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NHS Job Evaluation Handbook Second Edition (October 2004)

Document type:

Publication
Author:

Department of Health
Published date:

11 October 2004
Primary audience:

Human resources and training
Product number:

40439
Gateway reference:

3615
Pages:

76
Supersedes/replaces:

NHS job evaluation handbook: First edition
Copyright holder:

Crown

The NHS Job Evaluation Handbook - Second Edition (October 2004) which will be used for national roll-out if implementation of Agenda for Change is agreed.

This document is made available, and will be maintained, in electronic form. A limited supply of hard-copy versions will be available from 22 October 2004. To obtain a copy contact DH Publications (click on 'Ordering publications' to the right of the screen for contact details).

The handbook sets out the job evaluation scheme for the NHS. The Scheme will determine a points score which will be used to match jobs to paybands and thereby determine levels of basic salary. The handbook includes sections on: Factor Plan, Weighting and Scoring, Guide to Use of Profiles, Matching Procedure, Hybrid Matching/Evaluation Procedure, Local Evaluation, and Consistency Checking.

Chapter	Title	Page
1	Introduction to Job Evaluation	3
2	Factor Plan and Guidance Notes	8
3	Evaluating/Matching under Factor 2: Knowledge, Training and Experience	43
4	Job Evaluation Weighting and Scoring	49
5	Job Evaluation Weighting Scheme - Scoring Chart	50
6	Job Evaluation Band Ranges	51
7	Guide to use of Profiles	52
8	Matching Procedure	56
9	Hybrid Matching/Evaluation Procedure	60
10	National Protocol for Local Evaluations	61
11	Consistency Checking	66

Also available below are the two papers referred to in Section 7 of the Handbook.

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