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the NHS in Wiltshire
Workforce information
1 NHS Wiltshire Workforce Information
1.1 Wiltshire Population in Context
At 456,100 the population of Wiltshire accounts for 8.72% of the total South West population. With 139 people per sq km, Wiltshire has the third lowest population density of the 16 Counties and Unitary authorities in the South West (See Figure 1). The rural nature of the county has implications for the planning and provision of health and social care services, particularly with a shift towards more provision of services in the community, as well as for transport, especially in the context of a commitment to sustainable living and potential reduction in availability fossil-fuels
Population density in Sq Km (2000)* | |||
Population (1000s) | Area (sq km) | Persons per sq km) | |
Wiltshire |
456.1 |
3,255 |
140 |
South West |
5,231.2 |
23,837 |
219 |
England |
51,809.7 |
130,281 |
398 |
Figure 1 *Source Wiltshire JSNA 2010-11, Demographics. http://www.wiltshirejsna.org
1.2 Staff currently employed by NHS Wiltshire Workforce
It needs to be noted that much of this information has now changed as a result of the Transforming Community Services Programme which under the Governments strategy for the NHS meant that provider arms were to be transferred to an alternative provider prior to the abolition of PCTs in March 2013. NHS Wiltshires provider – Wiltshire Community Health services (WCHS) transferred to Great Western NHS Foundation Trust on the 1st June 2011. This information is therefore historical and not reflective of the NHS Wiltshire workforce at this moment in time.
1.3 NHS Staff Survey
Each year NHS Wiltshire participates in the NHS national staff survey. The survey information is monitored and annual action plans are developed where information has been found to indicate that there is an area of development required. The results of the 2010 staff survey can be found on the link below and also highlights information on staff by a number of categories covering different work groups, part time and full time workers, age, gender, disability, ethnic background and occupation. When analysed and reviewed none of the responses gave any particular cause for concern for any particular group identified.
1.4 Profile of staff currently employed by NHS Wiltshire (including Bank)
Figure 2
1.4.1 In April 2010 NHS Wiltshire had an establishment of 1635 full-time equivalent posts. Flexible working policies means that 65.7% of our staff work part-time and the organisation actually employs a total staff headcount of 2487 including flexible Bank staff. Of these staff, 2236 are women (89.91%) and 251 (10.09%) are men (see Figure 2 above). NHS Wiltshire’s average 12 month annual permanent staff number between April 10 to March 11 was 2047 an average FTE of 1596.
Disability
1.5 A total of 54 staff (2.2% of the workforce) defined themselves as disabled on the Human Resources electronic staff record.
Ethnicity
1.6 NHS Wiltshire number of WTE staff by ethnic origin (including Bank)
Figure 3
1.6.1 Of the staff employed by NHS Wiltshire, Figure 3 shows 2,277 have described themselves as “White British”, 68 from “Irish” or “Other White backgrounds”, 21 from an “Asian or Asian British – Indian Background”, 16 from “Black or Black British Background” and 14 as “Mixed Background”.
1.6.2 This information is based on 85 staff not wishing to disclose their ethnicity. This is comparable with the 2009-10 returns.
Sexual Orientation
1.7 Despite efforts to improve monitoring returns for this characteristics remain low of 2,487 staff, 1,246 described themselves as heterosexual, 687 did not wish to make a disclosure, 543 did not answer the question, 5 described themselves as bisexual, 4 as gay and 2 as lesbian.
Age
1.8 Figure 4 shows that of the 2,487 staff, 86% (2,141) fall within the age range of 26-60, 4.7% (116) are under 25 and 9.2% (230) are over the age of 60. Figure 4 below hows the distribution among the age bands.
Figure 4 - Headcount by age band
Religion/Faith
1.9 Figure 5 shows that despite efforts to make improvement during the year the monitoring returns for this protected characteristic remain low, of the 2,487 staff 38.2% describe themselves as Christians, 31.5% (784) did not wish to disclose their religion/belief, 21.8% did not answer the question. 4.42% (110) stated atheism as their belief and the remainder were divided among Buddhism 0.09% (2) Islam, Judaism 0.04% (1), Hinduism 0.16% (4), Sikhism 0.04% (1)
Figure 5
1.10 Of the staff employed on a permanent, full time equivalent basis 707/35% are nursing, midwifery or health visiting staff, 232/12% allied healthcare professionals, 337/17% healthcare assistants and support workers, 30/1.5% dental and medical staff and 522/26% administration and estate staff.
1.11 Comparison of known ethnicity and Wiltshire population
At 3.6% of the population, Wiltshire has a lower proportion of ethnic minorities than the South West region as a whole (4.7%) (see figure 6) and a considerably lower proportion than the national figures (England: 11.8%). However, the increase in the proportion of the population from ethnic minority groups in Wiltshire between 2001 and 2007 has been larger than that in England. The graph below (Figure 6) presents the proportionate compostion of the ethnic minority population compared to the overall population in Wiltshire.
Within the BME groups Wiltshire's population, the Moroccan community is considered to be the largest outside London. The Safe and Sound report identified 106 self declared ethnicities in Wiltshire. There are also significant African-Caribbean, Polish and Slovakian, Chinese, Bangladeshi, Philipino, Indian and Pakistani communities in Wiltshire and a significant gypsy and traveller community.
Source NHS Wiltshire Single Equality Scheme
Figure 6
Source Wiltshire JSNA 2010-11, Demographics. Wiltshire JSNA
2 NHS Wiltshire headcount of staff by pay band April 10 (including Bank)
Figure 7
2.1 Figure 7 shows that of the 2,487 staff 19.82% staff were employed in bands 3 to 7, 4.14% of staff were in bands 8a to 8d and 0.04% were in band 9 and 2.09 were in other grades such as director. Figure 8 shows the distribution by pay band and WTE (1,635) staff.
2.2 Figure 9 shows that 8.13% (132.85 WTE) at pay band 2 were women and 2.5% (42.15 WTE) in pay band 2 were males. Of the 1,443.73 WTE women employees 90.32% were in pay bamd 3-7 and of the 191.27 WTE men employees 81.88% were in pay band 3-7, 5.01% of men were in pay band
8 a-d while 10.73% of women were in pay band 8a-d, 0.07% of women were in pay band 9 and there were no men in band 9. 1.1% of women and 4.9% of men were in senior grades.
3 Recruitment
Recruitment data is held in the system for 6 months so shows details of the recruitment activity from September 2010 to April 2011
3.1 Disability in Context
In 2006, 15.1% of Wiltshire working age men and women were registered disabled, just below the national figure of 17.9% with 64.9% of men and 61.4% of women registered disabled in work. This diverse group includes people with sensory impairments, physical disabilities and learning disabilities all of whom have very different needs and who raised different issues.
Source NHS Wiltshire Single Equality Scheme, page 40.
3.2 Information on Application Stages by Race, Gender and Disability
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