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  • SAS 2021 Contract documentation and guidance

    Topics:
    • Health workforce policy and management, 
    • Terms and conditions - medical employment (except GPs)

    Date published: 20 July 2021

    Last updated: 24 August 2023

    The Department of Health (NI) together with the British Medical Association, the Department of Health and Social Care (England), as well as the Department of Health (Wales) have been working together since February 2020 to formally negotiate a revised Specialty Doctor grade and introduce a new Specialist Grade.In January 2021, an agreement was reached for a reformed specialty doctor contract and a new specialist contract. In the section below you will find all of the agreed documents.

    Documents

    • SAS 2021 Contracts Pay Progression Guidance for Specialist and Specialty DoctorsAdobe PDF (325.66 KB)
    • Frequently Asked Questions for SAS contract reform 2021Adobe PDF (185.98 KB)
    • NI Specialty doctor model contractAdobe PDF (237.01 KB)
    • SAS reform - employers checklistAdobe PDF (179.21 KB)
    • SAS reform - Implementation guidanceAdobe PDF (367.3 KB)
    • SAS reform - Key changes at a glanceAdobe PDF (187.55 KB)
    • SAS reform - Pay progression templateAdobe PDF (576.7 KB)
    • SAS reform - Template letter for choice exercise and checklistAdobe PDF (578.92 KB)
    • Specialist grade - Capabilities frameworkAdobe PDF (589.47 KB)
    • Specialist grade - ConcordatAdobe PDF (141.31 KB)
    • Specialist grade - Notes on person specification templateAdobe PDF (158.03 KB)
    • Specialist grade - Template Person Specification (Northern Ireland)Adobe PDF (643.15 KB)
    • Specialist grade model contractAdobe PDF (233.24 KB)
    • Terms and Conditions of Service - SpecialistAdobe PDF (625.58 KB)
    • Terms and Conditions of Service Specialty DoctorAdobe PDF (638.35 KB)
    • Transfer Flowchart - AS to Specialist ContractAdobe PDF (503.53 KB)
    • Transfer Flowchart - SGSD to SDAdobe PDF (502.1 KB)
    • NI SAS Advocate model personnel specificationAdobe PDF (210.92 KB)
    • NI SAS Advocate model job descriptionAdobe PDF (216.38 KB)
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