The Trust produces a Workforce Plan, which profiles its workforce as well as highlighting how its workforce will develop in line with its service plans. It also works with other agencies to consider workforce needs of the wider NHS community within the city and the communities that the Trust serves.

Workforce information is key to this and a range of reports is provided from the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR) which allow the Trust to consider future workforce changes as well as breakdown the current workforce by key characteristics.

The Trust also undertakes work to encourage future workers to access jobs and careers within the Trust including planned work experience programmes with schools and colleges. It also works with other agencies in the city to equip external candidates with appropriate skills for entry level posts, and works with unemployed people to provide experience and development to help make people job ready for roles within the Trust.

Team Members

Dennis Little, Workforce Development and Education Manager
Matthew Timothy, Workforce Development & Information Officer
Nathaniel Latonero, RA Assistant
Catherine Ather, Work Experience Project Manager
Elizabeth Swanston, Work Experience Administrator

Contact Us

HR Department
Trust Headquarters
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kayll Road
Sunderland
SR4 7TP

Workforce Development and Education Manager – 0191 5656256 Ext 42060
Workforce Development and Information Manager – 0191 5656256 Ext 42127
Work Experience Project Manager – 0191 5656256 Ext 42189

The Workforce Development Manager is available Monday–Friday 0900–1700.