Is there any possibility that Agenda for Change will repeat the problems associated with nurses clinical grading?
A. We are confident that it will not. Under Agenda for Change basic pay is determined by using the new NHS job evaluation scheme which is designed to ensure equal pay for work of equal value. Job evaluation allocates staff to the new paybands by measuring the knowledge, skills, effort and responsibilities that staff require in post. The scheme has been developed and tested in partnership between the Health Departments, trades unions and NHS employer representatives. Nationally agreed job profiles will provide staff with greater certainty about how they will fit into the new pay structure and reduce the need for local evaluations. A large number of job profiles have already been developed and agreed in partnership with the Unions and several more will be agreed in time for national roll-out.
