As part of the 2023-24 Agenda for Change pay settlement for NHS Scotland, all sides committed to undertake a review of the Agenda for Change system in Scotland. This page provides links and resources connected to this review.
PCS(AFC)2024/1 – Protecting learning time for Agenda for Change staff in NHS Scotland
PCS(AFC)2024/2 – Reduction in the working week for Agenda for Change staff in NHS Scotland
For information on the present agreed approach to the reduction in working hours for part-time staff see HERE.
Confirmation of holiday entitlement as the working week reduces can be found HERE.
PCS(AFC)2024/3 – Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles
You can access the online digital application portal here.
A downloadable Word version of application questionnaire can be found here.
Guidance on completing an application can be found here.
This provides both:
– High level direction for staff in how to complete the application including suggested words to use (or not) and level of detail that the submitter should provide when answering questions; and,
– A description of all 75 questions within the application and, where appropriate, examples.
A Glossary / Frequently Asked Questions document can be found here.
A Flow Chart which sets out the process in a graphic format can be found here.
Technical Support Arrangements
Please follow the advice below:
If you are having any technical issues with accessing or launching the Application Portal please contact your local IT support team using the usual local arrangements in your Board.
Please do not contact your local IT Support for any job evaluation, Nurse Band 5 Review process related questions, including questions about how to complete the form. Please refer to the Nurse Band 5 Review guidance and Frequently Asked Questions provided for this purpose. Thank you for your co-operation.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde email migration – update:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are currently undergoing an email migration exercise where all users will have an @nhs.scot email address. This may affect nurses who currently have a grading review application that was started using an @ggc.scot.nhs email address.
If you log on to the application portal using your new nhs.scot email address, and you do not see the job evidence previously entered, please contact the support team using the link below:
Nurse Band 5 Review service desk ticket request
The team will then arrange for your application to be linked to your new email address, which will restore the data.
If you have not yet begun an application and your email address is still to be migrated, you may consider delaying this until after the migration exercise is completed and you have been issued with your new email address. The migration exercise is expected to be completed by 6th of September for all email users.