Consultants Pay Progression

Implementation of the new terms and conditions means that progression to points on the consultant salary scales which result in a change of salary will be closed on the payroll system.

To open the salary point a Pay Progression Review Meeting between the Consultant in scope and their Clinical Manager should be arranged. Outcome of these review meetings should be recorded using the Consultant Pay Progression Review Template (template available at the foot of this page).

Using the Trust Declaration form (declaration available at the foot of this page) instructions should be sent to the Employment Team confirming whether the salary point should be opened, or if this should be deferred for a year. The Employment Team will then action as needed in ESR. See 'Updating ESR' section for further information.

Following updates made in April 2025, ESR now automatically sends notifications to Consultants who are in scope for Pay Progression.

Notifications are triggered 6 months, 4 months and 1 month before pay progression dates.

These same notifications will also be sent to the individual who is recorded in ESR as the supervisor of the Consultant.

As salary points are automatically closed in ESR, instruction will need to be sent to the Employment Team to open them.

Following completion of the Consultant Pay Progression Review Meeting please complete the below Declaration (declaration available at the foot of this page) and send this to employment@liverpoolft.nhs.uk. 

COMPLETED DECLARATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 1 MONTH IN ADVANCE OF PAY PROGRESSION DATES TO AVOID DELAYS WITH PAY PROCESSING 

Plans are underway for the Consultant Pay Progression process and opening of salary points to be managed more efficiently using ESR Supervisor Self Service. This would align with the existing AfC Pay Progression process. Watch this space for upgrades and updates to the process coming soon!