§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. [39068]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is shown in the table. Details of where the advertisements are placed are not centrally recorded. Regional offices and agency recruitment details are not collated centrally.
Senior and specialist posts are advertised nationally and/or in specialist press.
The Department has a robust external recruitment policy which complies with the rules and requirements of "Minister's Rules for Selection", "The Civil Service Order Council", Treasury and equal opportunity and employment protection legislation.
£ Job vacancy Advertising cost Admin and secretarial posts 52,885.54 Branch head posts 81,905.87 Business manager posts 16,843.15 Communications specialist posts 69,031.88 Director posts 88,261.90 Economist/analyst posts 51,629.96 Human resource professional posts 13,587.70 Information/librarian specialist posts 4,282.88 Local public service agreement coordinator posts 3,390.56 Management accountant posts 5,710.88 Mental health group manager posts 2,286.93 Policy officer posts 12,192.73 Primary care nursing adviser posts 4,789.76 Pharmaceutical specialist posts 10,262.17 Project manager posts 20,821.26 Researcher posts 12,803.15 Risk management officer and quality inspector posts 15,108.32 Scientific specialist posts 10,211.78 Senior auditor posts 9,486.76 Senior forensic mental health specialist posts 2,670.46 Senior medical officer posts 17,243.81 Senior quality assurance coordinator posts 10,979.32 Social services inspectors posts 14,435.67 Valuing people regional worker posts 3,188.20 Web development manager posts 4,753.49 Total cost 538,764.00 Source:
Department of Health central recruitment data March 2001 to February 2002.