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Job Evaluation

 

Job Evaluation is a major component of the Agenda for Change agreement. The process of matching jobs to national profiles, or evaluating jobs locally, as outlined in the NHS Job Evaluation Handbook determines in which pay band a post should sit.

Job Evaluation determines the basic pay of staff and is key to the ongoing operation of the Agenda for Change agreement. It has been a resource intensive activity and employers have been given significant support, advice and guidance in the operation of the system throughout the implementation period, including the opportunity to learn from Early Implementer Trusts on how best to operate the system locally.

As Agenda for Change moves into the mainstream HR processes in the NHS, NHS Employers will continue to support trusts in operating the Job Evaluation system, including the maintenance of National Job Profiles and providing advice to employers.

The Job Evaluation process is overseen by the NHS Staff Council through the Job Evaluation sub group.

Further information on Job Evaluation can be found in the NHS Employers publications library. This can be found in the 'About Us' section of the website, under 'Publications'. To use the library, there are two options:

  • Advanced search - where you can enter the title, description or key word and a list of options will appear; or
  • Browse the library - in here, select Pay and Negotiations, select Agenda for Change, select Job Evaluation.

Pages in this section

Advice from JEG
The NHS Staff Council's Job Evaluation Group (JEG) produces advice and information for employers on the implementation of the NHS job evaluation scheme, which is published in this section of the website.

Release of information
The Job Evaluation Group has provided some advice about the handling and release of information to postholders about the Job Evaluation process and their outcomes.

Jobs crossing boundaries
The Job Evaluation Group (JEG) has produced advice about how to deal with jobs, which appear to cross the boundaries between the health service and higher education, in the context of Agenda for Change (AfC) in the former and Pay Modernisation in the latter.

Matching non-clinical manager jobs
Monitoring of matching and local evaluations of non-clinical managerial jobs in clinical areas has revealed some misunderstanding of how the Agenda for Change JES should be applied to these jobs, particularly in relation to the 'Responsibility for Patient Care factor.'

Merger and reconfiguration
This guide provides information and advice on good practice in job evaluation for healthcare organisations undergoing merger or reconfiguration.

Mainstreaming Job Evaluation
To implement Agenda for Change, employers and staff, in partnership, have used the NHS Job Evaluation Scheme as a means of determining pay bands for posts.

Protocol for matching & evaluation
The NHS Staff Council Executive has reviewed the national procedure for resolving blocked matching, evaluation, and consistency-checking issues, which can be initiated by SHAs to resolve issues when local agreement cannot be reached.

Maintenance worker advice
The Consistency Monitoring Group of the Job Evaluation Group (JEG) was recently made aware of concerns about the nature of craft-worker jobs being matched to the band 4 Maintenance Worker Higher Level profile.

Training
The Job Evaluation Group can provide expert training in job matching, job analysis and job evaluation to organisations.

Last reviewed 20 Sep 2007

Contacts

Eleanor Ransom
Email Eleanor.Ransom@nhsemployers.org|
 

See also

National job profiles|

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Publications

The agenda 05 This issue provides an overview of resources available to support benefits realisation programmes, requirements for monitoring the implementation of the KSF in addition to news on progress in developing new arrangements for unsocial hours payments. (159 kB PDF)|

Agenda for Change briefing This Briefing explains the role of NHS Employers in the Agenda for Change process, gives an update on the current position and future developments, and details the support and guidance available to employers for implementation. (58 kB PDF)|

Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service (version 2, 2007) This handbook, updated in July 2008, applies in full to all staff employed directly by NHS organisations, except very senior managers and staff within the remit of the Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body. (542 kB PDF)|

Guidance: Mainstreaming Job Evaluation This guidance, from the NHS Staff Council Job Evaluation Group, provides advice for organisations on the factors they need to consider in the continuing operation of the NHS Job Evaluation Scheme. (73 kB PDF)|

Mainstreaming Job Evaluation This presentation provides advice for Trusts on how to incorporate the NHS Job Evaluation Scheme into mainstream HR processes, including the evaluation of new and changed roles. (382 kB PPT)|

Guidance on review procedures This guidance from the NHS Staff Council's Job Evaluation Group, produced in response to increasing numbers of queries and requests concerning local review procedures, provides advice on best practice in carrying out reviews of AfC Job Evaluation... (81 kB PDF)|

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External links

NHS Job Evaluation Handbook - second edition This handbook sets out the NHS Jobs Evaluation Scheme and how it should be used within trusts.|

DH: Agenda for Change Agenda for Change applies to all directly employed NHS staff, except very senior managers and those covered by the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body.|

 
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