BHRUT annual report 2009 - Barking Havering and Redbridge ...
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12<br />
<strong>Barking</strong>, <strong>Havering</strong> & <strong>Redbridge</strong> University Hospitals NHS Trust<br />
Our staff<br />
We employ over four <strong>and</strong> a half thous<strong>and</strong> Full Time<br />
Equivalent (FTE) staff, who are our most important<br />
resource. Without our skilled <strong>and</strong> dedicated workforce<br />
we could not continue to make a difference to the<br />
people who need to use our services. As a responsible<br />
employer, we aim to provide opportunities for career<br />
<strong>and</strong> personal development <strong>and</strong> to recognise the hard<br />
work <strong>and</strong> commitment of our staff.<br />
A Stroke Open Day was also held to attract Staff<br />
Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Stroke Facilitators<br />
<strong>and</strong> a Ward Sister.<br />
Over the past 12 months the total number of Staff<br />
Nurses appointed was 145 <strong>and</strong> the total number of<br />
HCAs during the same period was 115.<br />
Staff in post (FTE) March 31 2010<br />
Unqualified Nurses<br />
& Patient-care<br />
Support Workers<br />
643.8<br />
13%<br />
Allied Health<br />
Professionals<br />
315.0<br />
6%<br />
Professional, Technical<br />
& Scientific<br />
526.1<br />
11%<br />
Ancillary & Non-patient-care<br />
Support Workers<br />
30.0<br />
1%<br />
Midwives<br />
226.9<br />
5%<br />
Admin, Clerical<br />
& Maintenance<br />
973.8<br />
20%<br />
Qualified Nurses<br />
1396.9<br />
27%<br />
Medical Training grades<br />
378.8<br />
8%<br />
Medical Career grades<br />
417.9<br />
8%<br />
Despite a small overall growth in staff numbers, there<br />
has been growth in front-line roles - those with direct<br />
responsibility for patient care.<br />
Recruitment Activities<br />
A successful Maternity Open Day was held to recruit<br />
midwives <strong>and</strong> Neonatal Nurses. The event led to the<br />
recruitment of six substantive midwives, a Neonatal<br />
Nurse <strong>and</strong> two Bank Midwives.<br />
Sickness Absence<br />
Trust-wide sickness absence for <strong>2009</strong>/10 was 5.53%.<br />
The rate is calculated using the Electronic Staff Record<br />
(ESR) where all <strong>report</strong>ed sickness absence is recorded.<br />
ESR is able to calculate a percentage sickness absence<br />
rate using the total number of days absence recorded<br />
<strong>and</strong> total number of working days available.<br />
The Trust is taking action to support staff returning to<br />
work more quickly as well as instigating initiatives to<br />
Our staff