Free BMA membership. We understand the importance of support and guidance when settling in the UK.
BMA membership is free to all doctors in their first year living in the UK.
The tables below list the basic pay scales for consultants in England, and the number of years of service needed to be completed by a consultant to be eligible for each point of the pay scale.
Consultants on the 2003 contract
| Threshold | Value £ |
|---|---|
| 1 (starting salary) | 99,532 |
| 2a (after 3 years completed as consultant) | 105,390 |
| 2b (after 4 years completed) | 108,390 |
| 3 (after 8 years completed) | 118,884 |
| 4 (after 14 years completed) | 131,964 |
Consultants on the pre-2003 contract
| Level | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Basic | 77,769 |
| 1 | 83,334 |
| 2 | 88,900 |
| 3 | 94,464 |
| 4 | 100,810 |
Awards open to new applications (CEAs and NCIAs)
Local Clinical Excellence Awards (from 1 April 2022)
The value of these awards will be determined locally. From 1 April 2022 the minimum amount invested and
paid annually within each employing organisation will be no less than £7,900 per eligible full time equivalent (FTE) consultant, excluding on costs.
National clinical impact awards
| Level 1 | 20,000 |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | 30,000 |
| Level 3 | 40,000 |
Awards closed to new applications
Local Clinical Excellence Awards (granted between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2021)
Awarded by local committees:
| Unit Value of an employer-based award (equivalent to one point | 3,092 |
|---|
Pre-2018 Local CEAs
Local clinical excellence awards granted prior to 1 April 2018 under existing local clinical excellence awards schemes in place as at 31 March 2018.
| Level | Value £ |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | 3,016 |
| Level 2 | 6,032 |
| Level 3 | 9,048 |
| Level 4 | 12,064 |
| Level 5 | 15,080 |
| Level 6 | 18,096 |
| Level 7 | 24,128 |
| Level 8 | 30,160 |
| Level 9 | 36,192 |
National CEAs
The award structure as was applied under the previous National Clinical Excellence Awards scheme has been retained here for the purposes of applying protection arrangements as set out in Schedule 30 of the Terms and Conditions – Consultants (England) 2003.
| Awarded by ACCEA | |
|---|---|
| Level 9 (Bronze) | 36,192 |
| Level 10 (Silver) | 47,582 |
| Level 11 (Gold) | 59,477 |
| Level 12 (Platinum) | 77,320 |