Hospital chief pharmacists set to earn over £80,000
Hospital chief pharmacists whose jobs fall into band 9 of the new pay arrangements under Agenda for change will receive salaries of between £66,063 and £83,546.
The salary for pay band 9 has been published in the final draft of the
Agenda for change proposed agreement. It sets out the details that support
a recent joint
statement on Agenda for change (PJ, 21 August, p245).
Chief pharmacists’ jobs were evaluated at pay band 8c, 8d or above,
ie, outside Agenda for change earlier this year.
The recent announcement of the introduction of band 9 at the top end
of the scale brings all pharmacy job profiles within Agenda for change.
Salaries for bands 8c and 8d have been previously announced.
The new salary will apply from 1 October. A chief pharmacist allocated
to band 9 whose current salary is substantially below the proposed new
salary will be initiated on a transitional salary of £57,539 to £62,867.
The salary will then be increased over a couple of years until it reaches
the pay band level.
The Agenda for change proposed agreement is available here |
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