From amicus - MSF
Head of Health, Gail Cartmail General Secretary, Roger Lyons
Reps Direct should be forwarded by email to other members and put in printed form on the notice boards for all to see, both members and non-members.
Range of managers and clinicians including
Debbie Rossiter, Celia Dobson, Anne Whitehorn, Rob Spence,
Helen Cockerill, Kirsty Maguire and others from Early
Implementer sites
Kamini Gadhok, Chief Executive of RCSLT
From amicus - Fiona Farmer (National officer for SLT),
Colin Adkins researcher and amicus lead on job evaluation
working party, Jenni Kay from Early Implementer site in
Cheshire (NAC), Gail Cartmail, head of Health for amicus,
Alison Nuttall (SLT NAC)
1. review existing profiles with the following titles;
2. Consider profile gaps
3. Plan a way forward to tackle any identified
difficulties.
After a long and sometimes 'rambling' debate, the following conclusions were reached and actions planned.
1. The following profiles were amended slightly to include more accurate wording and some changes in job evaluation factor levels though this was not perceived as likely to change the banding;It was felt that if good guidance was provided to manage the application of these profiles, they would not be used for anyone outside (current) band 2 Colin will submit these amendments to JEWP and the intention is that once guidance is completed they could be signed off.
2. It was felt that the following 2 profiles would be rejected as not fit for use and therefore would be 'abandoned' completely
This was on the basis that they weren't felt to reflect 'real jobs' and that they have been superseded by the professional manager profiles (see below)
4. That we would be seeking 2 new profiles to cover clinical skills as opposed to management with the working titles of Principal SLT and Consultant SLT (with a rough equivalency of band 3 and band 4 current posts respectively). We have identified senior clinicians at both principal and consultant level to undertake a job evaluation process with support from amicus to ensure they give appropriate and adequate information and evidence.
Colin will take this forward via JEWP and Gail Cartmail will also support the negotiating position. If we feel we do not achieve the above with the DOH we may have to fall back on other campaigning issues eg. Recruitment and retention premia, political campaigning etc. I think there are plans for a meeting with the minister for health to stress the need for resolution.
Guidance will be produced by amicus to manage the application of the profiles.
Early Implementer sites should not be undertaking any job matching for SLT in the absence of nationally agreed profiles. Gail Cartmail asked to be informed if any Trusts were pushing ahead with the matching process.
It was felt that this was a good, strong compromise position to take. There may be a couple of spine points lost but we considered that this would almost match current positions and salaries and was a useful way forward.