Workforce analysis
The Trust recognises that providing high quality services requires an appropriately skilled and motivated workforce.
Workforce analysis
As of the 31 March 2023, the Trust employed a total of 2,590 (excluding bank staff), up from 2,428 in 2021/22.
Of this 2,092 were female (1,942 in 2021/22) and 498 were male (486 in 2021/22). The gender profile of these staff is:
- Directors, including non-executive directors 6 female (6 in 2021/22) and 7 male (5 in 2021/22).
- Senior managers: 66 females (56 in 2021/22) and 29 male (24 in 2021/22).
- All employees (including bank staff) 2,981 (2,847 in 2021/22): 2,392 females (2,289 in 2021/22) and 589 males (558 in 2021/22).
The following table shows an analysis of average staff numbers split by occupational code. The average number of employees is calculated as the whole-time equivalent number of employees under contract of service in each week in the financial year, divided by the number of weeks in the financial year.
|
Average number of employees (WTE basis) (The information in this table is subject to audit) |
2022/23 Total |
2022/23 Permanent |
2022/23 Other |
2021/22 Total |
2021/22 Permanent |
2021/22 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and dental | 106 | 91 | 15 | 99 | 84 | 15 |
| Administration and estates | 564 | 548 | 16 | 530 | 507 | 23 |
| Healthcare assistants and other support staff | 781 | 690 | 91 | 742 | 660 | 82 |
| Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 573 | 523 | 50 | 560 | 509 | 51 |
| Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff | 327 | 317 | 10 | 299 | 290 | 9 |
| Social care staff | 26 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Total | 2,377 | 2,194 | 183 | 2,250 | 2,070 | 180 |
| of which | ||||||
| Number of employees (WTE) engaged on capital projects | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
Turnover
Information on staff turnover can be viewed by visiting the NHS workforce statistics published by NHS Digital on their website at www.digital.nhs.uk
Staff costs
Staffing takes up around 80 per cent of the Trust’s expenditure. Subject to audit, in the last 12 months this was as follows.
| Staff costs (The information in this table is subject to audit) | 2022/23 Permanent £000 |
2022/23 Other £000 |
2022/23 Total £000 |
2021/22 Permanent £000 |
2021/22 Other £000 |
2021/22 Total £000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and wages | 91,635 | 568 | 92,203 | 79,904 | 472 | 80,376 |
| Social security costs | 9,691 | - | 9,691 | 7,935 | - | 7,935 |
| Apprentice levy | 448 | - | 448 | 420 | - | 420 |
| Employer's contributions to NHS pensions | 10,504 | - | 10,504 | 9,504 | - | 9,504 |
| Employers contributions to NHS Pensions paid by NHSE on provider's behalf | 4,575 | - | 4,575 | 4,144 | - | 4,144 |
| Pension cost - other | 47 | - | 47 | 42 | - | 42 |
| Termination benefits | 120 | - | 120 | 299 | - | 299 |
| Temporary staff | - | 4,203 | 4,203 | - | 3,393 | 3,393 |
| TOTAL GROSS STAFF COSTS | 117,020 | 4,771 | 121,791 | 102,248 | 3,865 | 106,113 |
| Of which | ||||||
| Costs capitalised as part of assets | (274) | - | (274) | (208) | - | (208) |
| TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXCLUDING CAPITALISED COSTS | 116,746 | 4,771 | 121,517 | 102,040 | 3,865 | 105,905 |
