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WQ.395/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND EDUCATION BY SENATOR PALLET
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 4th OCTOBER 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 11th OCTOBER 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide the following information in respect of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (C.A.M.H.S.) –
- the total number of positions/roles within C.A.M.H.S. under the States of Jersey Target Operating Model as of 1st September 2021;
- the total number of vacancies that exist within the positions/roles provided in response to paragraph (a) as of 1st September 2021;
- a full and comprehensive list of all positions/roles within C.A.M.H.S., stating the title of the position/role, the nature of employment (i.e. full, part-time, etc.) and whether the position was vacant on 1st September 2021; and
- the total cost of providing locum, bank staff or temporary staff to cover vacancies within C.A.M.H.S. between 1st January 2021 and 1st September 2021; and whether this cost was covered from within existing budgets and, if so, from which budgets?
Answer
- There were 25.6 full time equivalent posts (FTE) within CAMHS establishment as of 1st September 2021.
- On the 1st September 2021 there were 1.91 FTE vacant posts (0.5FTE Nurse Practitioner, a 0.41FTE Clinical Psychologist and a 1FTE Medical Secretary). Furthermore, four permanent posts were backfilled by agency staff.
- The Table below shows a comprehensive list of all positions/roles and status within CAMHS as of 1st September 2021
Name of Role | Type | Status | FTE |
Head Health and Wellbeing | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
CAMHS Manager | Permanent | Backfilled on an act up basis by a permanent member of staff | 1 |
Lead Nurse | Permanent | Backfilled on an agency basis | 1 |
Prescribing Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Vacant | 0.5 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Backfilled on an agency basis | 1 |
Nurse Practitioner | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Parent Infant Psychotherapist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Systemic & Family Psychotherapist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Systemic & Family Psychotherapist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Name of Role | Type | Status | FTE |
Consultant Clinical Psychologist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 0.89 |
Clinical Psychologist | Permanent | Vacant | 0.41 |
Clinical Psychologist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 0.81 |
Clinical Psychologist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Clinical Psychologist | Permanent | Backfilled on an agency basis | 1 |
Assistant Psychologist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Clinical Senior Social Worker | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Office & Administration Manager | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Receptionist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Administrator | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Data Officer | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 0.4 |
Associate Specialist Psychiatrist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 0.6 |
Consultant Child Psychiatrist | Permanent | Permanent staff member | 1 |
Child Psychiatrist | Permanent | Backfilled on an agency basis | 1 |
Medical Secretary | Permanent | Vacant on the 1/9 but subsequently filled | 1 |
TOTAL |
| 25.6 | |
- The total cost of covering CAMHS permanent staffing establishment vacancies with agency staff between 1st January 2021 and the 1st September 2021 was £340,573. This has been covered from within the existing CAMHS budget.