NHS Pay banding & salary fairness

[Demetriowasthere]

Looking for some expert advice here.

Can someone be recruited into a role within a team on a higher pay point in the same band? Most of us in our nursing team have worked for the NHS for many years and are slowly working our way up now a new person from outside NHS has been offered a considerably higher salary as they have negotiated this based on their current salary which is higher. They have experience but in the private sector and abroad.

Interested to know if this is allowed/permitted.

It’s is allowed at manager’s discretion. I have said no to requests based on higher salary alone, as the salary range was clearly advertised and people coming from the private sector isn’t o non-clinical roles need to consider the other elements such as annual leave, annual increments and pension contributions. But if someone was working in another healthcare role I think that’s a different conversation.

Yes the manager considers and either agrees or counter offers -usually midpoint of band .
How do you know the salary of a new employee ?

Aware of the salary as paperwork was left out clearly showing new offer.

It's at the discretion of the manager. Most people wouldn't take a new job for less pay.

Thats not strictly true AmNot
People sometimes accept lower but get better stability, sick pay, annual leave etc as a result.

Very poor to leave out paperwork but its not your concern so would forget about it OP

Yes it is allowed on rare occasions. It requires evidence of recent pay level and demonstrable equivalent experience for number of years to be higher in the band. I've been in nhs for 7 years and seen it twice in all that time and in both cases it was recruitment from outside of NHS with a significant drop in salary.