |
Answer To Question 2: The Trust do not have JD's and Person Specifications for these posts. | |
Question Number 3: During the most recent recruitment, were these posts advertised to external applicants? If not, why not? | |
Answer To Question 3: There has not been any recruitment within the last 5 years. | |
Question Number 4: Secondly, how is the pay banding of bank staff agreed, and under what circumstances would the awarded bank pay band be significantly higher than a comparable non-bank staff member doing the same or a similar job? | |
Answer To Question 4: The Trust have no comparable non-bank staff members in these services. | |
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