NHS Banding

Sarah69

Hi, not sure anyone can help but I’ll ask anyway. I’m currently Band 2 HCA, top of my band. Next month all HCA’s  in my trust will be upgraded to Band 3 so my question is will I then be top of Band 3? TIA

LightFlare

It probably depends on why they are doing this.

If it’s just to ensure that people are getting paid at least nmw then you may just get ported to the closest increment.

I’m sure your reps/HR will be able to be a bit more definitive

DullGreyGuy

Sarah69 said:

Hi, not sure anyone can help but I’ll ask anyway. I’m currently Band 2 HCA, top of my band. Next month all HCA’s  in my trust will be upgraded to Band 3 so my question is will I then be top of Band 3? TIA

Have they said anything about salaries changing?

Went through a regrading process at a previous place, not NHS, just peoples bands changed not their salaries so if you were say top of band 2 and were moved to band 3 then your pay is the same but if you were middle of band 2 you were now bottom of band 3 and likewise if top of 2 then now middle of 3

ButterCheese

No you won't go to the top of a band 3.  You'll start at the bottom of band 3 which is £24071.  years ago it was different, with more scales per band, so when it happened to me (I went from a 3 to a 4 to a 5) you'd start on the equivalent scale on the band higher i.e. the lowest scale on the band up as long as it's not less than you were on before.  And then progress on that band.

The good part is that going up a band pretty much gurantees you'll be on 25674 after 2 years

Nothanks

Almost certainly no, sorry. 

EnPointe

Sarah69 said:

Hi, not sure anyone can help but I’ll ask anyway. I’m currently Band 2 HCA, top of my band. Next month all HCA’s  in my trust will be upgraded to Band 3 so my question is will I then be top of Band 3? TIA

how many  years service do you have ? 

you'll go to 24 071  basic anyway , it may  be that you'll need ot  have 2  years asa band 3 to get the increment  - unless there isa  banding  arguement  that  you were all ready  doing band 3 duties  and   should have been regarded sooner  

Sarah69

EnPointe said:

Sarah69 said:

Hi, not sure anyone can help but I’ll ask anyway. I’m currently Band 2 HCA, top of my band. Next month all HCA’s  in my trust will be upgraded to Band 3 so my question is will I then be top of Band 3? TIA

how many  years service do you have ? 

you'll go to 24 071  basic anyway , it may  be that you'll need ot  have 2  years asa band 3 to get the increment  - unless there isa  banding  arguement  that  you were all ready  doing band 3 duties  and   should have been regarded sooner  

I’ve been with the trust 9 years. There’s is no arguing over the banding change. The other 2 local hospitals have already changed their Band 2 ‘s to Band 3.