Northern Care Alliance reduces pay for bank staff

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Hospital ‘bank staff’ working temporary shifts at Fairfield Hospital and Royal Oldham will be having their pay reduced as the Northern Care Alliance is “aligning” all rates across the organisation.

Bank staff are healthcare professionals who pick up temporary shifts at trust hospitals through a trust or a third-party organisation.

Group Chief Nursing Officer Heather Caudle at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust said: “As ever we value the hard work of all NHS Professionals (NHSP) bank colleagues, as well as their support in helping us to provide safe patient care.

“It is important that no matter where colleagues work in the NCA, they know they will be paid fairly and feel valued for the work they do.

“To align disparities in how NCA bank rates compare to other Greater Manchester trusts, as well as those across its care organisations, the trust is aligning all rates for bank shifts across our organisation.

“These rates only apply to additional shifts our bank staff choose to work. Rates for overtime following the end of a shift are not affected.”