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Essential contract documentation
October 2008
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The Government released the SAS contract and the BMA’s Staff and Associate Specialists Committee took the proposals to a vote of SAS doctors and dentists where the majority supported the introduction of the new contract. The following are links to all the essential documentation on the contract .
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SAS doctors in Scotland should also see supplementary contract information for Scotland.
Contract - summaries and comparisons
- SAS contract important information leaflet (pdf)
- An updated short summary of the SAS contract (pdf), including transitional arrangements
- You can see the February summary of the contract here Updated to reflect the transitional pay increases.
- Comparator of the current and proposed new terms and conditions of service (pdf). The new Associate Specialist/Salary Doctor Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) have been largely modelled on the 2003 consultant contract. Detailed here are some of the main differences between the existing TCS and the TCS applicable to the proposed contract(s).
- Your contract – your decision (pdf). The story so far. A history of the negotiations as they unfolded from January 2005 to January 2008.
- Benefits and drawbacks of the new contract - A guide for members
- New Pay scales for Specialty Doctors and new Associate Specialists (including 2008 DDRB uplifts)
- Ready reckoner & job planning diary guidance information(pdf). Please read these notes prior to filling in the spreadsheets below.
- Ready reckoners (Optimal versions) which allow both Associate Specialists (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Staff Grades (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (Excel spreadsheets) to see an estimate of what their salary would be under the proposed new contract. These have been updated to reflect the recent Government impositions which offer a transitional pay award as well as to include the 2008/09 DDRB recommended pay uplift. (Please note that these give an estimate according to your current work pattern and assume no change of hours etc. Enter your likely work pattern to see a likely pay estimate)
- SAS doctors in Scotland should see the supplementary contract information for Scotland, which includes ready reckoners.
- Frequently asked questions on the new contract proposals (pdf 105k) (updated May 2008). The FAQs currently relate to England only although most answers will also apply to the devolved administrations.
- Scotland: frequently asked questions on the new contract proposals (March 2008). These FAQs have been agreed between Scottish SASC, the Scottish Government Health Directorates (SGHD) and the NHSScotland Employers' Management Steering Group.
Although SASC had always been clear that the TCS as published earlier on the site were indicative versions of the documentation the Government interpretation of the latest TCS, as highlighted in the response from the Department of Health, is that these are final and not for further discussion. SASC negotiators had always been clear that once ratified we would resume discussion with NHS employers on the detail. This was agreed in informal discussions between SASC and NHSe but the agreement appears to have been reneged upon. Therefore these versions are, according to the Government, the final versions.
- New associate specialist terms and conditions of service (pdf 560k)
- New specialty doctor terms and conditions of service (pdf 558k)
- Specialty Doctor/AS model contracts of employment (pdf 45k). This has now been updated with the operative date.
- Model contract for 1 or more additional PAs Full time (pdf 79). This is unchanged and is the final version of the model contract for 1 or more additional PAs for full time SAS doctors.
- Model contract for 1 or more additional PAs Part time (pdf 70). This is unchanged and is the final version of the model contract for 1 or more additional PAs for part time SAS doctors.
- Model contract for one or more Additional PA(s) for a full-time specialty doctor or associate specialist to recognise spare professional capacity (pdf 76k)
- Model contract for one or more Additional PA(s) for a part-time specialty doctor or associate specialist to recognise spare professional capacity (pdf 76k)
Development Aditional PAs Window of Opportunity Job Planning
- Job planning introduction
- Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors Job Planning Standards of Best Practice (pdf 101k)
- Job Planning Diary guidance and model diary
- Model signoff sheet (thresholds) - to follow shortly
- Model signoff sheet (increments) - to follow shortly
- An explanation of the Transitional pay and incremental arrangements (for England, Wales and Northern Ireland) determined by government with examples and diagrams (pdf 49k)
- Transitional assimilation tables for the new Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctor Grade, including the 2008 DDRB pay award.
- Guidance for new Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors on maintaining a strong portfolio to facilitate career progression (member only)
- NHS Employers' Good Practice Guidance on Employing and Supporting Specialty Doctors
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