Newly qualified paramedics enjoy UNISON-won pay boost

Many newly qualified paramedics in the East of England are beginning to see an increase in their pay this month after fighting together for better banding.
UNISON supported staff to put a collective grievance in against the trust over the newly qualified paramedic (NQP) role. When the role was introduced in 2016, it was agreed that NQPs would be on band five for a two-year “consolidation of learning” period to display the knowledge, in order to go up to band six.
NQPs complained that