(Fg an Sicha Nastnta, Acmaln Daorna Feidhmeannac na Sees Sine f- Swe Sere ali See Office ofthe National Dacor of Human Resouces Heath Service Bxestve Dr Soovens Hosptial Dubin 8 TeiTa (01) 635 2819 pnoa E mal natonaireise fo 4° March 2016 TO: Each Member ofthe Directorate and Leadership Team “Each Assistant National Decor, HR. Each Chief Officer, CHO ach Hospital Group CEO Bach CEO Section 38 Agency ach HR Manager Section 38 Agency ach Hospital Grup HR Director ack Employee Relations manager FROM: —_ Rosarii Mannion, National Director of Human Resources RE: LSE IR Circular 005/2016 ~ Revised Salary Seales for Student Nurses Dear Colleagues, {attach comespondence from the Department of Health (Cireulsr 4/2016) which advises ofa revision ‘of pay for Student Nurses (Geneal/ Midwife! Childrens! Intellectual Disability) in respect oftheir 36 ‘week placement pesiod toa payment rate of 70% ofthe firs point ofthe Staff Nurse scale ‘The ate for Student Mental Heath Nurses is als sanctioned at 70% ofthe Mental Health Staff Nurse scale also attach correspondence fem the Department of Public Fxpenditer and Reform epproving the ward of incremental credit in rspect ofthe 36 week placement pered for trainee nurses currently ‘on placement or who will be assigned a placement positon after 1 March 2016 and who take wp nursing positions inthe public Health service on qualification and registration, ‘These new arrangements are wih effect fom 1* March 2016, lease ensure that the contents ofthis Circular are brought to the attention ofall relevant taf, with particular reference to Payroll exd Superannuation sections, n your area of responsibility. Our Galues sou ‘care Compete Frit Learning tereQueries: Employee and Managers at invited to address any queries that they may have regarding these arangements to their local HR Department. Queries from HR Departments may be referred to Mr, John Delamere, Employee Relations Advisory Services, HR Directorate, HSE, 63/64 Adelaide Road, Dublin2. Tel 01-6626966, Email infoshhseie ‘Yours sincerely, iow annion atonal Director of Human Resources our Galues sound one eae feat Learning Patean Ronn Catach Poi speamcaiie romans be ‘Our Ref: DPEOS2/1072015, an Ms Teresa Cody ‘Assistant Secretary [National HR Division Department of Health Hawkins House Dublin 2 14 February 2016 Proposals re:i) Pay Rate for 4 Year Trainee Nursing Placement andi Incremental Creal Dear Teresa 1 refer to your leter of 21 ‘anuary 2016 in selation to your Department's proposals on the shove matters which arse inthe context ofthe Chair's not attaching to the Lansdowne Road ‘Agreement that provided for engagement with the Nursing unions to consider the extent to ‘which thes issues may have a bearing on nursimidwifery recruitment is noted that arising from this engagement press withthe unions concerned your Department is now secking sanetion to: ) revise the current payment of Trainee Nurses in respect oftheir 36 week pheement period toa payment rat of 70% of the first peat ofthe Staff Nurse sale end i) anand incremen‘al eet in respect ofthe 36 week placement period to those Trainees who have or will subsequent tae up nursing position in the public health service on qualification and registation. In this regard am to say thatthe Minster for Public Expenditure & Reform has approved the following arngements ‘the payment rat fr the Trance Nurses may, with effet from 1 March 2016, be revised fo 70% ofthe first incremental scale point of the current Staff Nurse salary rate, and «+ the award of incremental retin respect ofthe 36 week placement prio for these teaine nurses win are currently on placement or who wil nthe future be assigned to ‘placement postin after | March 2016 and who take up nursing positions inthe public health service on qualification sna opsraion ua for this angement to ake clfet from 1 March 2016 ‘This approval is subjet to your Department putting in place «review mechanism to establish ‘whether this arrangement has resulted in an increase inthe retention rates of tines nurses 2016 and 2017, se Ue Soetoro pasiesmm,‘The question of extending anton to the application ofthe 36 week: incremental eet ward o post-2011 uainee nares vot in receipt of Such eredit and eurreatly employed i the public health service may be reviewed on foot ofthe outcome ofthe review mechanism referenced tbove. Any such arrangement willbe subject oeriterato be dravm up by the Department of Health and agreed wit his Department te ing be ov ir hw en ith con of clots proce oe Assistant Seoetary ay, IR and Pensions DivisionOnze gy rer 2008 re 2006 Navan Oretor of Human Rescues Drstenent Hora Oobine | om to convey the Minster’s appro forthe cevslon of pay for Stulent Muses, (Generaihie/Ctérensneletal Cay) a rept of thee 26 wek placement pee to 8 payment falc 70% of tees pit ate St Mare see $y hate fr student Mal Heth Nr stoned ot 7 et pe of he Men Heath Thevenew ates of pay ace with fect rom "Mach 236, ‘enters tat i crete stanton of neces fn the HSE, adin agence nd Cee Scion 36 of te ath A ed Pn Oe, Naor "ores undertlng tha 36 west ea Cla Plcement vet 1/03/2016) RIT a {Gages Sens Rostra Pace ‘Suen era Heth Mure ao ara et Sods Rosered Peer) Tis Aite do, ‘a setae Shabhailteacht ff Othar Thera Patient Safety First