AQW 11497/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
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.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 3 December 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 3 December 2020
- Answer due by
- 18 December 2020
- Answered
- 23 December 202020 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.