Staff Turnover
We have a highly skilled and professional workforce employed across all facets of our operations and support services and invest a great deal of time and effort into looking after our employees. The development of staff wellbeing programs, such as Healthy Workplace Strategies, aims to improve workplace culture, help staff members resolve issues causing concern in the workplace and ensure that they remain happy and committed. Several management training programs have been developed to further develop the skills of our managers to support their staff. Over 850 managers have participated in such programs to date.
Headcount and resignation numbers for 2013/14 by staff type is provided below.
Note: To accurately measure staff turnover, headcount (not full time equivalent) numbers are used as some staff may work on a part time or job-share basis.
Workforce Numbers
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Staff Category Breakdown
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June 2014
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June 2013
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June 2012
|
June 2011
|
June 2010
|
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Ambulance Clinical Services (mobile)
|
3,630.90
|
3592.00
|
3593.47
|
3497.20
|
3371.00
|
|
Ambulance Clinical Services (control centres)
|
323.43
|
323.90
|
320.35
|
305.48
|
291.00
|
|
Corporate Services
|
242.19
|
220.95
|
240.03
|
252.71
|
219.04
|
|
Allied Health
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
-
|
|
Hotel Services
|
4.34
|
5.34
|
7.34
|
9.34
|
8.00
|
|
Maintenance & Trades
|
51.00
|
49.00
|
48.00
|
53.00
|
53.00
|
|
Medical
|
25.26
|
23.59
|
22.40
|
22.87
|
22.00
|
|
Nursing
|
29.26
|
31.07
|
31.90
|
36.09
|
34.00
|
|
Scientific & technical clinical support staff
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
|
Hospital Support Workers
|
66.34
|
87.47
|
87.71
|
134.00
|
119.00
|
|
Grand Total
|
4,381.72
|
4342.32
|
4360.20
|
4280.78
|
4124.60
|
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Award Group
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Description
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HC*
|
R*
|
R%*
|
|
Paramedic Off Road Educators and Managers
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Paramedic trainers and senior managers
|
280
|
14
|
5.0%
|
|
Paramedic Interns
|
Paramedic in 2nd or 3rd year of training
|
387
|
10
|
2.6%
|
|
Qualified Paramedics
|
Paramedic who has completed training
|
1818
|
88
|
4.8%
|
|
Paramedic Specialists
|
Paramedic with additional specialised training
|
692
|
27
|
3.9%
|
|
Total Paramedics on Road
|
|
3235
|
140
|
4.3%
|
|
Patient Transport Officers
|
Involved in non-emergency transport
|
211
|
10
|
4.7%
|
|
Corporate Health Managers
|
Non paramedic managers
|
145
|
19
|
13.1%
|
|
Nurses
|
Nurses in Aeromedical division
|
38
|
4
|
10.5%
|
|
Control Centres
|
000 call taking centres
|
315
|
38
|
12.1%
|
|
Other staff
|
Remainder of Ambulance staff
|
265
|
27
|
10.2%
|
|
Total
|
|
4489
|
252
|
5.6%
|
H* Headcount at 30 June 2014
R* Resignations 2013/14
R%* Resignation as % of officer type
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% of Total Staff
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|
|
|
|
|
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EEO Group
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Benchmark or Target
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2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
Women
|
50%
|
34.6%
|
34.6%
|
35%
|
35.8%
|
35.7%
|
36%
|
|
Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders
|
2.6%
|
2.1%
|
2.1%
|
1.9%
|
1.6%
|
2.3%
|
*2.7%
|
|
People Whose First Language Was Not English
|
19%
|
0.1%
|
0.10%
|
0.20%
|
4.8%
|
4.8%
|
4.9%
|
|
People With A Disability
|
N/A
|
2.1%
|
2.10%
|
2.10%
|
1.7%
|
1.9%
|
1.8%
|
|
People With A Disability Requiring Work-Related Adjustments
|
1.3% (2012)
1.5% (2013)
1.5% (2014)
|
0.4%
|
0.3%
|
0.3%
|
0.3%
|
0.30%
|
0.3%
|
*Where response to diversity data is below 100% an estimate is calculated.
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|
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Distribution Index
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|
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EEO Group
|
Benchmark or Target
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
Women
|
100
|
93
|
93
|
92
|
93
|
94
|
*95
|
|
Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders
|
100
|
101
|
101
|
95
|
92
|
85
|
82
|
|
People Whose First Language was not English
|
100
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
95
|
94
|
97
|
|
People with a Disability
|
100
|
112
|
112
|
109
|
107
|
107
|
106
|
|
People with a Disability Requiring Work-Related Adjustments
|
100
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
*Where response to diversity data is below 100% an estimate is calculated.