NHS - Being asked to ‘act up’ to cover long term sickness - no pay?

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Our Band 7 manager has gone on long term sick so the Band 6 team members have been asked by the higher up manager to cover all of his work - both clinical and wider projects/responsibilities. We are not quite sure how it’s going to work yet and how we are going to fit all that into our working week but even if we could magic up the time, there’s been no mention of extra pay. WIBU to ask for an acting up payment?

Not where I have ever worked,no more than senior 5s expected to act up as a 6, the secondment was always advertised or another existing b7 took on the role especially if it was longterm sickness or the b7 had resigned,

They will more than likely just give the responsibilities to those who want it, my trust certainly did. I was a band 7 nurse, or G grade before my 26th birthday. They could hardly turn me down at interview when I'd been doing the job.