Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 205-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. The total number of multi-professional approved clinicians (as approved under the mental health act) employed by the trust currently?
Our response:
2
You asked:
a. A breakdown of this number by base profession (psychologist, nurse, occupational therapist or social worker)
Our response:
1 consultant nurse and 1 consultant psychologist.
You asked:
b. The number of these working as responsible clinicians?
Our response:
1 Psychologist full-time and 1 nurse semi-retired with allocated cover RC responsibilities.
You asked:
c. A breakdown of which teams these staff are working in based on the following:
i. inpatient vs outpatient setting
Our response:
All inpatient settings
You asked:
ii. Specialty (old age, general adult, child and adolescent, intellectual disability, forensic or other)
Our response:
Forensic.
You asked:
iii. For inpatient settings whether male ward, female ward or mixed ward
Our response:
Male ward
You asked:
2. The total number of trainee multi-professional approved clinicians currently in training in the trust?
Our response:
There will be 2 (1 now and 1 starting soon) undertaking the Mental Health Law course
You asked:
3. The mean pro-rata salary of multi-professional approved clinicians and multi-professional responsible clinicians currently employed by the trust (as two values if these are different?
Our response:
1 is 8D and the other is 9, this grade is based only on approved clinician status and or associated duties. Please click on link below for salaries:
Agenda for Change NHS Pay Bands 2025/26 (Updated)
You asked:
4. Are multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians currently allowed to cover gaps in service left by doctor approved/responsible clinicians
Our response:
Yes
You asked:
5. Do multi-professional approved/responsible clinicians contribute to on call rotas
Our response:
No, all cover is planned within the service, in hours only.
You asked:
a. If yes are these on rotas shared with doctor approved/responsible clinicians
Our response:
Not applicable.
You asked:
b. If yes is this in hours, out of hours, or both
Our response:
Not applicable.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.