NHS Trusts
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton: Pay
Last updated September 2026 · Independent guidance, not affiliated with NHS England or DHSC
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust — as the name suggests — brings together services across more than one location. Whichever site a role sits at, the pay principle doesn't change: Agenda for Change bands and points are set nationally, in full in our 2026/27 pay scales guide.
HCAS status
No High Cost Area Supplement applies at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton — the East Midlands sits outside the designated HCAS zones, so pay here is the standard national band rate with nothing added for location. Confirm your specific figure with the NHS Pay Calculator.
What kind of trust is this?
Covering services across Derby and Burton, the trust employs the typical breadth of an acute organisation working across multiple locations: nursing, medicine, allied health professions, pharmacy, healthcare science, and the healthcare assistant, administrative and estates staff needed to keep services running at each site. Our nursing and allied health professionals guides cover how pay progresses band by band wherever within the trust you're based.
Working across more than one site doesn't change your band
If a role involves being based at, or rotating between, different sites under the same trust, that's generally a question of rostering and travel arrangements rather than pay — your Agenda for Change band attaches to the post you hold, not to a specific building or town. Anything site-specific, such as travel time between locations, sits outside the basic pay calculation entirely.
Your employer, not just your role
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is your employer of record across all its sites, which is what continuous service and redundancy pay calculations are tied to. See our explainer on NHS structure for how a trust like this fits into the wider system.
Frequently asked questions
Does University Hospitals of Derby and Burton pay HCAS? +
No. The trust sits outside all High Cost Area Supplement zones, so pay is the plain national Agenda for Change rate for your band and point, with no location weighting added.
Does the combined Derby and Burton name mean pay varies by site? +
No — Agenda for Change pay attaches to your band and post, not to which of a trust's locations you work at. A trust covering more than one town in its name typically reflects how its services and sites are organised, not a difference in pay scale.
What roles typically exist across a trust like this one? +
The standard acute range spanning multiple sites usually includes nursing, medicine, allied health professions, pharmacy, and healthcare assistant, admin and estates roles, all on national pay scales regardless of location.