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#17366 - 02/08/06 11:17 AM
Re: Disclosing AFC results
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Jeff
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Registered: 08/11/04
Posts: 13
Loc: Sutton Coldfield, W.Mids
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We have just received our bandings, with mixed success:
MTO2's - Band 4 (matched to Medical Engineering Technician Entry Level - Appealing! (or should that be appalling).
MTO3’s – Band 6 (matched to Specialist Medical Engineering Technician).
MTO4 – Band 7.
We are obviously very disappointed with the Band 4 given to the MTO2’s, and have started the appeal process. The technicians are of a high calibre with several years experience – so a match to entry level is definitely inappropriate.
I see a lot of people are requesting JD’s – but please remember that the post is graded using a JD and a person spec. The person spec should be the document, which contains details of knowledge and experience (qualifications) required. It seems we tripped over here with the MTO2’s. We had expected the posts to be matched against a Medical Engineering Technician, Band 5. The national profile for this post has Factor 2 (knowledge, training and experience) at level 5, suggesting HND/Beng. However, the AFC Job evaluation Handbook states level 5 “normally requires degree level…”.
We had specified HNC/HND on the person spec, to try and give us a chance of finding suitable candidates when we need to recruit. It seems the interpretation being applied by our matching panels in this Trust is no degree, no Band 5. Good luck to everybody awaiting results.
Cheers, Jeff.
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#17369 - 02/08/06 03:59 PM
Re: Disclosing AFC results
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Huw
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Registered: 20/06/00
Posts: 1392
Loc: Essex
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Thanks to Mark Newstead for sending the MTO2 Band5 JD >> which can be found here.
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#17370 - 02/08/06 04:07 PM
Re: Disclosing AFC results
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Jeff
Novice
Registered: 08/11/04
Posts: 13
Loc: Sutton Coldfield, W.Mids
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Hi Chris
Our JD's used to be simple, clear single sheet documents. They are now multipage lists covering every aspect of duties performed. It is hard work reading through one - I certainly wouldn't like to sit on a matching panel.
When I received my own grading, it contained a score sheet to show how my role had been matched to a national profile. This contained carefully worded phrases cut from my JD and PS, to justify the match. Most of the these, whilst being accurate, were only really included for the benefit of the matching panel, and I'm sure were completely necessary to enable a suitable match to be made. A local hospital who had made an excellant job of producing JD's had been good enough to share them with us. They obviously needed a great deal of alteration to suit our own roles, but provided an excellant starting point.
Cheers, Jeff.
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