Locum Social Workers - Find a freedom of information request

1. What are the average weekly hours of a locum social worker within the past 12 months?

2. What is the total number of locum hours in the past 12 months?

3. What is the number of permanent vacancies left vacant/unfilled within the past 12 months?

4. What is the number of permanent vacancies filled within the past 12 months?

5. What is the number of permanent vacancies filled by an Agency in the past 12 months?

6. What is the agency spend for Permanent Qualified Social Work posts in last 12 months?

7. How many Qualified Social Workers do you employ in total?

8.  How many International Qualified Social Workers have you employed in last 36 months?

9. What is your Qualified Social Workers annual attrition rate?

10. What is your Qualified Social Workers average annual days sickness?

1. 20.33hrs per week average

2. 1952 hours

3. 41 vacancies as at 31st March 2019

4. 69 new starters

5. 60 agency hired for reason of covering vacancy

6. £2,144,692.78

7. 433 employed

8. 30 international in financial years 2016/17, 17/18, 18/19

9. 7.2% turnover

10. 5.12 days per worker