FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 THE ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST Date Request Received: 23 November 2015 FOI Ref: 1123 Requested Information For the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) 1, please complete the pro-forma below which relates to staff hired as apprentices (rather than existing staff that have gone through an apprenticeship programme). 1) Numbers of Apprentices Recruited In the following financial years how many apprentices started work in your organisation? Please break this figure down per apprentices directly employed by your organisation and those working in your organisation but employed by an external organisation such as an Apprentice Training Agency. Numbers of Apprentices Started 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Directly employed 15 7 9 Employed by an external organisation such as an Apprentice Training Agency 2) Job Titles of Apprentices For the apprentices who started in each financial year (employed either directly or indirectly in your organisation) please provide a breakdown of the total number employed by the relevant job titles listed below. Numbers of Apprentices Started Job title 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Assistant - Nursing Emergency Medical Dispatcher/Call Handler Healthcare Science Assistant Clinical Imaging 1 assistant Pharmacy 2 1 The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the principal provider of acute care services in Cornwall. The Trust is responsible for the provision of services at 3 sites: Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; St Michael s Hospital, Hayle; and West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance. Angela Kaye, Information Governance Team Version No. V1 Review Date: 2018 Page 1 of 6
Administrative & Clerical Clerical worker 7 3 4 Finance apprentice 8 IT apprentice 3 Electrician 3 Painter/Decorator Mechanic 3) Pay Rates for Apprentices For the apprentices who started in each financial year (employed either directly or indirectly in your organisation) please provide information per relevant job title on the starting rates of pay, any linked Agenda for Change (AfC) pay band, and hours of work. 2012/13 Job title Assistant - Nursing Emergency Medical Dispatcher/Call Handler Starting rate of pay pw, ph or pa AfC pay band this was linked to if any Hours per week Page 2 of 6
Healthcare Science Assistant Clinical Imaging Pharmacy Administrative & Clerical Clerical worker 10,725 B2 37.5 Finance apprentice 10,725 B2 37.5 IT apprentice Electrician Painter/Decorator Mechanic 2013/14 Job title Assistant - Nursing Emergency Medical Dispatcher/Call Handler Starting rate of pay pw, ph or pa AfC pay band this was linked to if any Hours per week Page 3 of 6
Healthcare Science Assistant Other Clinical Imaging 10,725 B1 37.5 Pharmacy Administrative & Clerical Clerical worker 10,725 B1 37.5 Finance apprentice IT apprentice Electrician 10,725 B1 37.5 Job Title 2014/15 Starting rate of pay pw, ph or pa AfC pay band this was linked to if any Assistant - Nursing Emergency Medical Dispatcher/Call Handler Healthcare Science Assistant Other Pharmacy 10,725 B1 37.5 Hours per week Page 4 of 6
Administrative & Clerical Clerical worker 10,725 B1 37.5 Finance apprentice IT apprentice 10,725 B1 37.5 Electrician Painter/Decorator Mechanic 4) Outcomes for Apprentices a) For apprentices (directly or indirectly employed) whose apprenticeships came to an end in each of the following financial years because they did NOT complete their apprenticeship, please provide the following information: Numbers of Apprentices OUTCOME 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Left without completing their 0 0 1 apprenticeship Left because they failed their apprenticeship 0 0 0 b) For apprentices (directly or indirectly employed) whose apprenticeships came to an end in each of the following financial years because they COMPLETED their apprenticeship please provide the following information: Numbers of Apprentices OUTCOME 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Completed their apprenticeship 15 7 4 remaining on going with an accredited qualification Completed their apprenticeship 0 0 0 without gaining an accredited qualification Continued in employment in your 11 5 7 Page 5 of 6
organisation Left employment in your organisation 4 2 2 Attachment(s)? None Date Response Sent: 11 December 2015 Page 6 of 6