Update on NHSP winter incentive schemes

The Trust’s £50 Allocate on Arrival (AoA) incentive will continue. This is for any shifts booked via the NHSP wards at South Tyneside District Hospital and Sunderland Royal Hospital. It will also include ICAR and St Benedict’s Hospice and other community areas, if we need to at times of pressure.

A new £50 incentive for Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) will start on 1 December. This is for HCAs who have done the Trust’s Enhanced Interactive Care and Observation (EICO) training. You must have the Band 3 code as part of your NHSP profile. You must book these shifts via the NHSP EICO Ward rosters.

We will pay you at the top of a Band 3 for any EICO shifts worked. These shifts will also count towards your £250 incentive payment. There is no limit on the number of EICO shifts you can work. Please see below for the incentive pay dates. Please note: this is only for the incentive payments. Pay for hours worked will still be weekly from NHSP.

EICO Allocate on Arrival shifts MUST be booked via the EICO NHSP rosters in order to be eligible for Allocate on Arrival incentives.

*All Incentive Terms and Conditions

• Staff must be registered with NHSP.
• Staff will be eligible for the incentive payments once NHSP has confirmed that shifts have been worked in the qualifying period.
• The £250 incentive is up to the value of £750 for shifts worked in the qualifying period.
• Anyone who cancels a shift with less than 12 hours’ notice will have to recommence their shift count from 0 again to qualify for the £250 incentive.
• Please note – all incentive payments are subject to the usual tax and national insurance deductions.
• Allocate on Arrival and EICO Allocate on Arrival shifts MUST be booked via the NHSP ward and EICO NHSP rosters in order to be eligible for Allocate on Arrival incentives.

Due to current operational pressures and increased pressure in the Emergency Departments (ED), HCA shifts have been added to the allocate on arrive NHSP ward rosters. Staff who pick up these shifts will work in the Emergency Department and support the team with ambulance handovers.

This is fantastic opportunity to develop skills in a new area as well as:

• Building confidence in dealing with complex patient care
• Gain experience in a different clinical setting and knowledge of a specialist service
• Gain a clear understanding of the patient pathway
• Add valuable experience to your CV when applying for other roles, promotion or courses.

These shifts are paid at top point of a Band 3 and staff who pick up these shifts, will also receive the £50 per shift allocate on arrival incentive.

Staff will be paid weekly at Band 2 for the shifts worked, the difference in pay between Band 2 and Band 3 and the £50 shift incentive will be paid on the dates outlined below.

In order for NHSP to be able to calculate shifts that are eligible for the incentive, timesheets worked within the qualifying period must be authorised and released within the timeframe below (see payment schedule below).

Staff must be registered with NHSP, this is an easy process with a quick turnaround of 48 hours.

Join NHSP in 3 easy steps:

1. Submit simple online form via joinbank.nhsp.uk
2. Line manager (specified on form) receives email to click & approve.
3. Reply to email request for documents with copy / picture of passport & recent payslip (Trust staff).

To register an interest in this opportunity, or for more information contact Matron Karen Spackman (k.spackman@nhs.net) or Matron Sue Lane (susan.lane12@nhs.net).

Any NHSP shifts worked between Saturday 24 December and Tuesday 3 January will be paid at the following rates:

PLEASE NOTE: pay dates for the enhanced rates are as follows: