March2003JobEvaluationHandbookFirstEditionJobEvaluationHandbookFirstEditionIntroduction,FactorPlan,WeightingandScoring,GuidetoProfiles,ProcessforChangingProfiles,MatchingProcess,LocalEvaluation,JobEvaluationProfilesMarch2003FirstpublishedMarch2003Note:ThisversionreplacestheJanuarypre-publicationversiononthewebsiteandincludesanumberofminorcorrectionstotypographicalerrors,numbering,totalJEscoresandcrossreferences.Thereare3substantivecorrections.ThecorrectSpecialistPharmacist(e.g.Renal/Oncology)/SectionManagerprofilehasbeensubstitutedfortheincorrectearlydraftversioninthepre-publicationdocument,andnowappearswiththeBand7profiles.Twopostswhichinclude“DistrictNursingSister”intheirtitlehavebeencorrectedtothegenderneutral“DistrictNurse”.©CrownCopyright2003READERINFORMATIONPolicyEstatesHR/WorkforcePerformanceManagementIM&TPlanningFinanceClinicalPartnershipWorkingDocumentPurposeForInformationROCRRef:GatewayRef:1154TitleAgendaForChange–JobEvaluationHandbookAuthorNHSPayPublicationdate5March2003TargetAudiencePCTCEs,NHSTrustsCEs,StHAsCEs,CareTrustsCEs,DsHSC,DirectorsofHR,DirectorsofFinance,CommunicationLeads,PayrollLeads,StaffSideChair,StaffSideSecretariesCirculationlistDescriptionThefinalisedtextoftheJobEvaluationHandbook,asagreedbythemanagementandstaffside,forthenewproposedpaysystemCrossRefAgendaforChange–ProposedAgreementSupercededDocActionrequiredTimingContactDetailsNHSPay–DepartmentofHealthPayModernisationRoom2N35CQuarryHouseQuarryHillLeedsLS27UEForrecipientuseIntroductiontotheNHSJobEvaluationScheme3Aims3JobEvaluationFactorPlan5Factordefinitionsandfactorlevels5JobEvaluationWeightingandScoring33JobEvaluationWeightingScheme34DevelopmentofProfessionalRoles35GuidetotheuseofProfiles36Introduction36UseofProfiles36ProcedureforagreeingandchangingProfiles37JEWP:JobmatchingprocedureagainstNational(Benchmark)JobEvaluationProfiles38NationalProtocolforlocalJobEvaluations41IndexofagreedProfiles43Contents3Aims1.1ThepurposeoftheNHSJobEvaluation(JE)Schemeistohelp:•ensurethatallstaffarerewardedfairly;•ensurethattheNHSrespectstheprinciplesofequalpayforworkofequalvalue.1.2TheJEschemehasbeenpurposelydevelopedfortheNHS.ThedevelopmenthasbeenundertakenbytheJobEvaluationWorkingParty(JEWP),composingNHSemployerrepresentatives,staffsiderepresentativesandindependentexpertsfromacrosstheUnitedKingdomsupportedbytheHumanResourcesDirectorateoftheDepartmentofHealthinEngland.1.3TheJESchemewilldetermineapointsscorewhichwillbeusedtomatchjobstopaybandsandtherebydeterminelevelsofbasicsalary.Thenewpaystructurewillbringtogetherjobsofsimilarscoreintocommonpaybands.Proposals1.4ThemajorityofNHSjobswillbeassimilatedontonewpaybandswithoutrecoursetoindividualevaluation.Tofacilitatethisatlocallevel,anumberofnationaljobprofileshavebeenagreed.Eachjobprofilehasarationale,whichdescribestheevaluationdecision,factorbyfactor.Thisprovidesacheckthatthereisamatchinrolesandresponsibilitiesandnotjustjobtitle.CentralguidancewillbeissuedwhichlocalstaffsideandNHSemployerswillfollowtodecideifajobmatchesanationaljobprofileorwhetheritneedstobeevaluatedlocally.1.5Aseparatesectionsetsouttheprocessforagreeingnewprofilesandidentifiestheprocessbywhichexistingprofilesmaybechanged.JobsNotCoveredbyNationalJobProfiles1.6AnumberofNHS–and,inNorthernIrelandHPSS–jobsarenotcoveredbythenationaljobprofiles,e.g.wheretherearesmallnumbersofjobholders,orwherethenatureandcontentofthejobvariessignificantlyamongstjobholders,orwherenewjobsaredesignedlocally.ThesejobswillbeanalysedandevaluatedlocallyusingtheJESchemetoensurethatjobholdersareplacedontheappropriatepayband.1.7JobEvaluationfornon-profilejobswilltakeplaceatemployerlevelinpartnershipwithstaffrepresentatives,subjecttoanagreednationalprotocol.Itwillbeformanagersandstaffrepresentativestoagreeprecisearrangementslocallye.g.howanalystsareselectedandtheprocessforratifyingresults.Acomputerisedsystemwillbeavailabletosupportlocalevaluation.IntroductiontotheNHSJobEvaluationSchemeOwnershipandMaintenanceoftheSystem1.8ThecompletedJESchemewillbeprotectedbycopyright.Theschemewillbemadeavailabletoallpublicsectorbodies.ConsiderationforitsusewillbegiventobodiesassociatedwiththeNHSe.g.MacmillanNurses,MarieCurieetc.Usebyprivatesectorbodieswillbesanctioned,subjecttopayment,bytheNHSStaffCouncil.1.9TheNHSStaffCouncilmayreviewandagreetoamendtheJEsystem,includingapprovalofanysoftwareortrainingpackages.TheNHSStaffCouncilmaysetupanexpertsub-groupforthispurpose.1.10Theapprovedlistofnationaljobprofilesandaccompanyingdescriptionsareanintegralpartofthisproposal.ItistheresponsibilityoftheNHSStaffCounciltoagreeandauthoriseanydeletions,additionsoramendmentstothelistand/ortheiraccompanyingdescriptionsbasedontherecommendationsoftheJobEvaluationsub-group.1.11IftheJESchemeoranybenchmarksareamendedatanypointinthefuture,theNHSStaffCouncilwilldecidewhetherthedegreeofchangejustifiesreviewinganyjobweightsconcerned.4JobEvaluationHandbook–FirstEdition5Factordefinitionsandfactorlevels1.Communication&relationshipskillsThisfactormeasurestheskillsrequiredtocommunicate,establishandmaintainrelation