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Yes, please see the different examples below for your candidate:

External candidate

Offering a candidate pay step point higher than the bottom of the band will require approval from an authorised person, if you are unsure of who this is please speak with the NHS England (NHSE) Human Resources and Organisation Development (HR & OD) team.

Internal candidate

Where a candidate’s new role is the same pay step as their current role, they would stay on the same pay step point and also retain their increment date. 

If the candidate’s new role is a pay grade higher than their current role, they would move to the bottom of the new pay band unless this would result in a decrease in salary in which case, they would move to the first pay step point within that band that is above their current salary.

Internal candidate taking a demotion

If the candidate is taking a demotion from their current role, they would be placed at the bottom of the new band unless the Recruiting Manager (RM) completes a Salary Increase Form (SIF) and obtains the necessary approval.

The Recruitment team will not accept copies of the employee’s most recent payslip as justification to appoint above the bottom of the band.

Candidate currently working within another NHS organisation

Where a candidate is currently employed by another NHS organisation and they are receiving a salary above the bottom of the band, approval is not required.

This will be confirmed through an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) ran by the Recruitment team.

If the pre-IAT comes back without the information (which happens if they are still an active employee in ESR with their current employer) then ‘proof of the candidates current salary’ can be requested in the way of a payslip.

Salary Approval for non-Agenda for Change salaries, including Medical & Dental positions 

Salary approval is only required from HR & OD if the salary value given by the RM is above £100,000 per annum (except for GP Educator salaries which do not require approval)

Executive Senior Manager (ESM) and Medical Leader salaries

Director of HR & OD approval is required for all ESM and Senior Medical Leader salaries.

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