AQW 21957/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 05/02/2025
Answered On Date: 19/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 10374/22-27, to detail the number of vacancies currently identified within the Occupational Health Service following the recruitment exercise in May 2024 for (i) medical officers; (ii) nursing staff; and (iii) Occupational Health Technicians.

Answer:

There are currently no Medical Officer vacancies. Over 2024, following a successful recruitment exercise, Occupational Health Service (OHS) recruited 3.4 full time equivalent (FTE) Medical Officers. Offers of employment have been extended to a further two Medical Officers who are expected to commence employment in the next 12 months.

There are currently five Nursing vacancies. The recruitment competition for Nurses in May 2024 failed to yield any successful candidates. Work on a new recruitment competition to launch in Spring 2025 is underway to recruit three Occupational Health Nurses and two Trainee Occupational Health Nurses.

There is currently one Occupational Health Technician vacancy, which OHS plans to fill in Autumn 2025.