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NHS pay award: how and when you will be paid |
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Following agreement from the NHS Staff Council, the pay award for colleagues on Agenda for Change contracts will be applied in June 2023’s payroll today (Tuesday 27 June). This applies to all colleagues who are on an NHS pay band (1 to 9) and does not apply to medical and dental staff.
The pay awards will include the pay uplift in place from April 2023 (with back pay to cover April and May), as well as two one-off payments for 2022/23. Pay uplift All bands have been uplifted by 5% from 1 April 2023. Band 1 and entry-level Band 2 staff will see their pay brought up to the top of band 2 (a 10.4% pay increase). One-off payments The award also includes two payments relating to the year 2022/3: - A one-off payment of 2% of your basic salary as at 31 March 2023
- A one-off payment in recognition of the sustained pressure facing the NHS following the pandemic and the extraordinary efforts of staff to hit backlog recovery targets. This ranges from £1,250 - £1,600.
Click here to see how the pay award will be shown on your payslip. More information We are required to follow national guidelines around how the payments are implemented - to be eligible for the one-off payments, you must have been employed by us on 31 March 2023. Full details about each of the payments and entitlements, as well as FAQs, are available on the intranet here. There are also further FAQs available here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/payofferFAQs as well as more detailed posters by band at the following links: Band 1 and 2Band 3Band 4Band 5Band 6Band 7 Band 8a Band 8b Band 8cBand 8dBand 9 |
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The Royal Devon is to host the development of a new Trauma Resilience Hub | The Sexual Violence and Trauma Pathfinder aims to improve care for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma-related mental health needs, so that they can recover, heal and rebuild their lives.
The Pathfinder is as a result of a partnership with the NHS, local authorities, and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. As a result of this partnership, the Royal Devon will be supporting in the development of Trauma Resilience Hubs across Devon and Cornwall.
These hubs will bring together health and sexual violence services to create better pathways of support for victims of sexual assault, as well as upskilling and supervising practitioners to help manage trauma symptoms.
More information can be found here | ERP (Unit4) Finance and procurement issues fixed and budget statements now available | You will be aware that we have been having a number of issues with ERP (Unit4). Following an upgrade to improve the overall speed and experience of the system many of the issues have now been resolved. However, if you are still encountering problems with the system it is important you let us know. Please feedback any continuing issues to your usual finance contact.
The first budget statements for April – May 2023 (months 1 and 2) are now available in ERP (Unit4). You can find a guide on how to run the budget statement and staffing reports for your cost centre/cluster/division here. Please save any queries for your budget surgery where possible.
We are committed to using the new system to its fullest potential and in the coming months will implement a number of tools, dashboards (charting) etc that will help you quickly see and analyse information for your area of the Trust. We will update you with further information as these features are implemented. | New report says NHS should focus on three key areas | The NHS Assembly, an advisory group established in 2019, consulted staff, patient groups, carers, charities, and partners in health and social care for the report launched ahead of the 75th anniversary of the health service on 5 July. This included Royal Devon colleagues – a summary of your responses to a survey we ran was shared with the NHS Assembly for this report.
The assembly's analysis found that the NHS should now focus on three key areas: - preventing poor health
- using technology to create more personalised care which better responds to patients views and allows them to receive care remotely
- coordinated care closer to home, including by strengthening General Practice.
See HUB for more. | Back to top |
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Could you be a Staff Governor? Join a webinar to find out |
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Governor elections are coming soon, and we will be looking for more staff to join our Council of Governors.
The Council of Governors plays a vitally important role by providing a direct connection between our Board of Directors and our staff, patients, the community we serve and our partners. They appoint the Trust’s non-executive directors (NEDs) and hold them to account. Governors have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, but what they share is a real passion for helping to shape local health services in a way that best meets the needs of patients and the public.
To find out if this is something for you, we are holding two information webinars with a panel of current Staff Governors and Trust colleagues. At these webinars you can find out more about the role, hear from some of the current Governors, and ask any questions.
If you’d like to receive an Outlook/MS Teams calendar invite so that you don’t miss it, please email the engagement team at rduh.royaldevonmembers@nhs.net
More information will be published soon on the Governor elections page on HUB. |
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Watch - realising the transformative potential of AHPs: AHPs Deliver |
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| Wherever you work, every member of our AHP community has a part in realising and achieving the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan through its delivery. |
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Impactful, inclusive leadership at every level and down to every individual AHP community member is crucial for AHPs to continuously improve their contribution to high-quality health and care services.
Watch this video to find out more. |
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Today's thank you comes from Tracy Preston, Clinical Cath Lab Clinical Nurse Manager. She says: "Wendy Gill is retiring at the end of June,
"Originally from Cornwall, Wendy has over 40 years of NHS service, having previously worked for NHS Trusts in Treliske and in Canterbury. Wendy started working for the RD&E in 1990 on ITU/CCU. |
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| "Wendy has always been a fine example to me of a brilliant, caring and professional nurse and I, as well as the cath lab team and so many employees of the hospital, will miss her as she finally has decided that now is the time to put her feet up for a well-deserved rest.
"Happy retirement Wendy – and thanks for everything you have done for this Trust, cardiology, the cath labs, it’s employees and the patients you have been involved with over the years, you’ve been a role model and cardiology will not be the same without you." To read the full thank you which details Wendy’s career visit HUB.
| NHS at 75 next week | The NHS is celebrating its 75th anniversary on Wednesday 5 July and we currently are finalising our plans to mark this occasion and will share as soon as we can. Please see below some ways you can get involved.
We want to hear from you There is still time to get involved, we want to hear from you if you would like to say thank you to a colleague or celebrate something amazing they have achieved!
We would also love to share any stories and memories you have from your time in the NHS. Please send any thanks or stories to rduh.comms@nhs.net
NHS Parkrun People all over the country are invited to ‘parkrun for the NHS’ at parkrun events on Saturday 8 July and junior parkrun events on Sunday 9 July.
To find out more and register to run or as a volunteer click here | Our NHS at 75 photography shortlist announced | The shortlisted photos from the ‘Our NHS at 75’ competition have been announced. The striking images display the extraordinary talent of our NHS staff, and those who work or volunteer alongside them.
The 75 photographs will be displayed at an exhibition at Fujifilm House of Photography in London and will be open to public viewing from Wednesday 5 July – 75 years to the day from the date that the NHS was established. | New LGBTQIA+ e-learning programme for staff | The LGBTQIA+ community faces unique challenges when accessing healthcare and a new e-learning programme has been designed to educate all NHS staff and improve their experiences both as part of the workforce and as patients.
This e-learning has been commissioned and created by Health Education England’s LGBTQIA+ Staff Network, working in conjunction with the Diversity, Inclusion and Participation team and other NHS and external organisations, who identified this gap in learning opportunities for wider NHS colleagues.
See the full article on HUB | Miracle man’ Richard’s one-legged fundraising walk to mark five-year ‘ampuversary’ |
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| An Ilfracombe man who was minutes from death after walking into the Emergency Department with a sore leg has completed another fundraising challenge to raise money for the hospital that saved his life.
Richard Barnes spent many months fighting for his life at North Devon District Hospital after being admitted in June 2018. |
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He survived ‘flesh eating disease’ necrotising fasciitis, leukaemia, sepsis, a brain seizure, left leg amputation at the hip and a stroke thanks to the quick-thinking, care and treatment of hospital staff.
On Saturday, to mark five years since having his leg amputated, the 53-year-old celebrated his ‘ampuversary’ with a sponsored walk along the coast path from Ilfracombe to Lee.
See HUB for more. |
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Community nursing careers roadshows – next stop Bideford | The next community nursing careers roadshow will take place at Bideford Hospital, on Saturday 15 July, 9am – 12pm.
At the event you’ll learn about the different roles and hours available, meet the team, take a tour, and external candidates can have an interview if they’ve applied. We’d also love to see Royal Devon colleagues interested in transferring and the good news, it’s unlikely you’ll need an interview.
See HUB for more | Wellbeing tips from Devon Wellbeing Hub | To celebrate World Wellbeing Week colleagues from the Devon Wellbeing Hub have shared what they do to look after their wellbeing and some top tips on how to unwind.
Click here for more |
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Get involved in green projects and help make a difference: join the Green Champions |
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Join the Green Champions today and get involved in a variety of projects or come up with your own to help make a difference in your department with the support of the Sustainability team.
Below are some examples of projects you can support: - IV sticker trial - introducing a coloured sticker system to indicate the duration of IV treatments
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Acute Oncology team shortlisted for Nursing Times award |  | Congratulations to the Acute Oncology team in Northern services which has been shortlisted for the Nursing Times Awards for the category of Team of the Year. The winners will be revealed at an event in London on 25 October and we wish them lots of luck!
See HUB for more. | See the benefits of using voice recognition | Are you interested in seeing how using voice recognition can save you time with your regular tasks?
Irvin Hermosa, who works at the West of England Eye Unit at the RD&E, uses voice recognition to cut down time spent on documentation so he can focus more on his patients.
See his recommendations for getting started in the short video below and click here for resources and support to help you get going. | Idea of the week |
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We’re launching our idea of the week with our 200th idea – which explores whether we can use technology, like an iPad or rover, to record patient’s food intake before the food trays are taken away. Thank you, Philip, for your raising this idea. We look forward to working with you to see what we can do.
If this idea has sparked your imagination or you have another idea about how we can make life better at the Trust, then then we’d love to hear from you. |
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Insignia (PACS) essential maintenance |
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Insignia (PACS) will undergo essential maintenance work on Wednesday 28 June 2023, 7am and 8am.
During this period of time PACS will continue to be available but the following will be affected;
Guidance summarising advice for changes to workflows has been distributed throughout the Trust but is also available by click on the links below:
Guidance for Doctors – June 2023 PACS Planned Upgrade Guidance for PACS users – June 2023 PACS Planned Upgrade
This work will require a PACS system outage
This work will improve the local and Peninsula wide PACS service and provide the platform for a number of planned service improvements. |
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