| Agenda
for change
The name given to the project to modernise
the NHS pay system, agreed by the NHS and unions. The
term Agenda for change came from a document produced
in 1999 detailing proposals from the fourth health departments
across the UK to modernise the NHS pay system.
Assimilation
This is the stage that follows job
evaluation and your post is placed into one of the eight
new pay bands. When assimilation occurs you will be
informed of your pay and terms and conditions.
Dimension
Elements that make up a job. There
are six dimensions within the knowledge and skills framework
that are regarded as Core i.e. applicable to everyone’s
job such as communications; and further 16 that are
specific.
Factor
There are 16 factors within job evaluation
that your job will be measured or evaluated against.
These include communication skills, mental effort and
whether you have the freedom to act. A points score
is given against each factor and the total number of
points out of all 16 factors will determine which pay
band your job will be assimilated to.
Job Evaluation
This examines the knowledge, skills
and effort needed to do every job. Job Evaluation will
determine which pay band jobs should be placed.
Knowledge and Skills Framework
Knowledge and Skills Framework, this
gives each job an outline of the necessary skills and
knowledge required for the post and will eventually
provide the basis for future pay increases.
Matching panels
Groups of Trust and union representatives
who match posts to national job profiles
National job Profiles
These are nationally agreed job descriptions
for common NHS jobs.
Pay Bands
These are eight new pay bands under
Agenda for Change that all NHS posts, apart from executive
directors, dentists and doctors, will be placed.
Pay Points
Within each pay band there is a pay
scale, which contains a number of pay points.
Recruitment and Retention Premia
Recruitment and Retention Premia (or
RRP as it is commonly referred to) are additional payments
for particular groups of staff. PCTs will be able to
use these premia to address recruitment and retention
difficulties caused by external labour market pressures
Common Abbreviations
| AFC |
Agenda For Change |
| COLS |
Cost of Living Supplement |
| EI |
Early Implementer |
| IPR |
Individual Performance
Review |
| JB |
Job Description |
| JE |
Job Evaluation |
| KSF |
Knowledge & Skills
Framework |
| PDP |
Personal Development Plan |
| RCN |
Royal College of Nursing |
| RRP |
Recruitment
and Retention Premia |
| JES |
Job Evaluation Scheme |
| JAQ |
Job Analysis Questionnaire |
| Job Analysts |
Trained teams who will ensure
all information is gathered for evaluation |
| National |
Outline of jobs evaluated at
National level or by the Early Implementer |
| Profiles |
sites |
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