Job Evaluation
What is Job Evaluation?
The Job Evaluation (JE) Scheme was specifically developed for the NHS across the UK and determines the basic pay of staff covered by Agenda for Change. This is done by measuring NHS jobs across a range of factors and allocating relevant levels according to the job role being considered. Each of these levels have an allocated points score and the total points determine the appropriate pay band for the job. This allows jobs in differing professions but with equal overall weight to be appropriately measured. The JE Scheme is designed to ensure we implement an apply equal pay for work of equal value.
Detailed information on the JE scheme can be obtained from the Job Evaluation Handbook.
This JE Scheme applies in the following circumstances:
- A new post is developed within the service;
- A service-initiated change occurs impacting on the roles and responsibilities of a
- post;
- Where there is agreement that a post has changed significantly;
- A collective request for re-evaluation is lodged by a staff-side organisation(s)
- where the same job description is in use for a number of staff;
- A post has been evaluated nationally for use through NHS Scotland.
In the NHS we follow the Job Evaluation Scheme to determine the pay bands for all posts under the NHS terms and conditions of service (Agenda for Change), which helps support equal pay and our staff can be confident that they are paid appropriately for their role. Job Evaluation measures the skills, responsibilities and effort that are required for a job, and allocates it to a pay band. It does this by matching jobs to national job profiles or evaluating jobs locally, to set the basic pay for staff. You will find a Job Evaluation Handbook, training on Job Evaluation, and a collection of National Job Profiles on the MSG website.
Contact Us
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Alison Young – Job Evaluation – Workforce Solutions Manager
Erin Bruce– Job Evaluation – Workforce Support Officer
N&M CSW Band 2 Re-Banding Review
Band 2 Nursing/Midwifery Healthcare Support Workers are invited to request a re-banding of their role following a revision of the national job profiles for Nursing/Midwifery Clinical Support Workers.
- HCSW Revised Profiles – January 2022
- CSW Re-banding process May 2022
- STAC(TCS02)2023 – Band 2 to 3 for Bank Workers
Cohorts of eligible staff have been identified by our Job Evaluation team and email invitations to fill out our online application form will be sent out during the first few months of 2025.
Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles
Nurses in roles evaluated at Agenda for Change Pay Band 5 may submit a re-evaluation request using a nationally-developed online process. See below links to specific resources on the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee website.
Agenda for Change Re-Banding of Posts
Staff who wish to apply for a re-banding of their post may do so by following the policy below.
Job Descriptions
You may wish to Revise or Update a Job Description, or create an entirely new Job Description.
Revising or Updating a Job Description (JD) is more commonly accepted than creating an entirely new JD. If you submit a new JD for review, and it is too similar enough to an existing JD, then it will be dismissed. In either case you can use the guidance, checklist, and template below to assist you.