AQW 11498/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of nurses, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust, categorised as district nurses by his Department who (i) hold the district nursing specialist qualification; and (ii) do not hold the district nursing specialist qualification; and to specify the Agenda for Change banding and level of remuneration for each of these two groups.
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 number of district nursing staff (band 5 and above) employed in each Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust is detailed in the table below.
District Nursing Staff Employed
| HSC Trust | With district nursing specialist qualification | Without district nursing specialist qualification |
| Belfast | 55 | 102 |
| Northern | 43.0 WTE | 180.5 WTE |
| South Eastern | 58.1 WTE | 128.8 WTE |
| Southern | 69 | 144 |
| Western | 56 | 188 |
Source: HSC Trusts
Current district nursing staff employed in a role requiring a district nursing specialist qualification are Agenda for Change (AfC) bands 6 to 8A (basic salary £31,365 - £51,668). Some staff employed at AfC band 5 (basic salary £24,907 - £30,615) hold the qualification but are waiting to apply for a specialist district nurse vacancy when one becomes available.
Other nursing staff in district nursing teams employed in a role not requiring a district nursing specialist qualification are on AfC bands ranging from 5 to 8B currently (basic salary £24,907 - £62,001).