Rewards and Benefits
There are many benefits to working with NHS Tayside. Perhaps one of the most important, is the experience of our staff and the ability to contribute to the quality of care and services offered to the people of Tayside.
Benefits include:
• A standard working week of 37 hours
• Pay enhancements to reward out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous annual leave allowance, surpassing the statutory entitlements
• Assistance with relocating to Tayside
• Careers and pay progression based on the application of knowledge and skills
• Annual personal development reviews to support career aspirations
• The opportunity to join one of the UK’s best pension schemes
Benefits include:
• A standard working week of 37 hours
• Pay enhancements to reward out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous annual leave allowance, surpassing the statutory entitlements
• Assistance with relocating to Tayside
• Careers and pay progression based on the application of knowledge and skills
• Annual personal development reviews to support career aspirations
• The opportunity to join one of the UK’s best pension schemes
Pay
NHS Tayside is a Living Wage employer and as such the lowest available salary of £24,518 translates into an hourly rate of £12.74 per hour, which is above the Scottish Living Wage of £12.60.
Your NHS Pension Contributions
The NHS Scotland Pension Scheme provides NHS Tayside staff with a high-quality pension scheme that offers defined benefits at retirement and protection for your dependents based on your average earnings.
The amount you pay towards your pension scheme depends on your ‘pensionable pay’ (which is your salary, wages, fees and any other regular payments but not any bonuses, expenses or overtime payments).
Contributions are subject to tax relief and reduced National Insurance contributions. NHS Tayside also makes a substantial contribution towards scheme benefits – currently around 20.9% of basic pay.
Staff are welcome to opt-out of the NHS Scotland Pension Scheme at any time.
The amount you pay towards your pension scheme depends on your ‘pensionable pay’ (which is your salary, wages, fees and any other regular payments but not any bonuses, expenses or overtime payments).
Contributions are subject to tax relief and reduced National Insurance contributions. NHS Tayside also makes a substantial contribution towards scheme benefits – currently around 20.9% of basic pay.
Staff are welcome to opt-out of the NHS Scotland Pension Scheme at any time.
Death in Service
If you pass away while working for NHS Tayside and are paying into the NHS Scotland Pension Scheme, your surviving dependants can claim supportive benefits. These may include:
• Lump sum payment
• Short-term survivor pensions
• Long-term survivor pensions
The exact entitlements will depend on your individual pension scheme.
• Lump sum payment
• Short-term survivor pensions
• Long-term survivor pensions
The exact entitlements will depend on your individual pension scheme.
Annual Leave
NHS Tayside employees are entitled to a generous amount of annual leave, surpassing the statutory entitlements. The annual leave entitlement for employees on the Agenda for Change pay system ranges depending on length of service within NHS.
Flexible Working
As an employer committed to the principles of work-life balance, there are a huge range of opportunities within NHS Tayside to work in a way that fits in with your circumstances.
We recognise that flexible working arrangements gives employees some discretion in their workings patterns, that can mean part time working, job sharing, term time working or evening or weekend work.
To help you establish a health work/life balance, we also have a range of policies on family-friendly working, career breaks and equality and diversity.
We recognise that flexible working arrangements gives employees some discretion in their workings patterns, that can mean part time working, job sharing, term time working or evening or weekend work.
To help you establish a health work/life balance, we also have a range of policies on family-friendly working, career breaks and equality and diversity.
Staff Wellbeing Centre
Our wellbeing and workshop services support NHS Tayside staff to maintain their resilience through time of difficult, stress, loss or ill-health.
Support for You
You may have been experiencing signs of stress, low mood and anxiety and are finding it difficult to cope with your feelings and are struggling to find your way through. We offer health and social care staff across NHS Tayside 50 minute staff support sessions with in locations across Tayside, by telephone or MS Teams.
A space is provided to reflect on whether the situation is about:
• Struggling emotionally
• Workplace problems
• Home life or family difficulties
• Ill health
• Loss and bereavement
• Relationship problems
• Disciplinary issues
• Victim of crime etc
The sessions are a safe place to be heard, understood and valued, to explore possibilities, to identify sources of support, to find direction, to realise your choices and come to decisions.
Support for You
You may have been experiencing signs of stress, low mood and anxiety and are finding it difficult to cope with your feelings and are struggling to find your way through. We offer health and social care staff across NHS Tayside 50 minute staff support sessions with in locations across Tayside, by telephone or MS Teams.
A space is provided to reflect on whether the situation is about:
• Struggling emotionally
• Workplace problems
• Home life or family difficulties
• Ill health
• Loss and bereavement
• Relationship problems
• Disciplinary issues
• Victim of crime etc
The sessions are a safe place to be heard, understood and valued, to explore possibilities, to identify sources of support, to find direction, to realise your choices and come to decisions.
Career Development
NHS Tayside is committed to offering continuous learning and building opportunities for staff to extend their range of skills and knowledge and enable them to realise more of their potential. Providing good healthcare is a team effort where everyone has a contribution to make.
Regardless of your band, role or discipline, you will benefit from an annual personal development plan and review to support your career aspirations. All employees have access to further training and the chance to stretch their abilities and advance their career, if they wish to.
Regardless of your band, role or discipline, you will benefit from an annual personal development plan and review to support your career aspirations. All employees have access to further training and the chance to stretch their abilities and advance their career, if they wish to.
Cycle to Work
The Cycle to Work scheme is a salary sacrifice scheme, this means that instead of making a ‘direct’ saving on the purchase you make the saving on your tax and NI contributions as the monthly deductions come off your gross wage (pre tax & NI.)
Benefits include:
• Save money on the cost of a brand new bike and equipment
• Improve your fitness by cycling to and from your workplace
• Reduce your individual carbon footprint
• Save money on your regular travel costs
• Easy to use online scheme
Benefits include:
• Save money on the cost of a brand new bike and equipment
• Improve your fitness by cycling to and from your workplace
• Reduce your individual carbon footprint
• Save money on your regular travel costs
• Easy to use online scheme
