UHP Band 5 workforce review: a partnership success
Plymouth branch meeting - all members welcome
18 Aug 2026, 18:00 - 19:00
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This session will demonstrate what can be achieved through genuine partnership working while offering attendees the opportunity to meet executive colleagues, hear organisational and union updates, and raise issues or concerns.
The talk at this meeting will showcase University Hospital Plymouth's Band 5 workforce review, a nationally recognised example of exceptional partnership working between management and staff side.
Led through close collaboration, the review aims to ensure colleagues are appropriately recognised and rewarded for the work they undertake, with many roles expected to transition from Band 5 to Band 6 following evaluation.
Vicky Brotherton, RCN Lead Representative and UHP Staff Side Chair, will share the progress made so far, lessons learned, and the next steps in this significant workforce initiative.
Provisional agenda
- Welcome and introductions led by our Chair
- Guest speaker- Vicky Brotherton, Lead Representative and Staff Side Chair
- Branch plan and future events
- Any updates from the exec team
- Any other business from attendees
- Next meeting date.
Booking
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If you need assistance with booking your place, please contact the RCN Events Registration Team (Monday to Friday, 9am-4.30pm):
Eventsreg@rcn.org.uk
+44 (0)2920 546460
Please make sure you quote event number 6151.
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Raise awareness among your colleagues
It's in everyone's interest for as many nursing staff as possible to learn about job evaluation, the nursing and midwifery profile review and the RCN's Know Your Worth campaign. Please help spread the word about this event to your work colleagues and friends. You can use this poster to display in your workplace or just forward them the link to this page.
If you have any queries you would like answered before this event, you can contact your branch secretary
Victoria Webb
Victoria.webb@reps.rcn.org.uk
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