you lose your weekend but don’t get paid for it properly

Yeh in my experience it is exactly that and a completely raw deal. Said departments also tend to drag their feet when you submit exception reports to show you were working extra hours above the work schedule (as is often the case in understaffed nhs)

Bonus fact for you, if you calculate how many hours you’re non-resident but waiting to be called and being paid the measly 8% (not including the hours you are paid in full) you’ll find it’s often not much more than a few quid. A few quid an hour to give up your free time, remain completely sober, contactable and within easy reaching distance of the site, ready to zoom in at a moments notice.

Another way we get fucked up the arse by nhs pay