FOI – 2025-000026 International Recruitment (HTML)
Date received – 24/01/2025 | Date responded – 06/02/2025
Request
- Could you please provide the contact details for the procurement officer responsible for international recruitment within the trust? For Doctors, Nurses and AHP
- Outside of Procurement who is the Senior Officer Responsible for International Recruitment For Nurse, Doctors, AHP? and their Contaact details?
- Additionally, what is the budget allocated for international recruitment for the financial year 2025/26 for Nurse, Doctors, AHP? Who is the responsible officer to allocate this budget?
- Current Vacancies at the trust per Specialty: General Nurse/ Mental Health Nurses/ AHP/ Doctors
- During the financial year 2023/24, which international recruitment partners did the trust use, if any? Who are they planning to use for 2025/26? Who is the responsible officer who decides this?
- How many international Doctors/Nurse/AHP did the trust receive in the financial year 2023/24?
- What was the international recruitment spend Bifurgted by Doctors/Nurses/AHP by the trust for the financial year 23/24?
Response
1. Could you please provide the contact details for the procurement officer responsible for international recruitment within the trust? For Doctors, Nurses and AHP?
Under Section 17(1) of FOISA for “Information Not Held”, NSS does not employ a procurement officer for international recruitment.
2. Outside of Procurement who is the Senior Officer Responsible for International Recruitment For Nurse, Doctors, AHP? and their Contaact details?
Under Section 17(1) of FOISA for “Information Not Held”, NSS does not have a senior responsible officer for international recruitment. For general enquiries our recruitment team can be contacted via the email address nss.wfrs@nhs.scot.
3. Additionally, what is the budget allocated for international recruitment for the financial year 2025/26 for Nurse, Doctors, AHP? Who is the responsible officer to allocate this budget?
NSS does not have a budget for international recruitment.
4. Current Vacancies at the trust per Specialty: General Nurse/ Mental Health Nurses/ AHP/ Doctors
As at 3rd February 2025, NSS are advertising 2 x Charge Nurses, 1 x Medical Director and 1 x National Medical Advisor.
5. During the financial year 2023/24, which international recruitment partners did the trust use, if any? Who are they planning to use for 2025/26? Who is the responsible officer who decides this?
Under Section 17(1) of FOISA for “Information Not Held”, NSS do not use any international recruitment partners for international recruitment.
6. How many international Doctors/Nurse/AHP did the trust receive in the financial year 2023/24?
NSS did not employ any new international Doctors, Nurses or Allied Health Professionals.
7. What was the international recruitment spend Bifurgted by Doctors/Nurses/AHP by the trust for the financial year 23/24?
The spend on international recruitment in the financial year for Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals was £0.00.
In order to obtain international recruitment information in relation to the afore mentioned specialty role within the other Health Boards within NHSScotland, we suggest that you contact each of them using the email addresses listed in the table below, as under the terms of FOISA we are unable to transfer this request on your behalf.
- Ayrshire and Arran - foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
- Borders – foi.enquiries@borders.scot.nhs.uk
- Dumfries and Galloway – dg.feedback2@nhs.scot
- Fife – fife.foirequestfife@nhs.scot
- Forth Valley – fv.freedomofinformation@nhs.scot
- Grampian – gram.foi@nhs.scot
- Greater Glasgow & Clyde – foi@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
- Highland – nhsh.foirequestshighland@nhs.scot
- Lanarkshire – foi@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
- Lothian – foi@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
- Orkney – ORK.FOIrequests@nhs.scot
- Shetland – shet.foi@nhs.scot
- Tayside – tay.informationgovernance@nhs.scot
- Western Isles – wi.foi-requests@nhs.scot
- NHS Golden Jubilee – FOI@gjnh.scot.nhs.uk
- Healthcare improvement Scotland - his.foi@nhs.scot
- NHS Education for Scotland – nes.foi@nhs.scot
- NHS Golden Jubilee – FOI@nwtc.scot.nhs.uk
- NHS24 – foi@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk
- Public Health Scotland - PHS.FOI@phs.scot
- Scottish Ambulance Service – sas.foi@nhs.scot
- The State Hospital - tsh.info@nhs.scot
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