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Recruitment of locum Chief Allied Health Professional (FOI)

Recruitment of locum Chief Allied Health Professional (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 31 May 2022.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

It is my understanding that a senior role in HCS has been filled by another Interim member of staff who is not locally qualified, without due process being followed. I would like the following information

A

What was the process for the appointment of the Locum Chief AHP?

B

Why has the Chief AHP role in HCS been filled by a Locum or ‘Interim’?

C

What is the salary of the locum Chief AHP?

D

What are the management qualifications of the Locum Chief AHP?

E

What plans are there for the post of Chief AHP to be appointed to permanently?

Response

A

The appointment for the role of interim Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP) was through a process of expression of interest, sent internally to all Health and Community Services (HCS) Heads of AHP Services or HCS AHP’s that were in a grade 13 post or above. Those that expressed interest were then invited to interview.

B

The post is for a fixed term period, as the substantive Chief AHP post-holder has been seconded to the temporary post of Director of Culture, Well Being and Engagement for a period of 12 months. The current post-holder was the successful candidate at interview.

C

To protect the privacy of the appointed individual, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

D

To protect the privacy of the appointed individual, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

E

Please see the response to question 2. The post is occupied by a permanent employee who is currently on secondment.

Article Applied

Article 25   Personal information

(1)     Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2)     Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a)     it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b)     its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

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