Penalty rates
Every shift is split at rate-change boundaries — 10pm, midnight, weekends, public holidays — so each hour is rated at exactly the right loading.
Pay Check
Pay Check for the NHS Junior Doctor Contract
The NHS England Junior Doctor Contract covers foundation doctors, core trainees, and specialty registrars. Enhanced pay is calculated on an annualised anti-social hours percentage, with on-call provisions and rest requirements adding further complexity.
What Shift It handles
The complexity behind the NHS Junior Doctor Contract.
Shift It reads the award so you don't have to. Here's what it accounts for.
On-call & recall
On-call allowances and recall payments — including minimum engagement periods and travel time — are calculated per event and added to your total.
Anti-social hours
Your annualised anti-social hours percentage is calculated from actual rota data, showing which enhanced pay band you fall into.
Common questions
NHS Junior Doctor Contract pay questions, answered.
Things workers actually search for — with straight answers.
How is the enhanced rate calculated for NHS junior doctor shifts?
Enhanced pay is based on the proportion of total hours that fall in anti-social periods. This percentage determines your pay band, with a higher band attracting a larger enhancement on your nodal point salary.1
What counts as an anti-social hour?
Anti-social hours are defined as hours worked between 7 pm and 7 am on weekdays, and all hours between 7 am Saturday and 7 am Monday. Bank holidays are also counted.1
What are the rest requirements?
The contract specifies a minimum of 11 hours rest between consecutive shifts, with longer minimums after certain night sequences.2 Breaches should be flagged to the Guardian of Safe Working.
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