❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed staffing information (headcount and FTE) for various roles at the Albany Health Campus, both current and projected upon full operation. The response provides current data, explains data limitations, and clarifies projections.
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(1) At Albany Health Campus what is the current number of actual staff for: (a) registered nurses; (b) enrolled nurses; (c) doctors (including interns, registrars and specialist medical practitioners); (d) orderlies/patient care assistants; (e) administration/clerical staff; and (f) payroll staff? (2) At Albany Health Campus what is the full-time equivalent breakdown of staff for: (a) registered nurses; (b) enrolled nurses; (c) doctors (including interns, registrars and specialist medical practitioners); (d) orderlies/patient care assistants; (e) administration/clerical staff; and (f) payroll staff? (3) What is the projected number (headcount) of staff in the following areas to be employed at Albany Health Campus when it is fully operational: (a) registered nurses; (b) enrolled nurses; (c) doctors (including interns, registrars and specialist medical practitioners); (d) orderlies/patient care assistants; (e) administration/clerical staff; and (f) payroll staff? (4) What is the projected number full-time equivalent of staff in the following areas to be employed at Albany Health Campus, when it is fully operational: (a) registered nurses; (b) enrolled nurses; (c) doctors (including interns, registrars and specialist medical practitioners); (d) orderlies/patient care assistants; (e) administration/clerical staff; and (f) payroll staff?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
34 days
Question
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(1)
255
51
35
14
110
(2)
185.8
32.3
43
12.7
88
(1) - (2)(f) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided as payroll services are located within Shared Service Centre (Health Corporate Network [HCN]) and not at individual hospital sites.
Questions (1) - (2) Notes:
1) Data Source: HR Data Warehouse.
2) Headcount data extracted on 22 May 2013 for the month of April 2013; FTE data extracted on 7 May 2013.
3) Albany Health Campus was only recently opened in May 2013 hence, as figures are for April 2013, they reflect Albany Hospital (Major Location) and components of Great Southern Regional Management, Mental Health Great Southern and Population Health Great Southern.
4) Occupational groups are based on financial account codes.
5) Enrolled Nurses includes Enrolled Mental Health Nurses.
6) Doctors include salaried medical officers, salaried medical practitioners, salaried radiology (medical imaging), salaried radiotherapy, salaried pathology, salaried other, sessional clinical, sessional radiology (medical imaging), sessional radiotherapy and sessional pathology.
7) Patient Care Assistants includes Orderlies & Transport, and Patient Support Assistants.
8) Administration staff includes General Administration and Clerical, and Clinical Administration Support.
9) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided; they are located within the Shared Service Centre (Health Corporate Network), and not at individual hospital sites.
10) Headcount:
- Headcount is for staff employed by Department of Health (DOH) only and excludes agency.
- Headcount is calculated as the number of persons employed by DOH only and paid in the last pay period of the month specified (April 2013).
- DOH employees can be employed across multiple sites and are therefore represented as a headcount at each site of employment.
11) FTE:
- Month to Date FTE is used in the presentation of FTE information for April 2013.
- FTE is calculated as the monthly Average FTE and is the average hours worked during a period of time divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include ordinary time; overtime; all leave categories; public holidays, Time Off in Lieu, Workers Compensation.
- FTE figures provided are based on Actual (Paid) month to date FTE.
- FTE for Doctors and Administration includes agency FTE.
(3)(a) - (f) The headcount will only vary from FTE if staff are employed part-time or job share instead of full-time. This is unknown until the recruitment process is completed.
Question
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(4)
193.86
31.7
46
40.42
88
(f) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided as payroll services are located within Shared Service Centre (HCN) and not at individual hospital sites.
Question (4) Notes:
1) Orderlies/Patient Care Assistants: The figure of 40.42 FTE is greater than the FTE reported in Q2 because Albany Health Campus is converting to a Patient Service Assistant (PSA) model and cleaners are converting to PSAs, hence the larger figure. Cleaning FTE was not reported in Q2.
2) Doctors: The figure of 43 FTE reported in Q2 is considered to be higher than average due to the periodic payment of locum fees. The average usage over the last 4 months is 41.2 FTE.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(1)
255
51
35
14
110
(2)
185.8
32.3
43
12.7
88
(1) - (2)(f) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided as payroll services are located within Shared Service Centre (Health Corporate Network [HCN]) and not at individual hospital sites.
Questions (1) - (2) Notes:
1) Data Source: HR Data Warehouse.
2) Headcount data extracted on 22 May 2013 for the month of April 2013; FTE data extracted on 7 May 2013.
3) Albany Health Campus was only recently opened in May 2013 hence, as figures are for April 2013, they reflect Albany Hospital (Major Location) and components of Great Southern Regional Management, Mental Health Great Southern and Population Health Great Southern.
4) Occupational groups are based on financial account codes.
5) Enrolled Nurses includes Enrolled Mental Health Nurses.
6) Doctors include salaried medical officers, salaried medical practitioners, salaried radiology (medical imaging), salaried radiotherapy, salaried pathology, salaried other, sessional clinical, sessional radiology (medical imaging), sessional radiotherapy and sessional pathology.
7) Patient Care Assistants includes Orderlies & Transport, and Patient Support Assistants.
8) Administration staff includes General Administration and Clerical, and Clinical Administration Support.
9) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided; they are located within the Shared Service Centre (Health Corporate Network), and not at individual hospital sites.
10) Headcount:
- Headcount is for staff employed by Department of Health (DOH) only and excludes agency.
- Headcount is calculated as the number of persons employed by DOH only and paid in the last pay period of the month specified (April 2013).
- DOH employees can be employed across multiple sites and are therefore represented as a headcount at each site of employment.
11) FTE:
- Month to Date FTE is used in the presentation of FTE information for April 2013.
- FTE is calculated as the monthly Average FTE and is the average hours worked during a period of time divided by the Award Full Time Hours for the same period. Hours include ordinary time; overtime; all leave categories; public holidays, Time Off in Lieu, Workers Compensation.
- FTE figures provided are based on Actual (Paid) month to date FTE.
- FTE for Doctors and Administration includes agency FTE.
(3)(a) - (f) The headcount will only vary from FTE if staff are employed part-time or job share instead of full-time. This is unknown until the recruitment process is completed.
Question
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(4)
193.86
31.7
46
40.42
88
(f) Payroll staff are excluded from the data provided as payroll services are located within Shared Service Centre (HCN) and not at individual hospital sites.
Question (4) Notes:
1) Orderlies/Patient Care Assistants: The figure of 40.42 FTE is greater than the FTE reported in Q2 because Albany Health Campus is converting to a Patient Service Assistant (PSA) model and cleaners are converting to PSAs, hence the larger figure. Cleaning FTE was not reported in Q2.
2) Doctors: The figure of 43 FTE reported in Q2 is considered to be higher than average due to the periodic payment of locum fees. The average usage over the last 4 months is 41.2 FTE.
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