The "NHS Job Evaluation Scheme" is a structured method of comparing job demands in order to allocate jobs within the pay structure. It covers the diverse range of demands present in NHS posts and is underpinned by equal pay principles to ensure that all jobs and job holders are treated equally.
The "Knowledge and Skills Framework" is a tool which recognises the knowledge and skills that a person requires to be effective in a particular NHS post. The framework is applicable across the range of posts in the NHS ensuring better links between education and development and career [and pay] progression.
"JE is about assessing the size of the job and KSF is about how people apply the knowledge and skills required in their jobs."
DoH JE and KSF subgroup August 2002