In July, we shared the decision to end the Senior EMT (SEMT) agreement from 1 August 2023. We would like to take this opportunity to address some of the concerns raised since the previous communication.
We have heard the concerns raised by staff across multiple forums and have been in discussion with our recognised trade unions.
As a result of this we are happy to announce that the Trust will be extending the SEMT agreement for all staff currently employed in a band 4 AEMT, EMT or AAP role. The newly agreed criteria will be as follows:
There will be no change to our current SEMTs, who will continue in the SEMT position until they move into another role or leave the Trust.
Anybody newly employed as an AEMT or qualified EMT from 1 August 2023 (including internal staff moving to EMT/AEMT contracts) will not be eligible for SEMT at any point in the future as the local Pay Banding Agreement for SEMT will cease from this point. Staff will be encouraged to uptake the internal clinical (or non-clinical) progression pathways that are available.
Additionally, from 1 August 2023 the following will also apply:
We hope that this is welcome news to our EMT colleagues and we thank you for raising your concerns.
If you have any queries regarding any of the above, please discuss with your local manager, HRBP or email your query to HR.PayrollForms@eastamb.nhs.uk where a member of the team will respond to your query as quickly as possible.
Published 8th August 2023