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By Ed Cantelo
on November 15, 2022
| GP financial information

We frequently get requests for help regarding understanding the mysteries of Doctors’payslips. While there is significant variation between the payslips that doctors receive, the below should hopefully give some basic understanding of what is shown on your payslip.

The example given gives a payslip under the 2016 Junior Doctor contract using a Payslip that Ed received on his Paediatric Rotation (updated for the relevant tax numbers).

This is your employment number or payroll number
This is your employer’s PAYE reference with HMRC. This is very important and will be needed if you claim expenses using a Personal Tax Account or if you complete a Self-Assessment Tax return. number or payroll number
Basic pay: one-twelfth of your basic salary for the year.
Addn Roster Hours NP gives your monthly pay for any additional hours in the month above the 40 standard hours.
Night Duty 37% is the pay for any hours receiving an enhanced rate of 37% of your hourly basic pay
Weekend allowance is the amount you are paid for working weekends based on the number of weekends per month you work ranging from 1 in 8 to 1 in 2
This is your basic salary for the year, the “nodal pay point” for your grade
This is your tax code. Note that in this example the doctor is getting all of his personal allowance £12,570 but that this figure should be higher to reflect professional expenses that attract tax relief. Click here to understand more about your tax code .

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Not shown here but your payslip may also include a payment for being non-resident on call which should be 8% of your basic salary, any flexible pay premia e.g. for GP trainees, emergency medicine etc and any cash floor protection you receive after transitioning from the old to the new contract. These should be included in this section if applicable – for example a trainee psychiatrist would see “Flex Pay Psych Core” here.
These figures show the totals for the tax year (but only from the Trust paying the salary showed on the payslip).
This number represents the month of the tax year with 1 being April and 12 being March. If you have been at the same trust for the whole tax year, tax period 12 should be the same as on your P60.
The amounts on the right show the amount of tax (taken via the Pay As You Earn or PAYE system) and your National Insurance (NI) contribution.They also show the amount taken for your NHS pension (the amount of which depends on your gross salary) and any Student Loan contributions for the month.
This is your net pay and hence the amount that will actual be paid into your bank account.

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All your payslips are electronic and can be found on . They will appear whenever you are paid – .

For example, if I was due to be paid on Friday 6 August 2021, I would receive my payslip on this date. However, if I had no shifts to be paid for this date, I would not receive a payslip for this date as we do not issue payslips with £0 pay.

Once you have clicked on ' from the drop-down menu, you can use ‘Find Payslips’ to show you a list of the payslips you have.

You can also access your payslip and P60 online using the MySBS app. You can download a guide to the app .

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If you have not been an NHS employee for more than a month, or are unable to log on to the portal for any reason, please call us on 0303 123 1144. Lines are open Monday-Friday; 8am-6pm. On occasion your waiting time may be longer than we’d like, so to save time you can choose to leave a voicemail with your assignment (staff) number, contact details and a brief description of your query, and a case will be logged for you with the relevant team

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Understanding Your Payslip
This section shows the total amounts you have received and had deducted in the current tax year to the end of the period you are being paid for. PAYE details will be included in your P60 at the end of the tax year. Pension details will added to your NHS Pension record. SD Ref Number is your Employee reference number for your NHS Pension and ...
Understanding your payslip
Assignment Number— This should be quoted in all correspondence and will be Inc. Date - Date of your next pay step/increment or when you reached the maximum point of Tax Office Name - Tax Office that is responsible for your employer's Tax Account Tax Office Ref - This is required if you need to speak to HMRC Tax Code— Code as allocated by HMRC
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The Figure shown in the paid/Due column is the hours worked (Wkd/Earned) multiplied by the applicable percentage rate advised by your NHS employer. In this example the Rate used is 0.3. so the hours worked (Wkd/Earned) 49.50 x 0.3 = 14.85 (Paid/Due). The Amount paid is then calculated by taking the employee hourly rate (Rate) £12.3833.
NHS payslip explained
The figures shown here are: Basic pay: one-twelfth of your basic salary for the year. Addn Roster Hours NP gives your monthly pay for any additional hours in the month above the 40 standard hours. Night Duty 37% is the pay for any hours receiving an enhanced rate of 37% of your hourly basic pay. Weekend allowance is the amount you are paid for ...
How do I get my payslip?
Enter the email address on your NHS Professionals profile and your Employee/Assignment Number. You can find your Assignment Number in the top left of your NHS Professionals payslip. A verification code will be emailed to you. Once you have entered this code into the app you can access your payslips and P60. If you are unable to locate your ...
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The best way to contact the Payroll Team is via email: [email protected], please always quote your assignment number. To contact us by phone please dial 01785 221290 between 9:30 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 15:00 Monday to Friday.
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Assignment Number - this is your unique payroll number Assignment Start Date - this is the date since the last change in assignment details. This could be the date of your last increment, or the date since you changed working hours, or grade. Assignment End Date - as the information is for your current assignment this should be blank,
PDF Portal User Guide (Employee)
assignment number with this NHS organisation - if so, click on the Magnifying glass, it will show all your assignment number(s), please ... arrow to choose the to this query i.e., Payroll, pensions, or Overpayments Sub-Category and Sub-Category 2: Please advise us of the key detail of your query. Click on the drop-down arrow to choose to most ...
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salary irrespective of the number of days or hours worked in the month. On starting at the Trust, your first months salary will be calculated based on the ... Northern Care Alliance -01254 786002 [email protected] Stockport Foundation Trust -01254 786023 [email protected] UHMB -01254 786022 [email protected].
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Assignment 257428880 . Assignment 75742888.2 . 31-JANQ019 - Assignment your payroll administrator. Run 1 Run 1 Run 1 Run I Run I Run I Run I Run I Run 1 NHS Search * Assignment Number Position Name Year Payslip 22623791A&C B41G2AlFinanœ 2019 If blank, payslip is not produced for this period. Please contact your payroll administrator. View Payslip
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Employee Number: Description: The first 8 digits of your Employee assignment number. If you have more than one post, these will be shown as -2 or -3 This period - This section provides taxable/pensionable pay totals for this month, your NI number, pension ref and other information you may need if you need to NHS Pensions. Salary/Wage :
Electronic Staff Record
Payroll Processing questions above. b) There is an option to create an Assignment Set for the NHS Pay Advice process - anyone in this Assignment Set will then receive a paper copy regardless of any other settings. To exclude the Bank staff, an Assignment Set of all non- Bank staff could be created and allocated to this process. 5
About Payroll and Pensions
The links below lead to various resources which provide additional support and guidance on ESR Payroll and Pensions related areas, including websites, step-by-step educational online videos, implementation guides and documentation. Payroll and Pensions ESR Functionality Guidance Documents<. Implementing Online Payslips within ESR.
PDF How to View Your Payslip
When the search window opens select the Assignment Number required using the drop down. By default the most current payslip will be displayed; if required amend the Year and Payslip date using the drop downs. Select View Payslip to view the payslip. NB the payslip dropdown menu may be blank if an assignment hasn't been worked for the relevant
Payroll and HR
If you experience any difficulties registering for the self-service portal, please visit Self-Service Portal and click on 'registration issue'. If you have not been an NHS employee for more than a month, or are unable to log on to the portal for any reason, please call us on 0303 123 1144. Lines are open Monday-Friday; 8am-6pm.
What is the Electronic Staff Record (ESR)? (BSA)
The Electronic Staff Record (ESR) is a workforce management solution available across the NHS in England and Wales. ESR provides an integrated Human Resource (HR) and Payroll system to NHS organisations by offering a range of tools and functions which enable employers to enter, store and analyse historical and current information about their workforce, these functions include:
Where can I find my membership number? · Customer Self-Service
Your membership number begins with 'SD' followed by 8 digits. You can find this on: your NHS Total Reward Statement (TRS) any correspondence we've issued which is personal to you. your payslip if your employer uses Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Keywords: how can i get my sd number, sd number, what is a sd number, where is my sd number ...
PDF Registering/Logging in for the first time
Payroll/Assignment number (you can get this from your manager or the recruitment team) National Insurance number Date of Birth If you are having difficulty registering for the first time please email [email protected] or call ext 4826 to cross-check the information we hold for you on our system.
Assignment codes
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Employee Service Desk
FAQs. Call Our Employee Service Desk. We are keen to ensure your query reaches the right person, first time. Call and speak to an advisor on 0303 123 1144 for pay, pension and any other enquiries. Open 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) Don't forget you can follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter too.
Electronic Staff Record ap
A new assignment is created with an assignment number which is derived from the original employee number plus a suffixed number e.g., -2, ensuring that HMRC and NHS Pensions can identify the record as a new employment. Previously terminated record is still viewable as a secondary terminated assignment, allowing outstanding payments to be made.
Payroll and expenses
KA-23414. Print. Payroll and expenses - What are the contact details? (NHSE) Views: Payroll The payroll provider for both NHS England (NHSE) is the NHS Payroll Services (NHS PS). Telephone: 0191 203 1234 Address: NHS Payroll Services Northumbria House Unit 7/8, Silver Fox Way Cobalt Business Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE27 0QJ Each employee has ...
What's my SD number?
Resources . Contact Us. ‪0161 504 8999‬. [email protected]. . . . You can find your SD number on any correspondence sent to you from NHS pensions, on some payslips and your online ; it's an eight digit figure and starts SD. If you can't find your SD number, you can call the NHS pensions helpline on 0300 330 1346.