Why are radiographers and senior IIs on same pay band? asks MP
A parliamentary question has highlighted an anomaly that puts senior IIs and newly qualified radiographers in the same pay band under Agenda for Change.
The response to the query from Steve Webb MP, health spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, came from Liam Byrne MP, the junior minister for care services: "Agenda for Change has generally fewer pay bands than the Whitley system it replaces. For these reasons, there is no guarantee that staff in different Whitley grades in the past will be in different pay bands under Agenda for Change."
 He continued: "In the case of radiography, there have been concerns about the wording in some national job profiles which assist trusts in assimilating radiographers to the new pay system. The job evaluation group, a sub-group of the NHS Staff Council, is currently working with the Society of Radiographers to revise the band five and band six national profiles.
"This work cannot guarantee that senior II radiographers will be in a higher pay band than basic grade radiographers. It will however help ensure that assimilation decisions are appropriate. In addition, where trusts consider that pay levels are insufficient to recruit or retain staff, they are allowed to pay recruitment and retention premia of up to 30 per cent of basic pay. For these reasons, it is not anticipated that the move to the new system will result in recruitment problems in the profession."
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