Q1. in Last 2 Years Has Your Organisation Used External Recruitment Agencies to Hire For

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Q1. In last 2 years has your organisation used external recruitment agencies to hire for permanent or contract roles?
Q2. In list format what are the five highest paid external recruitment agencies with the total amount paid in the last 2 years?
Q3. What is the fee structure charged for the five highest paid vacancies by the above five external recruitment agencies and the roles that were hired for? Example: Office Manager - Salary £20,000 Fees paid 15% of salary = Total recruitment fees paid £3000.
Q4. For the coming year what live vacancies does the organisation currently have for permanent or contract roles, please list these vacancies with the following;

• Current or future positions and an exact salary figure
• What type of positions are they? (Contract or Permanent)
• Who is the hiring manager, please provide their full details: Full name, Telephone number, Email, Job Title and Department

Q5. On which websites are these jobs advertised? Please clearly provide a link/list to where these jobs are advertised.
Q6. What is the process to selecting new recruitment agencies? Please provide the procurement process for selecting new recruitment agencies and what date is this conducted and by whom? Please provide full contact details.
Q7. Is there a purchase threshold below which allows the organisation to use external recruitment agencies which are not on any preferred supplier arrangements or contracts without going through a formal tender process?

Q1. In last 2 years has your organisation used external recruitment agencies to hire for permanent or contract roles?
Yes
Q2. In list format what are the five highest paid external recruitment agencies with the total amount paid in the last 2 years?
The Trust has only used 4 external recruitment agencies:

Global Medirec Ltd £60,259

Gatenby Sanderson £32,028

Capita Resourcing Ltd £26,264

Axon Resourcing £9,600

This has been provided for permanent roles for the two financial years between April 2012 and March 2014.

Q3. What is the fee structure charged for the five highest paid vacancies by the above five external recruitment agencies and the roles that were hired for? Example: Office Manager - Salary £20,000 Fees paid 15% of salary = Total recruitment fees paid £3000.
Gatenby Sanderson £32,028

Recruitment by the TDA to the non-executive appointment of Chairman. The fee paid was a fixed fee for a search and select assignment not a percentage of the £21,882 salary.

Veredus, (Capita Resourcing Ltd) £26,264

Search and select fee for Director of Nursing, Salary £97,270, This was procurement as a fixed fee plus expenses not as a percentage of salary, which would have been a fee of 27%.

Axon Resourcing £9,600 – Fee for FT Programme Director, Salary £81,618, Fee Paid 12%

Global Medirec Ltd £60,259:

£11,970 Fee for Junior Clinical Fellow*, Salary *£49,877 Fee Paid 24%

£11,970 Fee for Junior Clinical Fellow*, Salary *£49,877 Fee Paid 24%

£18,607 Fee for Senior Clinical Fellow* Salary** £59,650, Fee Paid 31.1%

£16,380 Fee for Junior Clinical Fellow*, Salary ** £50,376, Fee Paid 33%

Remainder of cost based on travel expenses.

*Based on estimated salary cost.

**Doctors salaries are based on what is on the supplier invoice.

This has been provided for permanent roles for the two financial years between April 2012 and March 2014.

Q4. For the coming year what live vacancies does the organisation currently have for permanent or contract roles, please list these vacancies with the following;

• Current or future positions and an exact salary figure
• What type of positions are they? (Contract or Permanent)
• Who is the hiring manager, please provide their full details: Full name, Telephone number, Email, Job Title and Department

Current positions / What type of positions are they? (Contract or Permanent) / Who is the hiring manager, please provide their full details: Full name, Telephone number, Email, Job Title and Department
Directorate Manager Emergency Department / Permanent / Steve Christian, Assistant Director of Operations, MCG,
0151 430 1597
Medical Emergency Team Nurse / Permanent / John Elmore, Nurse Consultant, ICU,
0151 430 2409 bleep 7108
Pharmacist / Permanent / Tracey Thornton, Clinical Pharmacy Service Manager, Pharmacy,
0151 430 1563
Consultant in Acute Medicine / Permanent / Dr Peter Williams, Clinical Director for Acute Medicine,
0151 676 5869
Speech and Language Therapist / Permanent / Sue Grumley, Operational Manager for Medicine, , 0151 430 1014
Macmillan Breast Care Nurse Specialist / Permanent / Andrew O'Brien, Directorate Manager, Patient Access,
01744 646659
Data Intelligence Developer / Permanent / St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics Service, 0151 676 5886
Staff Nurse, ICU / Permanent / Kim Sims Directorate Manager/Shirley Leyland Ward Manager, Critical Care, /, 0151 430 1490
Deputy Director of Operations & Performance / Permanent / Paul Williams, Director of Operations and Performance,
0151 430 4725
Technical Development Engineer - Database Specialist / Permanent / Phil Corrin, Deputy Director of Health Informatics,
St Helens & Knowsley Health Informatics Service, 0151 676 5886
Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist / Fixed Term / Mr Imran Akram, Clinical Director, Ophthalmology,
01744 646619
LAS CST2 Plastic Surgery / Fixed Term / Mr Philip Brackley, Consultant Plastic Surgery,
0151 430 1664
Speech and Language Therapist / Permanent / Sue Grumley, Operational Manager for Medicine,
0151 430 1014
Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care / Permanent / Jan Lawton, Team Leader, Palliative Care,
0151 290 4266
Sonographer / Permanent / Colin Diment, Ultrasound Service Manager, 0151 430 1378
Theatre Practitioner / Permanent / Mike Greenall, Theatre Manager, St Helens,
01744 646187
Research Midwife / Permanent / Jeanette Anders, Research & Development,
0151 290 4232
Sister/Charge Nurse / Permanent / Karen Barker, Matron, Surgical Care,
0151 430 1745
Opthalmic Technician / Permanent / Cynthia Penketh, Matron, Outpatient Services,
0151 426 1600 bleep 7219
Clerical Officer / Permanent / Gary Barker, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sexual Health,
01744 646487
Ward Administrator / Permanent / Denise Boardman, Ward Administrator Supervisor,
0151 430 1523
Team Leader, TCI Admissions / Permanent / Chloe Stott, Administration Services Co-ordinator, Admissions,
01744 647490

The Trust is unable to comment on the specific number of future vacancies as this is unknown.

The Trust is unable to provide an exact salary figure as the salary ranges dependant on the Band that of the role being adverstised.

Q5. On which websites are these jobs advertised? Please clearly provide a link/list to where these jobs are advertised.
This information is correct as of 12th March 2015.

– All vacancies advertised here.

The Trust is unable to provide a specific link to the jobs as the jobs will move down the pages on a daily basis.

We are unable to provide a specific link to the jobs as the jobs will move down the pages on a daily basis.

The Trust is unable to provide a specific link to the jobs as the jobs will move down the pages on a daily basis.

Q6. What is the process to selecting new recruitment agencies? Please provide the procurement process for selecting new recruitment agencies and what date is this conducted and by whom? Please provide full contact details.
The Trust utilise agencies awarded under Crown Commercial Services, NHS Shared Business Services and Health Trust Europe framework agreements.

Q7. Is there a purchase threshold below which allows the organisation to use external recruitment agencies which are not on any preferred supplier arrangements or contracts without going through a formal tender process?
Less than £10K

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