Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_7859

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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