AQW 11497/17-22


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 03/12/2020
Answered On Date: 23/12/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current number of vacant posts in district nursing among those (i) requiring; and (ii) not requiring, the district nursing specialist qualification.


Answer:
Information on the current number of vacant posts in district nursing teams is detailed in the table below.
Current Vacancies in District Nursing Teams
HSC Trust
Requirement for District Nursing Specialist qualification
Yes
No
Belfast *
8.8 WTE (Band 6 District Nursing Sister)
40.5 WTE:
(34.7 WTE Band 5 Community Staff Nurse & 5.8 WTE Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant)
Northern
2 temporary posts
16 posts:
(8 temporary posts & 8 permanent posts)
South Eastern
2.3 WTE
17.7 WTE
Southern
3 posts:
(2 Band 6 posts & 1 District Nursing Lead Band 7 post)
8 posts (Band 5)
Western
1 post (Band 7)
18 posts (Band 5)
Source: HSC Trusts
* The District Nursing Service in the Belfast HSC Trust has an active Band 5 Community Staff Nurse rolling advertisement to manage the Band 5 vacancies.