Employment, Foundation and Pay
Explore essential staff documentation, including guidance on joining NHS Lanarkshire, foundational organizational policies, standard employment conditions, and detailed procedures for pay, allowances, and expenses.
All NHS Scotland Health Boards adhere to the Once for Scotland approach. Each section provides direct access to the relevant national policy, local NHS Lanarkshire guidance, and any supporting forms or documents.
Joining NHS Lanarkshire
Recruitment and Selection
Outlines the procedures for attracting, interviewing, and appointing new employees fairly and consistently.
Foundation
Anonymous Complaints
Outlines the process for handling, investigating, and managing complaints submitted without a name.
Capability
Covers procedures for managing and supporting employees who are struggling to perform their role to standard.
Checking Professional Registrations
Details the mandatory requirements and processes for verifying and monitoring staff registrations.
Dress Code And Appearance At Work
Outlines standards for professional attire, uniform requirements, and personal appearance at work.
Disciplinary for Medical and Dental Staff
Covers specific disciplinary procedures and conflict resolution processes for medical and dental professionals.
Fraud Theft Bribery And Corruption
Details the zero-tolerance approach and reporting procedures for suspected financial irregularities.
Grievance
Outlines the formal process for employees to raise concerns, problems, or complaints about their workplace.
Positive Disclosures For Existing Employees
Covers steps to take when existing staff disclose criminal convictions or other relevant findings.
Organisational Change
Details processes for consulting and supporting staff during restructuring, redeployment, or redundancy.
Personal File Retention
Outlines the rules, timeframes, and security protocols for safely storing and destroying employee records.
Social Media
Outlines the acceptable use of social media and the standards of conduct expected from employees online.
Standards of Business Conduct
Details the ethical standards, conflict of interest rules, and expected professional behavior for all staff.
Temporary Resourcing
Covers the procedures for requesting, hiring, and managing temporary staff, including bank and agency workers.
Trade Unions and Professional Organisations
Covers time off and facility provisions for accredited union representatives and professional bodies.
Conduct
Details the expected standards of behavior, professional conduct, and the disciplinary process for breaches.
Injury Allowance
Details the financial support and eligibility criteria for staff who suffer a work-related injury or illness.
Industrial Action
Outlines protocols for managing services, staff communication, and pay during official industrial action.
Bullying and Harassment
Outlines procedures for preventing, reporting, and managing bullying or harassment in the workplace.
Whistleblowing
Covers the safe, confidential process for employees to raise concerns about risks, malpractice, or wrongdoing.
Attendance
Outlines attendance guidance, videos, and manager checklists for handling staff sickness and ongoing absences.
Investigations
Details the roles, procedures, and practical support for staff managing or undergoing an investigation.
Terminal Illness and Death in Service
Covers the support, management, and processing of terminal illness, ill health, and a death in service.
Employment Contract
Fixed Term Contracts
Applies to temporary employment. It outlines contract terms, renewals, and end-of-contract procedures.
Long Service Recognition
Covers rewards for extended employment. It outlines eligibility, milestones, and recognition awards.
New and Changed Jobs Policy
Relates to role modifications or creation. It outlines evaluation, grading, and approval processes.
PDP and Performance Review
Pertains to employee appraisals. It outlines goal setting, development plans, and review cycles.
Reckonable and Continuous Service
Relates to previous NHS service. It outlines how this counts towards redundancy, maternity, and sick pay.
Rostering (Nursing, Midwifery, and AHP)
Covers clinical staff scheduling. It outlines shift planning, demand templates, and safe staffing.
Secondment
Applies when transferring roles temporarily. It outlines terms, returning procedures, and pay arrangements.
Working Time Regulation
Relates to statutory working hours. It outlines rest breaks, maximum hours, and opt-out rules.
Annex 21 Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees (Agenda for Change Staff)
Applies to trainee pay and banding. It outlines specific arrangements for Agenda for Change staff during training.
Terms and Conditions
Applies to trainee pay and banding. It outlines specific arrangements for Agenda for Change staff during training.
Redeployment
Applies when finding alternative employment for displaced employees or those unable to continue in their existing roles.
Pay, Benefits and Expenses
Salary Information
Outlines AFC pay scales, terms, starting salaries, on-call arrangements, and managing changing or additional hours.