The Employer's Handbook: An Essential Guide to Employment Law Personnel Policies and Procedures

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Requirement to communicate in a language other than English. Jobs with a specific requirement to communicate in a language other than English, which would otherwise score at Level 2 will score at Level 3. Any score higher than Level 3 will be dependent on the nature of the communication, the skills required and the extent to which they meet the factor level definitions and not the language of delivery.

a) Providing and receiving routine information which requires tact or persuasive skills or where there are barriers to understanding, orHighly developed specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.

Organisations need to ensure that staff are trained in the matching, analysis and evaluation processes of the NHS JE Scheme for continuity in the future. It is essential for organisations to keep a register of names of practitioners and trainers. work rated as equivalent under a job evaluation scheme’ (only ancillary workers in the health service were covered by job evaluation) it had little impact elsewhere in the health service. Disputes over whether a job has changed significantly should be resolved through the local grievance procedure or a local arbitration process. It is important to note that not all experience delivers the required additional knowledge for level 6. Simply doing a job for a number of years may make the jobholder more proficient at doing the job, but does not always result in additional knowledge. Also, while most additional knowledge, particularly for healthcare professional jobs, is specialist knowledge (that is, homing in on an area of practice and deepening the knowledge of that area acquired during basic training), some is a broadening of basic knowledge to a level which allows the jobholder to undertake all areas of practice without any guidance or supervision. implement the new common job structure and then undertake AfC matching and evaluation of new or changed jobs, or

b. Jobs which all parties agree have not changed following the merger/reconfiguration do not need to be re-matched or re-evaluated, as long as the review shows there are no inconsistencies in the previous processes. If inconsistencies are found, then it will be necessary to re-match or evaluate. d) accountable for the direct delivery of a service within a sub-division of a clinical, clinical technical or social care service. The NHS job evaluation (NHS JE) scheme is used to determine the pay bands for all posts on Agenda for Change (AFC) contracts. It was introduced in 2004 and relies on consistent application within organisations and across the service. Manipulation of fine tools or materials (level 3b) for example, manipulation of materials on a slide or under a microscope, use of fine screw drivers or similar equipment, assembly of surgical equipment, administering intravenous injections.

Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge (Level 8a) refers to the highest level of specialist knowledge within the relevant specialist field. It is equivalent to a doctorate plus further specialist training, research or study. It is, therefore, appropriate for posts requiring significant expertise and experience and where the entry level is a doctorate or equivalent e.g. healthcare or scientific consultant posts.Develop a common terminology. A possible barrier to progress is the use of legacy organisations’ terminology eg using the same term for different concepts and different terms for the same concept. As the meanings of words are important in the context of job matching and evaluation, it is worth spending some time at the outset on clarifying and defining any terms that are likely to be used frequently. Organisations must ensure that the NHS JE Scheme is embedded in everyday operational processes. They must ensure that they have the capacity for future matching and evaluation in partnership, by scoping future needs to identify a pool of sufficient practitioners who will be used on a regular basis to ensure job evaluation competency and consistency. This will require on-going training and refresher training.

The additional specialist knowledge required could consist in part of managerial knowledge, where this is genuinely needed for the job and there is a requirement to attend management courses or have equivalent managerial experience.Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, the majority of which are non-routine, which require intermediate level theoretical knowledge. This knowledge is normally acquired through formal training or equivalent experience.