An introduction to job evaluation | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
28 Oct 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
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Join us between 1 – 2pm for our webinar on everything you need to know about job evaluation and the band 5 review in England. Hosted by RCN London Pay Delivery Officer Cristina Tistu and Senior Regional Officer Sharron Bissessar, this webinar is exclusively for members working at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
With your help, we secured a commitment from the Westminster government to review every band 5 job description in England by October 2028. If you're a band 5 nurse, it's crucial that you engage with the review, which is being carried out using a scheme contained within your Agenda for Change contract, known as job evaluation.
While the review is starting with band 5s, nursing staff on other bands need to start learning about job evaluation too. Last year, new nursing job profiles were published. Your job descriptions are matched against these national profiles as part of the job evaluation scheme, which is used to determine the pay bands for all NHS roles.
All nursing jobs should be reviewed or have recently undergone a review against these new profiles – no matter which band you’re on.
Why join our webinar
RCN London Pay Delivery Officer Cristina Tistu and Senior Regional Officer Sharon Bissessar will break down the job evaluation scheme and explain what you need to be doing now. This is bigger than just the band 5 review – this is your best chance of a pay rise, ensuring that you are being paid fairly for the work you do now.
Make sure you don't miss out – learning about job evaluation now will help ensure you're prepared to update your job description, ready for when your employer starts the review.
Visit our 'Know your worth' hub and explore our resources so that you can come prepared with questions.
Please be aware, when you join this event your name, email address and organisation may be visible to other attendees. The meeting may be attended by both RCN members and non-members.
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London Pay Delivery Officer Cristina Tistu
Cristina Tistu is a Pay Delivery Officer for the London Region, supporting the organisation's Know Your Worth campaign. In this role, she works closely with members, employers and local representatives to promote understanding of the NHS job evaluation process and support nursing staff seeking fair recognition and reward for the work they do. A key focus of her work is supporting members through the Band 5 re-evaluation programme, helping them navigate the process with confidence and access the information and guidance they need.
Cristina has an academic background in law, holding an LLB degree and a Master's degree in employment law, with a particular focus on trade union rights and workplace relations. Her interest in employment rights and workplace fairness led her to a career supporting workers and advocating for equitable treatment in the workplace.
Through her current role, Cristina delivers engagement events, presentations and roadshows across NHS trusts in London, raising awareness of job evaluation and empowering members to understand and articulate the value of their roles within the profession.
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Know your worth: re-banding the nursing workforce
Visit our Know your worth hub to find out more about job evaluation, the band 5 review in England, and the process for asking for the band for your job to be reconsidered.
Page last updated - 23/10/2026
