RCN West Midlands

11/09/2026

Our team were delighted to talk to staff at the Redwoods Centre this week about job evaluation and the band 5 review in England.

Our next stops are:
📍 The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | 23 September: https://bit.ly/4cCS5nv
📍 Sites across Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust | 23 September: https://bit.ly/46egrjV

If you work in the NHS, it's more important than ever to complete a job evaluation to make sure you're being paid fairly for the job you do. This is your best chance of a pay rise.

Keep an eye on our Know Your Worth events page and your emails to find out more about where we'll be over the coming weeks: https://bit.ly/3SIwHqg

09/09/2026

Make sure you’re being paid fairly for the job you do.

Look out for us when we visit The Redwoods Centre today. Visit our stand outside the canteen or catch us on your ward and ask us about the government’s commitments around the Band 5 review in England and what this means for fair pay across all bands.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4dk5dxZ

19/08/2026

It's taking place on Thursday 20 August.

General practice nursing webinar: Influencing pay, terms and conditions in general practice

11/08/2026

Our Know Your Worth team would like to say a big 'thank you' to RCN members and managers at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's Heartlands Hospital for supporting our roadshow visit today to highlight the national review of band 5 NHS nursing roles and job evaluation opportunities available to other nursing staff to ensure their work is properly valued.

Further visits to trusts across the West Midlands will take place soon.

Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5yvrttfm

11/08/2026

Our Know Your Worth team is at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital today to talk to RCN members about job evaluation and the national review of band 5 NHS nursing jobs.

Members in band 5 posts know their roles and responsibilities better than anyone, and we're reminding them to ensure they get involved in their employer's review process so their work is properly evaluated and paid.

Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5yvrttfm

07/08/2026

RCN members will soon be able to vote for who they want as President, and as Council representatives

05/08/2026

General practice nursing webinar: Influencing pay, terms and conditions in general practice

29/07/2026

Do you work at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham? We’ll be coming to you on 11 August to talk to you about the band 5 review in England and the job evaluation process for all bands.

Find out more about where and when to look out for us. ⬇

We're coming to Heartlands Hospital on 11 August to talk to you about job evaluation and the band 5 review in England.

14/07/2026

These elections include choosing the West Midlands representative for RCN Council, so please take the time to find out more and vote!

RCN members will soon be able to vote for who they want as President, and as Council representatives

13/07/2026

A joint letter says for trust to be rebuilt, progress on pay "must happen quickly"