AgendaforChange NHS Wales Working in Partnership
Wales Job Evaluation Monitoring Report
Report prepared by the Wales Job Evaluation monitoring group and agreed
by the Wales Partnership Forum Business Committee
Staff group
Paediatric Liaison Health Visitor – band 6
Requested by
Date of monitoring
Monitoring /Consistency
checking undertaken
C&V, unite
January 2012
Detailed monitoring of the job in question on a factor by factor basis.
Broad monitoring of the identified staff group outcomes across Wales.
Observations
The original job match is robust at band 6. However is close to the band
boundary. The review outcome is not robust. The patient & Client care factor,
needs to be reviewed as the JD duties and responsibility at point 11 on the JD
identify this post as a specialist resource for Generic Health Visitors/School
Nurse/Community Nurse for children requiring special care or treatment. As
such this could result a further 9 points and so exceed the band boundary.
It has to be noted the letters of support for the individual in this role highlight
that the role is specialised and the post holder is the named individual for
referrals. The JD should be updated in view of the experience and
responsibilities the role requires.
NHS Wales outcomes
NHS Wales monitoring identified posts at band 6 and 7 for Liaison HV. The
outcomes at band 7 are predominately weak with only 1 robust. The
comparator attached with the application is robust.
The difference between a band 6 and 7 is the KTE factor. For the level 7
additional specialist knowledge to master’s level for the specific client group is
required.
On patient client care for the level 6, there is a requirement for specialist
advice to client other staff and agencies.
As such there is inconsistency in the outcomes for the staff group.
Conclusions
Agreed outcomes and
recommended actions
Signed
The outcome for C&V at band 6 should be confirmed.
There is inconsistency in the outcomes for the staff group. The liaison HV
posts which have been JM to the Health Visitor Specialist should be
confirmed at band 7.
 The Paediatric Liaison Health Visitor post outcome at band 6 should
be confirmed for C&V.
DL
DL 09/01/12

There is inconsistency in the outcomes for the staff group at band 6
and 7

Post across NHS Wales need to ensure further specialised
knowledge for the specific group is acquired through training,
experience to master’s equivalent level. This is not evident in the
majority of evidence recorded at band 7.

JEG need to review the profiles to make it more explicit the different
knowledge, skills and responsibilities of the band.