Junior Doctor Pay Calculator
Quickly estimate your gross and net salary based on the NHS 2016 Junior Doctors contract. Input your grade, weekend frequency, and night shift intensity to see your breakdown.
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Understanding The Junior Doctor Contract (2016)
Calculating your pay as a junior doctor in the NHS can be incredibly complex due to the various rostering rules, out-of-hours enhancements, and nodal points introduced by the 2016 contract (and its subsequent updates). Knowing how your payslip is structured is vital to ensure you are being paid correctly.
Elements of Your Pay
- Basic Pay: Based on 40 hours per week, tied to your training grade (Nodal Point 1 through 5).
- Additional Rostered Hours: You are paid at your basic rate for average weekly hours worked between 40 and 48 hours.
- Night Enhancements: Hours worked between 21:00 and 07:00 are paid with a 37% premium on your basic rate.
- Weekend Allowance: A flat percentage added to your basic pay, depending on how many weekends you work (from 3% to 15%).
- On-Call Availability: If you do non-resident on-calls, you receive an 8% allowance.
Nodal Points Explained
Instead of incremental pay progression for every year you work, the 2016 contract grouped progression into "Nodal Points". You receive a pay increase when you step up to a new level of responsibility:
- Nodal Point 1: Foundation Year 1 (FY1).
- Nodal Point 2: Foundation Year 2 (FY2).
- Nodal Point 3: Core Training (CT1/CT2) and early Specialty Training (ST1/ST2).
- Nodal Point 4: Higher Specialty Training (ST3, ST4, ST5).
- Nodal Point 5: Senior Specialty Training (ST6, ST7, ST8).
Checking Your Work Schedule
Before starting a new rotation, you should receive a "Work Schedule" from the HR department or medical staffing. This document outlines your expected rotas, average hours, weekend frequency, and night shifts. You can use our calculator alongside your Work Schedule to estimate your take-home pay before your first payslip arrives. If your actual hours vastly exceed your work schedule, you should undergo the Exception Reporting process.