(Run-Through Training or Higher Training)

In October 2020, a 5th nodal point was added for trainees at ST6 and above (4). the first day you commence work as a specialty registrar (core training) after FY2 (Table 1). The new 2016 contract in England removed incremental annual pay rises instead, your salary increases by larger amounts at so-called nodal points. These refer to the point in your training when you move up a grade, e.g. In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, basic pay increases by small increments at the end of each year of training (3). However, there are still some doctors in England who are working on the 2002 contract this may be the case with lead employer arrangements or doctors with a long-term contract based on 2002 terms which is yet to expire (2). Whilst England began implementing a new junior doctor contract in 2016, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland continue to apply the old 2002 contract (1).

Pay arrangements vary between home countries in the UK. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the latest pay scales for NHS doctors in the UK. NHS pay is reviewed annually by the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB), who make recommendations to the government new rates apply from the 1st of April. An NHS doctor’s salary is more complicated than it might at first appear and varies according to grade, years in role, and where in the UK the job is based.

Doctors in training step 2 2014